Using USB over Network (macOS version)

Being installed on your Mac, USB over Network (macOS version) allows to share physical USB devices, which can be later connected by another computers with USB over Network Client installed, or redirected into remote desktop session with USB for Remote Desktop Server running.

Sharing USB Devices

To share the USB device, select it on the Devices pane and click icon, or right-click and select Share.

USB Device Sharing

As a result, the device will become shared and ready for connection to the remote computer.

USB Device Sharing

Blocking USB Devices

If you want to make the shared device inaccessible for remote computers (e.g. you need to use it locally) you have to stop USB device sharing. Select the device and click button, or right-click and select Block.

USB Device Statuses

USB device is available for local use.

USB device is shared and waiting for connection from the remote client computer.

USB device is shared and already connected to the remote client computer.

USB device is blocked and available for local use.

Managing Remote Connections

On the Connections pane you can view the list of all connections to this USB over Network. Remote connections (marked with icon) can be dropped, simply select the connection and click button.

Connections

Managing Sharing Rules

On the core level, behavior of USB over Network is defined by Device Sharing Rules. They are super-flexible and allow to determine what USB over Network will do with every particular device, or with some group of devices selected by their Class, Subclass, Protocol, etc. But for convenience, each particular device can be managed by Graphical User Interface on the Devices pane.

  • When you share the device as described above, new Sharing Rule is created with the action Share and all the Match fields filled with the data describing this particular device.
  • When you block the device as described above, new Sharing Rule is created with the action Block and all the Match fields filled with the data describing this particular device.

All Sharing Rules, either created by the GUI or self-written can be managed on the Rules pane.

Rules