%all.entities; ]> September 2019 VBoxManage-usbdevsource 1 vboxmanage-usbdevsource add and remove USB device sources Oracle VM VirtualBox VBoxManage usbdevsource add source-name --backend=backend --address=address VBoxManage usbdevsource remove source-name The VBoxManage usbdevsource command adds a USB device source and makes it available to the guests on the host system. You can also use this command to remove the USB device source. The VBoxManage usbdevsource add command adds a USB device source, which is available to all guests on the host system. source-name Specifies a unique name for the USB device source. --address=address Specifies the address of the USB backend. --backend=backend Specifies the USB proxy service backend to use. What is the USB proxy service? How do you determine the backend to use? The VBoxManage usbdevsource remove command removes a USB device. source-name Specifies the name of the USB device source to remove. The following command adds a USB device server called hostusb01. $ VBoxManage usbdevsource add hostusb01 --backend USBIP --address 10.0.1.16