Usb device redirection in vmware horizon with view. Click here for a list of certified thin clients, zero clients, and other partner solutions for vmware view. Click here for a list of certified thin clients, zero clients, and other partner solutions for vmware horizon. You can change the client drive redirection folder in horizon client at any time. To use a webcam or audio input device, you must use the realtime. Connect usb devices with usb redirection vmware docs. Usb redirection and rdshhosted applications and desktops. The horizon client software can be downloaded here. The usb redirection component must be installed in horizon client. To use a scanner device, use the scanner redirection feature. Configure horizon clientto connect usb devices automatically to the remote desktop when horizon clientstarts. If you set the exclude all devices policy to true, horizon client prevents all usb devices from being redirected. Use usb redirection to connect usb devices vmware docs. To download the vmware view client from the ubuntu software center, configure ubuntu software center to allow software packaged by canonical for their partners.
For a description of how horizon applies the policies for filtering usb devices, see the topics about configuring filter policy settings for usb redirection, in the. The usb redirection feature is available only with certain versions of the client software. Setting usb configuration properties you can set usb configuration properties in the etc vmware config, usrlib vmware config, and. Horizon client software on a mac to connect to a remote desktop or application in the datacenter. Usb redirection is not currently supported on ios and android clients. Because port 4172 is used for the display protocol as well as for usb redirection, you cannot block port 4172. Using vmware horizon client for mac os x vmware horizon usit. Usb device families you can specify a family when you are creating usb filtering rules for horizon client, or view agent or horizon agent. Feature support matrix for horizon client for android vmware docs. For details, see the zero client product literature or contact the zero client vendor. Vmware horizon clients for windows, mac, ios, linux, and android allow you to connect to your vmware horizon virtual desktop from your device of choice giving you onthego access from any location. If you set the policy to false, horizon client allows all usb devices to be redirected except those that are blocked by other policy settings.
Using vmware horizon client for android vmware docs. Typically, the user selects a device from the vmware horizon client menu and selects it to be forwarded to the virtual desktop. Before you embark on setting up your devices for usb redirection in view, you need to know a few specifics. Support this site and keep it running by buying hardware, software, and licensing from my company, or by hiring me or my company. Now global policy and local variants of the desktops that ive tested both have usb redirection enabled from view administrator point of view so the desktops should have the ability to redirect. You may want to take a look at using different thin clients like wyse, which has a tcx piece. Disabling usb redirection for specific devices vmware. Webcams are not supported for usb redirection using the connect usb device menu. This task includes installing the usb redirection component of the agent, and can include setting policies regarding usb redirection. Usb redirection of storage devices in horizon with view for rdsh. Usb device redirection, configuration, and usage in. If you plan to attach usb devices that use mtp drivers, such as androidbased samsung smart phones and tablets, configure horizon client so. When horizon client was installed, the usb redirection component. This feature is available for horizon client when used with view agent 6.
For zero clients, the usb traffic is embedded inside a virtual channel on udp port 4172. Also when using hp thin clients it is possible to redirect usb devices, just seems to be an issue with horizon view clients. Adding the view agent really isnt going to buy you anything because without the connection broker which holds the global settings for the usb support. From the vmware horizon clientmenu bar, select connect usb device autoconnect usb devices at startup. Usb device redirection is a function in view that allows usb devices to be connected to the virtual desktop as if they had been physically plugged into it. The driver for a device does not need to be installed on the client machine. All the features of the display protocol, such as usb redirection, function when connecting with direct.
Horizon client preferentially reads the settings from the gpo at computer level, and otherwise from the registry at hklm\ software \policies\ vmware, inc. The usb device driver needs to be installed on the vdi desktop but it does not need installing on the client machine. If required, you can disable usb redirection on zero clients. Configuring usb redirection on a mac os x client 40. Now, for the first time, view has the capability of redirecting usb storage devices to rdsh desktops and applications. If you plan to attach usb devices that use mtp drivers, such as androidbased samsung smart phones and tablets, configure horizon client so that it. When you run the vmware horizon client installation wizard on the client system, be sure to include the usb redirection component.
Client software on an android device to connect to a remote desktop or application in the datacenter. Support for usb redirection in the various horizon clients. Entries with these classes are written to the logs if a user is not an administrator, or if the usb redirection drivers are not installed or are not working. For more information, see the configuring remote desktop features in horizon 7 document the first time you attempt to connect a usb device. Usbspecific log files horizon client sends usb information to log files. You can use other policy settings to allow specific devices or families of devices to be redirected. In order to assist users with these remoting options, i have published a white paper that gives a highlevel overview of usb redirection, discusses the configuration options, and provides some practical. Verify that access to usb devices from a remote desktop or application is enabled in view administrator. Soft client horizon client in software format, such as a horizon client for windows or linux. Usb device redirection, configuration, and usage in view. Next, open a web browser in ubuntu and click on the download link. There are clients for windows, mac, linux, ios and android. To use usb devices with a remote desktop, a horizon administrator must enable the usb feature for the remote desktop.
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