USBIP allows sharing USB devices over network thus you can access your web camera using USB interface even on a big distance from it. USBIP supports USB 3.x speeds but you should ensure your network has bandwidth at least 1Gbit/s or higher.
All commands below require superuser access. USBIP usually doesn’t require additional packages to install but sometimes you need to install additional packages:
apt-get install linux-tools-common linux-tools-`uname -r`
Load USBIP server drivers:
modprobe usbip-core
modprobe usbip-host
Start USBIP server daemon:
usbipd -D
List local USB devices available:
usbip list -l
Share device over network:
usbip bind -b <busid>
Load USBIP drivers:
modprobe usbip-core
modprobe vhci-hcd
List USB devices available over network on server:
usbip list -r <server>
Attach to the remote USB device:
usbip attach -r <server> -b <busid>
Create /etc/modules-load.d/usbip.conf file:
usbip-core
usbip-host
Add /etc/systemd/system/usbip-bind.service to the client host:
[Unit]
Description=USBIP binding
Requires=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/usbipd
ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/usbip bind -b <busid>
ExecStopPre=/usr/bin/usbip unbind -b <busid>
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Enable service:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable usbip-bind
Create /etc/modules-load.d/usbip.conf file:
usbip-core
vhci-hcd
Add /etc/systemd/system/usbip-attach.service to the client host:
[Unit]
Description=USBIP attaching
Requires=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/usr/bin/usbip attach -r <server> -b <busid>
ExecStop=/usr/bin/usbip detach -p <port>
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
You can find port using the following command after attaching to the device:
usbip port
Enable service:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable usbip-attach