look for USB WIFI Console e.g. AirConsole You should keep in the back of your mind that USB is a form of a Serial port..
Lots of options and flavors available. Regards Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom http://www.snappytelecom.net Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nate Burke" <[email protected]> > To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:22:16 AM > Subject: [AFMUG] USB over IP > I have a generator control board that is interfaced via USB, it sits > about 50' away from the building. The generator has been acting up on > me, failing it's exercise cycle about every 4 attempts, and there is not > an LCD troubleshooting display to see what went wrong. Plugging in via > USB give you complete control and monitoring through software (windows > only), but it requires pulling the control board out to access the USB > port. I'd like to be able to get access to the control system remotely > by installing a permanent USB hookup, but without having to sit in the > snow and wind with a laptop. > > I have found some USB to IP adapters, that range in price from $50-$300, > but they mostly talk about using them as Printer sharing devices. Will > any USB device work with them? I'm guessing that some software is > required on the PC to get the USB to IP Bridge working, so the quality > of the device is probably dependent on that software. It looks like > these devices may be mainly used in VM environments to attach USB > Devices to VMs without going through the physical host. Has anyone > had experience with these devices? > > Nate
