How to identify identical controller adapters so they can be used individually.

Submitted by Shyparo on #1

Hey!

My Setup:
Server: NVidia Shield Pro
Device: Powered USB Hub
Port 1: Gulikit Wireless Controller Adapter
Port 2: Gulikit Wireless Controller Adapter

Current situation:
Both adapters have a controller directly connected to them, and are successfully identified and showing on the Windows Client side.
When attempting to assign both controllers within the gaming application (emulation) it only recognizes 1 controller.
Both physical controllers function as 1 controller in windows - rendering the setup not usable for multiple controllers.

Desired situation:
Both adapters are showing in Windows Client and the controllers attached to the adapters are individually showing and usable on the client side.

I found a suggestion here for renaming the clients - but it seems with every re-connect of the adapters the name is cleared and permissions need to be given again.
URL: https://www.virtualhere.com/node/4080

Any suggestion how I would be able to achieve my desired outcome?

 

Thanks a bunch!

Submitted by Michael on Tue, 2025/04/15 - 09:26

#2

  1. Is that Gulikit adapter bluetooth? Windows only ever supports 1 Bluetooth radio per PC so that could be the reason. If you plug both directly into the pc do they work ok? Or does one become disabled

Submitted by Shyparo on Wed, 2025/04/16 - 06:13

#3

Have done some more troubleshooting and found that it was most likely a combination of settings within the Moonlight application that created a virtual controller. By disabling this in Device Manager and adding the adapters again to the hub, they recognized correctly, and the inputs were assigned to individual controllers.

To answer your question though:

The Gulikit adapter supports both Bluetooth and 2.4Ghz radio. You can directly connect one controller to one adapter for the best connection. 

 

Thanks a lot for your super fast reply! Please let me know if you want me to add any additional info that may be beneficial for someone else :-)

Submitted by Michael on Wed, 2025/04/16 - 08:55

#4

OK thanks for the info. Im glad its working. If someone else finds this thread they can  ask here for more info.

Submitted by sean on Mon, 2025/05/12 - 08:39

#5

Did you have to do anything special to get the Gulikit dongle to work? I’m having an issue with mine where when I connect it in the windows client it shows as connected very briefly then disappears and reappears unconnected. 

It looks like during this process the light on the dongle is going off and then back on again. 

I’ve also tried a powered USB hub as a few people have suggested elsewhere with no luck. 

Submitted by Michael on Mon, 2025/05/12 - 08:55

#6

I think i know the issue. In the virtualhere can you right click on the Gulkit and then select Properties and tell me the Vendor ID and Product ID?

(Is this a windows virtualhere server you are using?)

Submitted by sean on Mon, 2025/05/12 - 13:37

#7

The Server is an Nvidia Shield TV Pro, the client is Windows 11.

Vendor ID: 0x045E

Product ID: 0x028E

 

I did a firmware update on the dongle and it might have gotten a bit more stable but it still disconnects / reconnects.

Submitted by Michael on Mon, 2025/05/12 - 15:06

#8

It might be a different issue. Are you using the shield via wifi as well?