Reddit Reddit reviews IOGEAR Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station GUWIP204

We found 20 Reddit comments about IOGEAR Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station GUWIP204. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

Computer Accessories & Peripherals
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IOGEAR Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station GUWIP204
Wirelessly Access and Share USB Devices through your Home or Office Wi-Fi Network with No More 16 Feet LimitationWirelessly Backup and Access Data and Multimedia Content from your USB Storage DevicesA Simple Way for Multiple Users to Share USB Devices(MFP Printer, External Hard Drives, MP3 Players, Flash Drives, USB Speakers, Cameras, Scanners and More)Supports High-Speed USB 2.0 and Backward Compatible with USB 1.1
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20 Reddit comments about IOGEAR Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station GUWIP204:

u/Siphyre · 8 pointsr/hardware

Well in the case of a Keyboard it will need power so unless this wireless adapter has a battery it will not work. I'll give it some google fu but I do not think what you want exists.

This might not be exactly what you want but it should give you something to think about:

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/dp/B0058DN1Q4

u/sailen · 4 pointsr/arduino

the worst case I can image here would be a short circuit, causing the power brick of your Arduino to overheat. When experimenting, it would be a good idea to get a power strip with a circuit breaker, and keep the Arduino power supply on a surface that can't catch fire. also, make sure to be careful about plugging it into your computer's USB port. I've already learned that lesson the hard way. I would suggest getting something like these, for safety.

http://amzn.com/B0058DN1Q4

http://amzn.com/B000L4CH3I

u/SirDerpingtonThe3rd · 3 pointsr/AskEngineers

I'm going to side with the other forums and say, yes, this is more trouble than it's worth. Try to find a wireless webcam. If you can't, the only relatively simple thing I can think of is trying a wireless USB hub

Webcams are mostly software-based (just a sensor and basic hardware) and so wireless USB transmission is really the only option you have.

u/scubascratch · 2 pointsr/AskElectronics

Use cheap slip rings & capacitor/batteries for power, then instead of wired USB use wireless usb
Make sure to get a usb server which supports cameras

u/GalaxyClass · 2 pointsr/RTLSDR

I haven't tried using this with SDR#, but it is completely wireless, adds back its own 5V and can do multiple devices.

I admit, there's a lot that could go wrong with this, but maybe you could find one on Ebay for cheap and play with it. It did work well for some camera & serial port stuff (telescope) I was playing with.

u/Kirbyderby · 2 pointsr/htpc

I'm not sure if this is a possible solution because it doesn't say whether it works with peripherals like mice and keyboards. Here's a wireless Wi-Fi connected USB hub.

u/speleo_don · 2 pointsr/AskElectronics

I don't think the Bluetooth specification is versatile enough to allow that.

If you want wireless access to USB devices, one option would be to use a WIFI remote USB hub.

One example:
http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/dp/B0058DN1Q4/ref=pd_cp_pc_1

u/untide · 2 pointsr/Photography_Gear

Usb to usb wireless dongles: https://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimited-USB-WIRELESS-Dongle-Black/dp/B001GV00ZM

or

Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station: https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/dp/B0058DN1Q4

or

Linux USB Server on a 5 dollar raspberry pi zero

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The problem is that 20+ seconds isn't an unreasonable amount of time to wait transferring the amount of data you want to transfer. You're not going to get instantaneous results even from a camera that has FTP built.

When you take a picture with a memory card it writes to the memory card. When you tether it sends that data to the computer to be written to the hard drive.

When you want to use wireless it has to write it to the memory card then transfer that data from you card to something that can translate it into something that can be transmitted then that is shot over the air where a receiver that has to capture the data and undue what the transmit side did so it can become usable data again then written to the hard drive of the computer which then is picked up by lightroom.

I hope that makes sense...it goes more in depth then that but I'm just trying to do an ELI5 explanation..

> I'm thinking of some sort of transmitting device like a transceiver one would use with wireless strobes

The issue here is the amount of information that needs to be sent over. Your strobes fire near instant because the amount of information needed to trigger them is very minimal. In computer terms maybe a 2 or 3 bits. To illustrate that in numbers an average raw file is 25 megabytes which is about 25,000kilobytes which is about 25,000,000 bytes which is about 200,000,000 bits.

I'm a hobby photography but a professional computer nerd...also worked as a radioman in the navy! Lemme know if you have any other questions related to this. It's nice to be able to use my powers for good for once.


u/IoannesVincentii · 2 pointsr/pcmasterrace

Is this what you're looking for?

u/pcman2000 · 1 pointr/techsupport

No that's not possible for two reasons.

  1. There are no apps that do this, and AFAIK the iPad USB adapter is for cameras only

  2. The iPad is too limited and does not offer enough flexibility in the software to allow apps to control the micro over USB.

    If you really need to do this, you might be able to use a wireless USB thing ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0058DN1Q4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1426020868&sr=8-1&keywords=wireless+usb+hub&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=31vYGJ5GmeL&ref=plSrch) that you keep with your iPad connected to your PC wirelessly, and then remote desktop into your PC.
u/PlankWithANailIn · 1 pointr/hardware

I think the list of stuff it can do is just marketing, I can't see why it would work with some USB devices and not others.

I would assume it's really all down to the drivers that convert the network data into USB inputs for the OS, I would expect the designer to design it dumb so that what ever the USB device sent to the sharing station got sent over the network with no interpretation what so ever so that the maximum possible number of devices could be supported.

http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/product-reviews/B0058DN1Q4

Reviews here suggest that it does work with mice and keyboards but some issues with uncommon hardware like an Oscilloscope, seems like it might be dodgy drivers that need to be able to see the device before they allow you to install them.

u/LittleHelperRobot · 1 pointr/techsupport
u/N30FAMOUS · 1 pointr/gadgets

Are you sure there's not even one USB port at all? They should be on pretty much every computer you can possibly buy nowadays. If there's even one, you can use a USB hub.

Anyway, there are things that pretty much fit into the second option you described above. They're called wireless USB hubs; here's an example of one. You plug in a few USBs into them (or just one), and you can access those USBs through your wifi internet.

u/flubby1982 · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

That I am not too sure of. Never really seen a specific device like that. And a normal extender will not work because you need to pair the keyboard to the wifi network.

Honestly I am thinking now a wifi enabled USB sharing station. Some of the reviews talk about mice and keyboards.

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/dp/B0058DN1Q4/ref=pd_sim_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZGT5AP5K484CHG4WY2WD

u/nynexman4464 · 1 pointr/NoStupidQuestions

There are wireless USB hubs but the reviews are not spectacular.

I don't think Bluetooth has the bandwidth for streaming full HD. I think you'd need a device like this.

u/jamvanderloeff · 1 pointr/buildapc

Over bluetooth no, but there are solutions for USB over WiFi/network, however compatibility can be iffy due to incomplete driver support https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/dp/B0058DN1Q4/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1487241279&sr=1-3&keywords=wireless+usb+sharing

Ones that work directly from USB in to USB out also existed, better compatibility, however they're really hard to find new now http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gefen-4-Port-USB-2-0-Wireless-Extender-/182341038042?hash=item2a745f6fda:g:knEAAOSwHMJYGqT1

u/SurfaceDockGuy · 1 pointr/Surface

There are wireless USB devices but they rarely get good reviews and I would not recommend them for use with a 3D printer - if you empty the buffer, the printer will wait for commands and the hotend will create blobs. You're probably better running the printer hardwired or writing our .gcode files and using a memory card with your printer. For other devices, one of these boxes would probably be OK.

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Wireless-Sharing-Station-GUWIP204/dp/B0058DN1Q4


BTW if your printer uses a generic USB->Serial interface with sketchy windows drivers, it may not work at all. name brand printers like Ultimaker, Prusa3D, etc. may fare better.

u/newtype06 · 1 pointr/diyelectronics

This was the closest thing I could find sans soldering it together yourself.

u/StealthGhost · 1 pointr/hardware

Something like this?

Bluetooth seems to be more common though. I'm guessing there wasn't a huge need for it, since by the time you could fit all the necessary hardware into a package that small (wireless usb dongles for early laptops required the laptop to do the software part), you could just include wireless capability with everything that may need it (any laptop or even smaller like a Chromecast for example).