In rare cases, it has been noted that the network sharing software may cause Windows 10 & 11 systems to Blue Screen. If you experience this issue, please follow this short guide to remedy the situation.
Introduction:
The USB-NET-4A USB 2.0 Over IP Network Industrial 4-Port Hub – TCP/IP Network’s built-in high performance processor support enables 4 high speed USB 2.0 ports to connect a wide range of USB-based devices to a Gigabit Ethernet network. It allows multiple USB devices to be shared with many client PCs.
This USB 2.0 Over IP Network device supports screw-lock features for the downstream (USB type A) connectors with the screw-lock USB cables. It prevents accidental disconnection from the USB cables while processing Data during operation.
The USB-NET-4A provides the scalability to quickly adapt devices to new USB technologies. Multiple modules can be added to Ethernet interface allowing you to add USB connectivity as needed. Complete product line offer many choices help you to expand and make your network grow with your requirements.
With USB Plug-and-Play features, the on-screen installation instructions of Install Wizard make easy work of connecting your device. You don’t have to configure, I/O address, IRQ jumpers, DMA and others when you are connecting the USB devices. The System will recognize the device and install the drivers automatically. The NET-USB-4A is an ideal solution for your expanding applications.
Specifications:
- Provides 4 USB 2.0 Host Ports over Ethernet or IP
- Allows Working With Remote USB Devices as with local ones
- Multiple USB Devices Can Be Shared on Server
- Supports USB Devices Safe Removal function
- Auto Sharing of New USB Devices
- Works in USB Hub Mode or Ethernet Mode, USB
- Devices Can Be Switched to USB or Ethernet Host
- Metal Case and USB Screw Lock Mechanism enhances the Reliability
- IEEE 802.3 10/100/1000Mbps, Auto Cross-over Ethernet Port
- Compatible with Bulk, Interrupt and Isochronous Type USB Devices
- Supports High Speed/Full Speed USB2.0 Peripherals
- DC Jack for DC 7~24V Power Input
- User-Friendly Web and PC GUI Interface
Gigabit Ethernet Port:
- IEEE 802.3 compliant 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Port with full duplex operation
- Supports Auto-Cross Feature for Ethernet different Cables
USB Ports:
- Fully compatible with USB 1.0 and USB 1.1; Forward compatible with USB 2.0, the USB connector equips the Screw Lock Mechanism
- Supports 4 High Speed USB ports (USB 2.0)
- Supports Screw Lock Mechanism for USB Connectors
- Supports USB Bus Power
- Backward Compatible with USB1.1 Devices
- Compatible with bulk, interrupt and isochronous type USB devices
Mechanical:
- Dimensions: 5.98in(L) x 2.36in(W) x 1.03in(H) (15.20 x 6.01 x 2.63 cm)
- Hub Weight: .65 lbs.
OS Support:
- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7,
Power Requirements:
- A wide range +7~24V DC power Input for internal network and USB bus power
Environmental:
- Operating Temp.: 0° to 55°C (32° to 131°F)
- Storage Temp: -20° to 85°C (-4° to 185°F)
- Operating Humidity: 5 to 95% RH
Package Contents:
- 4 port USB 2.0 Over IP Hub
- 12V 3A output power adapter and cord
- Software driver disc
- Paper installation guide
- 2 pin Phoenix connector
*Surface Mounting screws not included.
Alternate Model No.: NET-USB-4A
SSDguy –
Allows you to have USB support from your virtual machines (I run VMware ESXi Hypervisor), from anywhere in your home network.
So in other words, if your hypervisor machine is buried in your basement, you can have this unit up in your office, and have devices like scanners, printers, flash drives etc, plugged in at your desk and access your VM over remote desktop on your laptop to make it seem like that pc is right next to you.
killalot4000 –
First off, you need some networking experience to work with this device.
The device is pretty straight forward. I am using it for external hard drives to access them over the network from multiple computers. Also, you have to have the device in the same subnet to be able to use the server. Install the software was easy to do. The server tells you to use windows device removal feature and then stop the device. The device sometimes wants to crash for some reason sometimes. If you just stop all transfers on the device and use the servers manager program to remove the hard drives, it will just give a warning saying that could lead to data loss if transfers are currently active etc, and seems to work a lot better with the server.
Am able to get about 20-50 MBps transfer, which is typical for usb 2.0 speeds over the gigabit network that I have them on. Once I fill up the hard drive using esata which is faster, I just put the drives on the usb server and access them when need stuff off them, so speed is not really a priority.
Mounts devices to your computer as if they were plugged into your computers usb port. This device will work with printers and cd-rom which i have not tried, but have tried usb sticks which work fine. The true name of the hard drive does not show up in the manager, which can make for tricky guessing of which drive is which. The true name will show up once you mount the hard drive to your computer though.
You are able to set passwords for the usb servers, tell it to use dhcp due to the server itself needs a ip address to be able to share drives. You can manually assign ip addresses also if need to. There is idle timeouts also. I tried to put a usb hub into the server, it will detect it, but will not work with them for some reason. Not all devices are supported by the server. This covers the main things that I have looked over that I need to use.
May cost more and was hesitant at first as having never used a device like this before, but well worth the money. The device didn’t have no reviews either, which made left me hoping that wouldn’t be a disappointment. Will be ordering more of these devices.