8.51. VBoxManage usbdevsource

Add and remove USB device sources.

Synopsis

VBoxManage usbdevsource add <source-name> <--backend=backend> <--address=address>

VBoxManage usbdevsource remove <source-name>

Description

The VBoxManage usbdevsource command adds a USB device source and makes it available to the guests on the host system. You can also use this command to remove the USB device source.

Add a USB Device Source

VBoxManage usbdevsource add <source-name> <--backend=backend> <--address=address>

The VBoxManage usbdevsource add command adds a USB device source, which is available to all guests on the host system.

source-name

Specifies a unique name for the USB device source.

--address=address

Specifies the address of the USB backend.

--backend=backend

Specifies the USB proxy service backend to use.

For now only USBIP is supported to specify a remote server using the USB/IP protocol.

Remove a USB Device

VBoxManage usbdevsource remove <source-name>

The VBoxManage usbdevsource remove command removes a USB device.

source-name

Specifies the name of the USB device source to remove.

Examples

The following command adds a USB device server called hostusb01. 

$ VBoxManage usbdevsource add hostusb01 --backend USBIP --address 10.0.1.16