USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 5.0.169 - Changelog

What's new in USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 5.0.169:

May 22nd, 2012

· the support for USB 3.0 devices;
· the connection to USB devices over RDP with the ability to
· automatically connect to shared devices;
· the improved sound streaming over Wi-Fi;
· enhanced performance with iPhone, USB modems, webcams, USB to Serial
· adapters, etc.

What's new in USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 4.0.0.574:

October 6th, 2010

· Added: support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta
· Added: sample application code for major development environments - for OEM License owners
· Added: possibility to control USB devices (both on server and client machines) directly from your own application by executing u2ec.dll functions - for OEM License owners
· Added: possibility to initiate connection with a client from the server side (callback connection) - currently for OEM License owners
· Added: disabling connection with a client is possible from the server side
· Added: two types of connection with remote devices are available now - "Connect" and "Connect once", the latter allowing clients to establish one-time connection without attempts to restore it if broken
· Added: support of external USB sound cards
· Added: computer name of the client which currently occupies shared USB device is displayed in the list of available shared USB devices on other clients' side
· Added: possibility to label USB devices (set custom names, displayed on both server and client sides), which will help identify them if several devices of the same type (e.g. two printers) are shared
· Added: special icon is assigned to devices if traffic encryption and authorization were set on the server to secure the connection
· Added: automatic check for updates
· Expanded: list of supported webcams
· Improved: USB dongles (hardware keys) support
· Improved: overall program stability
· Improved: error logging
· Improved: USB device name detection and its reflection in USB devices tree
· Improved: dialog on the client side for entering password is invoked only if remote shared USB device requires authorization
· Fixed: issue when USB to Ethernet Connector required administrator privileges and failed to run under user account on Windows Vista
· Fixed: connection failure after USB to Ethernet Connector service restart, when password authorization was enabled
· Fixed: connection problems if shared USB device name contained "!"
· Fixed: issue with Activity log getting overwritten and taking too much disk space if the client failed to connect to the remote USB device

What's new in USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 3.0.6.406:

August 16th, 2008

· Added: if the computer name of the connected client can�t be defined, his IP address is specified
· Improved: now one can run the program with ordinary Limited User Account
· Fixed: several bugs and glitches

What's new in USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 3.0.6.399:

June 24th, 2008

· Fixed: the ability to add shared devices into Remote USB devices list when trial version is expired
· Fixed: some minor bugs and glitches

What's new in USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 2.4.7.109:

August 9th, 2007

· USB to Ethernet Connector now correctly installs and fully support Windows x64 (will only connect to x64 OS in this case)
· Client status is now automatically restored
· Fixed several critical issues related to PNP requests
· Data volume sent over network has been optimized, data transfer is faster
· Several critical internal stability fixes
· Compatibility with Outpost firewall
· Several issues reconsidered to let ZoneAlarm work correctly with USB to Ethernet Connector
· More devices are supported for sharing over network now (including IRDA client, etc)
· Several other major enhancements

What's new in USB Network Gate (formerly USB to Ethernet Connector) 2.1.6.77:

October 24th, 2006

· Share an unlimited number of USB devices
· USB v1.1 and v2.0 compatible
· Auto-connect to new USB devices whenever you plug them in