Installing USB Redirector for Linux in USB server mode

To install USB Redirector for Linux in USB server mode on your computer, you should download and extract an installation package, then execute the following command:

 ./installer.sh install-server

When installation has completed, usbsrvd daemon should be running in your system. To share or unshare USB devices use usbsrv command-line utility. All further operations are executed with the help of this utility.

usbsrv command-line syntax:

usbsrv <command>

where <command> is one of the following:

 

-s, -share <device> Share USB device. -t, -unshare <device> Unshare USB device. -addexclude <device> Add specified device to exclusion list. -remexclude <device> Remove specified device from exclusion list. -l, -list Show a list of all USB devices currently present on USB server. -i, -info Show current USB server state. -clients Show a list of connected USB clients. -n, -settcpport <port> Change TCP port number which is used to accept incoming connections. -autoshareon Switch to auto-sharing mode. -autoshareoff Switch to manual-sharing mode. <device> is <deviceid> | -vid <vendorid> -pid <productid> -usbport <port> deviceid Specific number of USB device in device list. -vid USB device Vendor ID. -pid USB device Product ID. -usbport USB port number as displayed by -list command.

How to get a list of USB devices:

To get a list of USB devices on your USB server, you should execute:

usbsrv -list

 

 

Sharing a USB device:

As an example, we will share a Flash Disk USB / USB Mass Storage Device that was listed by usbsrv -l command above. To do this, you should execute:

 

usbsrv -share -vid 0ea0 -pid 2168 -usbport 1-4

 

Please note! If you plug this device into another USB port, the port number will change.

To share USB device by device id: (1) Flash Disk USB / USB Mass Storage Device you can execute:

usbsrv -share 1

When USB device is shared, it will remain shared even after reboot. Shared devices are not accessible on the local system because they are acquired by USB Redirector to make them available for remote clients. To unshare a device use -unsharecommand.

Unsharing a USB device:

To unshare a USB Human Interface – Mouse Device, listed on the screenshot above, you need to execute:

usbsrv -unshare -vid 1241 -pid 1166 -port 2-1

To unshare USB device by device id: (18) USB Human Interface – Mouse Device you can execute:

usbsrv -unshare 18

 

Changing a TCP port which USB Redirector uses to accept incoming connections:

By default USB Redirector accepts incoming connections from clients on 32032 TCP port. To change the port number you can execute:

 

usbsrv -settcpport <new TCP port number>