Software Dongle— Remote
Secure & Scalable
The Challenge
Software vendors and enterprises often rely on hardware dongles (USB keys) for licensing and encryption. Traditionally, dongles must be physically shipped between offices or connected directly to a PC. This leads to:
- High logistics costs and risks of loss/damage
- Limited access — only one person can use the dongle locally
- Complex IT management when multiple teams or remoteclients, or virtual machines require access
Our Solution: ChilliSky USB Server
The ChilliSky solution acts as an advanced Ethernet USB device server, using USB over Network technology to centralize dongles in a secure server room and share them with remote USB users across LAN, VPN, or the internet.Users can connect to dongles as if they were plugged into their own computer.
USB over Ethernet / USB over IP/ TCP IP
Make dongles accessible anywhere while ensuring high-speed data transfer
Permission Control
Only authorized users or groups can access specific dongles
Audit Logs
Record every connection/disconnection for compliance
High Availability
Failover ensures dongles remain available even during server downtime
Benefits
Security:
Prevent unauthorized use with account, IP, and MAC-based access control
Efficiency:
Eliminate the need to ship dongles across offices — instantly available to remote clients and virtual machines
Scalability:
Support dozens or hundreds of dongles across multiple sites
Compliance:
Full audit trail of dongle usage, perfect for licensing and security audits
Typical Users
Software companies with global developer teams needing sharing USB devices securely
Enterprises using dongle-based ERP, CAD, CAM, or specialized applications
IT departments managing multiple software licenses and connected USB devices across branches or cloud-hosted virtual machines
