Next up for IOGEAR is their new USB Share Station – model GUIP201. You attach the Share Station to your Ethernet network and to a USB device and then share that device with any computer on the network. The Share Station can share up to 4 USB devices using a USB hub throughout your home and is compatible with external hard drives, flash drives, memory card readers, USB webcams, USB speakers, or USB Multi-function printers.  In fact, you can attach a USB webcam to the USB Share Station and then get yourself a cheap network attached video monitoring system for your home or small office.

The GUIP201 comes with a built in print server which will automatically identify your printer make/model upon connection, and it complies with USB 2.0 specification. Here’s the full feature list:

  • Share up to 4 USB devices through your home or office network by connecting to a USB 2.0 Hub
  • Wirelessly share your USB devices through your wireless router.
  • Share an external hard drive, flash drive or memory card reader with multiple users over your network
  • Share a USB webcam over a network
  • Enjoy music stored on any networked PC with a USB speaker
  • Allows multiple users to share a Multi-Function Printer (MFP) over a network to print,scan, and fax from any networked computer
  • Supported protocols:, LPR/LPD, IPP, Raw TCP / JetDirect, DHCP, UPnP
  • Supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices
  • Works with any home or office Ethernet network

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