Command Line Utility

To use the USB over Network (Linux version) Client run the command line utility with the corresponding command:

$ /opt/ftvusbnet/bin/ftvusbnetctl <command>

Command-line syntax cheat sheet

Notation	Example	Description
Text without brackets	command	Items which must be typed as shown.
Text in square brackets	[optional]	Optional parameter.
Text in angle brackets	<value>	Placeholder for user-provided values.
Text in curly braces	{ required =0\|=1 }	Group of required choices. At least one option must be included.
Pipe	option_1\|option_2	Divider between alternative options. Only one option can be selected.

Command	Description
help	Show this help.
show	List available servers and USB devices.
server add [-a] [-p password] host[:port]	Add server specified by its hostname or IP address and TCP port and connect to it. -a Connect all devices shared on this server automatically. -p Specify server's password.
server set [-h host[:port]] [-a\|-A] [-p password\|-P] host[:port]	Set or change settings of the server specified by its hostname or IP address and TCP port. -h New hostname and/or TCP port. -a Connect all devices shared on this server automatically. -A Do not connect all devices shared on this server automatically. -p Specify server's password. -P Remove server's password. -i Caching time for audio devices (milliseconds).
server remove [-f] host[:port]	Remove the server specified by its hostname or IP address and TCP port. -f Force removal even if there are connected devices from this server.
server connect host[:port]	Connect to the server specified by its hostname or IP address and TCP port.
server disconnect [-f] host[:port]	Disconnect from the server specified by its hostname or IP address and TCP port. -f Force disconnect even if there are connected devices from this server.
device connect [-p password] [-s serial] host[:port] id\|vid:pid[:rev]	Connect shared device specified by its ID or vid:pid[:rev]. -p Specify device's password. -s Specify device's serial number if there are several devices with the same vid:pid[:rev] on the server.
device disconnect [-s serial] host[:port] id\|vid:pid[:rev]	Disconnect the device specified by its ID or vid:pid[:rev]. -s Specify device's serial number if there are several devices with the same vid:pid[:rev] on the server.
import configuration_file	Import settings from configuration file. Root privileges are required.
export configuration_file	Export settings to configuration file.
ping timeout[:interval]	Change default ping timings. timeout Time in seconds to wait ping packet before considering connection as broken. interval Interval in seconds between sending ping packets.
callback enable [-r] [-p password] [-i ip[:port]\|:port]	Enable callback connections. -r Request confirmation before accepting callback connection. -p Accept only callback connections with password specified. -i Set network interface IP and/or TCP port to listen to. If no parameters are provided, the program will listen the default port of all network interfaces and accept all callback connection without confirmation and checking password.
callback disable	Disable callback connections.
callback wait_request	Waiting for callback connection request from the Server if confirm UI option is enabled for callback connections.

Examples

Add the server:

$ /opt/ftvusbnet/bin/ftvusbnetctl server add 10.0.0.185

Show the list of the servers and devices:

$ /opt/ftvusbnet/bin/ftvusbnetctl show
10.0.0.185:33000 - connected (2/2)
   0105 - 046d:c045:2730 - avail - USB Optical Mouse (1-1)
   0107 - 0457:0151:0100 - avail - USB Mass Storage Device (2-1, 83b0cc764a50a1)

Connect a device:

$ /opt/ftvusbnet/bin/ftvusbnetctl device connect 10.0.0.185 0107

Disconnect a device:

$ /opt/ftvusbnet/bin/ftvusbnetctl device disconnect 10.0.0.185 0107

Remove the server:

$ /opt/ftvusbnet/bin/ftvusbnetctl server remove 10.0.0.185

Command Line Utility

Examples

USB over Network (Linux version) Client User Manual