USB Device Isolation in USB over Ethernet software

Connecting a USB device to a shared remote computer comes with the additional risk of possibly exposing sensitive data on the device to unauthorized users.

It doesn’t matter what kind of device you have connected to your shared computer - whether it’s a USB flash drive, audio card or 3D mouse, it is possible to isolate the device using USB Network Gate. You can choose to allow access by sessions or specifying a Microsoft User Account locally or on the domain.

If you wish to make use of the device isolation tools, make sure that the “Device Isolation Components” checkbox is selected in the Setup USB over Ethernet screen when installing the software. This must take place on the USB Network Gate Client – i.e. the machine that is remotely connected to the USB device.

To isolate your USB device by session, follow these steps:

1. Download and install USB Network Gate on your server machine. This is the machine that will have the physical device attached to it.
2. Once installed, run the program and select the “Local USB devices” tab.
3. Locate the device from the list of devices shown on the screen and click on the “Share” option next to the name of the device.
4. The selected device is now shared on the USB Network Gate Server and you can proceed to set up the client machine(s). Install the software on the client as per Step One.
   
   
   
5. Remember to check the USB Network Gate “Device Isolation Components” in the setup screen.
6. Select the “Remote USB device” tab and locate the device from the list.
7. Click on the dropdown list and choose the “Connect for this session” option. Alternatively you can locate the “Connect Devices” from the menu bar and select the “Connect for this session” option from there.