Software solution to forward a USB dongle to Hyper-V

Donglify is a USB dongle redirector that is available just for this situation. It allows you to redirect a USB dongle to any Hyper-V machine. With Donglify you can grant access to any USB device that is shared on the network, making it accessible to your virtual machine, regardless of physical proximity.

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Secure communications

Donglify deploys 2048-bit SSL encryption that reliably protects all connections you establish.

All-in-one solution

You don’t need to use any additional hardware or software tools (hubs, cables, etc.) to be able to share your USB Dongle to Hyper-V virtual environment.

Simultaneous access

With Donglify, you can make the same USB device accessible to multiple machines at a time.*

Full support

Shared USB Dongle will appear in a remote system as if they were physically connected to that computer.

Here’s how to use USB dongle in Hyper-V

1. Registration

Firstly, sign up for a Donglify account and start
a free demo period.

Local computer

2. Installation

Install Donglify on all machines that will communicate with the remote USB Dongle.

Local computer

Remote computer

3. Connecting a device

On the local computer, with the dongle attached, start Donglify and click the “Plus” icon. In the invoked window, you’ll see a list of your local USB device. Check the radio button next to the required dongle and click “Share”

Local computer

Remote computer

4. Access to a remote dongle

On the remote computer, find the device you need
and click Connect

Remote computer

That’s it!

Now the remote USB Dongle will appear in Hyper-V machine as if it were physically connected to this machine.

Got some questions? Watch the video tutorial

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Why share USB dongle?

Case 1

USB ports

There are limitations on the number of USB dongles that can be used on a machine tied to its number of USB ports
Case 2

Different keys

Another case is when multiple software products are in use and each has a different license key
Case 3

One key for everyone

If multiple persons use same security key it can cause losing or damaging the physical dongle and the devices can be expensive to replace.
Case 4

Virtual or remote machine

Working in virtual environment or remote desktop can be a problem cause many guest operating systems do not have the native capacity to connect to a dongle attached to the host machine

Redirect USB dongle to Hyper-V

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