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SMLIGHT
New · Firmware for SLZB-U2L

Your USB gear, on the whole network.

U2L-Sharer is a firmware that turns your SLZB-U2L into a network USB server. Plug in a printer, a scanner, a Bluetooth adapter — almost any low-bandwidth USB device — and it appears on a remote PC exactly as if it were plugged into that PC directly.

Get the firmware Firmware v2.9.4 · for the SLZB-U2L
U2L-Sharer web dashboard on an SLZB-U2L

Plug a USB device into the SLZB-U2L and U2L-Sharer shares it across the LAN. On the remote computer it appears as real local hardware the same as if you had plugged it into that machine — over the standard USB/IP protocol. It shares one low-bandwidth device at a time, since the SLZB-U2L runs on a modest, low-powered ESP32-S3.

Printers & scanners

Share the office printer, a scanner or a label printer to every PC on the LAN — no dedicated print server needed.

Bluetooth, HID, IR…

Bluetooth adapters, HID interfaces, USB IR blasters, serial adapters and security keys — any low-bandwidth USB device.

Just like local

On the remote PC the device shows up exactly as if it were plugged in there — same drivers, same behaviour. Attach in one click.

Flash in minutes

Flash it onto the SLZB-U2L you already own — the sharing server boots straight up, no extra hardware needed.

How it works

Flash, plug in, attach.

About two minutes
  1. 1
    Flash U2L-Sharer onto your SLZB-U2L

    Write the image over the stock firmware’s web OTA, or with esptool for a first flash. It boots straight into the sharing server.

  2. 2
    Plug in a USB device and Ethernet

    Anything you plug into the U2L is shared on the LAN automatically. A solid green LED means the network is ready; blue means a device is live.

  3. 3
    Attach it from your computer

    Install the SMLIGHT USB Manager on Windows (or use usbip on Linux). Your device shows up, one click to attach — and it behaves exactly like local hardware.

What it is for

Your USB, unplugged from the PC.

U2L-Sharer USB Devices page — printers and other USB devices, shared
01 The everyday use

Put the printer or scanner on the network

Park a USB printer, scanner or label printer on the SLZB-U2L and reach it from every computer in the house or office — no dedicated print server, no cable trailing across the room. It shows up on each PC as an ordinary local device.

U2L-Sharer network settings page
02 Bluetooth, IR, dongles…

Any low-bandwidth USB device

Bluetooth adapters, USB IR blasters, HID interfaces, CP210x / CH340 serial adapters, licence and security dongles — keep the device on the U2L wherever the socket is convenient and reach it from any PC on the LAN, exactly as if it were plugged into that PC.

At a glance

The essentials.

Runs on
SLZB-U2L (ESP32-S3)
Protocol
Standard USB/IP over TCP, port 3240
Windows client
SMLIGHT USB Manager (tray app) + usbip-win2
Linux client
Stock usbip — attach by name or IP
Web UI
EN · ZH · UK · DE · FR · ES · OTA · access control · live log
Networking
Ethernet (DHCP / static) + Wi-Fi + mDNS auto-discovery
Works with
Low-bandwidth USB devices — printers, scanners, Bluetooth adapters, HID interfaces, USB IR blasters, serial dongles, security keys.
One at a time
Shares a single USB device at a time — a limit of the SLZB-U2L’s low-powered ESP32-S3 SoC.
Not supported
High-bandwidth devices — sound cards, cameras, webcams, fast storage. Beyond what the low-powered ESP32-S3 can drive.
Footprint
~1.4 MB flash · RAM ~22%

Get U2L-Sharer.

Grab the firmware and the SMLIGHT USB Manager, follow the manual, and you are sharing USB over the network in minutes. Runs on the SLZB-U2L.