Enable virtualUSB on host machines

Enable virtualUSB on specific host machines so end users can connect to remote devices on those machines directly from their local machine or development environment.

Before you start

  • Sign in with an account that has the ADMIN predefined role.

  • The virtualUSB tab is available only to organizations whose plan includes virtualUSB. Organizations without virtualUSB see only the Max Parallel Tests tab.

  • For self-managed host machines, confirm the IP address you plan to use is reachable from your end users' machines.

Enable virtualUSB

  1. In Kobiton Portal, select your profile name or picture, then choose Settings.

  2. Select the Device Management tab.

  3. Select Settings at the top of the page.

    The virtualUSB tab opens first.

  4. Find the host machine. Enter its name or IP address in the search field, or select Show enabled only to list only host machines that already have virtualUSB enabled.

  5. Turn on the Enabled toggle for the host machine.

  6. Review the Network Routing and Connection Address values for the host machine:

    Host machine Network Routing Connection Address

    Hosted by Kobiton

    Managed by Kobiton

    Shows Auto-configured by Kobiton. No input is required.

    Hosted by your organization

    Self-managed

    Pre-filled with the host machine’s current IP address, which you can edit. This field is required.

    Standalone

    Not shown

    Enter the IP address. This field is required.

    The connection address is the IP address used to route virtualUSB connections to the host machine. Make sure it is reachable from your end users' machines before saving.

  7. Repeat for each host machine you want to enable. To disable virtualUSB on a host machine, turn off its Enabled toggle.

  8. Select Save.

    Save is blocked until every enabled host machine has a Network Routing value and every required Connection Address has an IP address. A message appears next to each missing value.

Verify

After a successful save, the dialog closes and the Device Management page updates to show the new virtualUSB state of each host machine.

If no host machines match the search or the Show enabled only filter, the list shows No machines found.

Troubleshooting

Save fails

An error message appears and the dialog stays open with your changes kept. Select Save again.

Host machine list does not load

The dialog shows an error with an option to retry. Select the retry option to reload the list.

Close the dialog without saving

Select Cancel or the close icon. When the dialog has unsaved changes, confirm You have unsaved changes. Leave anyway? to discard them, or cancel to return to the dialog with your changes intact.

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