USBLAN for Windows allows for the simple creation and management of a USB link from a PC to a vendor device, using industry standard networking over USB protocols.
When a matching device is connected, USBLAN is loaded as driver for the network function, and creates a virtual network interface, which functions like an Ethernet or wireless interface, but using the USB network link as a medium.
The USBLAN driver is provided with an easy-to-use installation kit that can be distributed as-is by OEM’s, or, customized further as part of the installation of other software.
For each connected device instance, USBLAN creates a layer 2 network interface. The underlying medium is a USB transfer containing one or more IEEE802.2 frames.
1.1 USBLAN Features
- Plug and Play - drivers are installed automatically for each device, either from a local driver store or via the Internet from Windows Update
- Windows 10, 8.1, 7 and XP support - x64 and x86
- Power Management – The driver supports Windows power management allowing the host to enter standby, sleep and hibernation modes, and subsequently resume
- IPv6 – Fully supported
- IPv4 – address can be assigned via DHCP, Auto-IP or can be a static IP address
- DHCP Service – an optional built-in DHCP server can be used to coordinate and assign the IPv4 address of both the host and device network interfaces
- Composite function –USBLAN transparently supports a composite device with a network sub-function. It is only necessary to identify the matching interface (MI) value of the network sub-function.
- HCK/HLK– drivers are fully compliant and qualified with Microsoft Windows Hardware Certification tests and procedures
- Multiple devices – Sixteen devices may be connected simultaneously to different USB ports on the host.
