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Editors’ Review
USB Network Gate enforces widespread compatibility for USB devices across a network by intercepting USB port activity and redirecting it back to your host PC via TCP/IP. Any USB device configured for your PC will run on any networked PC, including removable drives, scanners, printers, keyboards, and specialized devices like test instruments.
Pros
Pro: USB Network Gate lets network admins and other IT pros configure devices once and use them on all networked PCs instead of scripting a systemwide fix or, worse, configuring them on each machine, one by one.
Flexible: We could display Devices or All Ports (including free ports) or show only shared devices.
Connection options: The Connect Devices menu can add servers, devices, and remote devices; connect with passwords and RDP Auto-connect; connect always or once; and disconnect all or individual devices.
Cons
Dull interface: USB Network Gate's plain list view groups devices by controller under tabs for local and shared network devices. It's a look only a network pro could love.
Pricey: Although it offers intriguing possibilities, USB Network Gate is a bit pricey for most home networks.
Bottom Line
USB Network Gate has the power to make life easier for network administrators or anyone who needs to access a variety of USB devices on networked PCs. While it's probably overkill for the typical home network, it could save real time (and money) in pro environments.
Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of USB Network Gate 6.2.680.
What’s new in version 11
- Added: USB device isolation. The list of supported device types includes (but is not limited to): USB flash drives, external hard drives, 3D mice, USB cameras, USB printers, USB scanners, USB audio cards, and USB microphones. Available in USB Network Gate for Windows 8 and later.
- Per-session USB device isolation. The connected remote USB device is accessible only during a specific session (e.g. an RDP session).
- Per-user USB device isolation. The connected remote USB device is accessible only to a specific user.
- Fixed: BSOD when sharing Genius cameras.
- Fixed: BSOD when unplugging the shared USB CDC device from the server computer.
- Fixed: An issue with using the installer language in the software GUI on 64-bit Windows platforms.
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