Installation Process

System requirements

Installation

To install USB over Network (Linux version) Client, do the following:

1. Download and save ftvusbnet-x.y.z-i386.tar.gz or ftvusbnet-x.y.z-x86_64.tar.gz to your local filesystem. The latest program version is available at www.usb-over-network.com.
2. Unpack the archive to the /opt or another appropriative location:
   

   $ sudo tar -zxf ftvusbnet-*.tar.gz -C /opt

3. Unpack and build USB over Network Client kernel module (requires gcc and kernel headers):
   

   $ cd /opt/ftvusbnet/module
   $ sudo tar -zxf fthc-module.tar.gz
   $ cd fthc
   $ sudo make

4. Load kernel module:
   

   $ sudo insmod fthc.ko

5. Read the user manual:
   

   $ less /opt/ftvusbnet/doc/README

Kernel updates

After each update of the Linux kernel you should rebuild our kernel module fthc.ko with the command below:

$ sudo make -C  /opt/ftvusbnet/module/fthc