Administrator Guide

To validate the VMware Real Time Audio-Video, do the following:
Steps
1. Connect to the VMware PCoIP or Blast desktop with the audio and video devices.
NOTE: USB redirection must be disabled for the audio and video devices.
2. Verify the audio playback of the system using the VMware virtual audio.
3. Verify the system audio recording using the VMware virtual microphone.
4. Verify the audio settings in VoIP application.
5. Verify the video settings in VoIP application using the VMware virtual webcam.
6. Start the audio or video calls.
Enable Scanner Redirection
Scanner Redirection feature enables you to scan information from VDI desktops using scanning and imaging devices that are
connected to your thin client. Scanner Redirection supports standard scanning and imaging devices that are compatible with
TWAIN, Windows Image Acquisition (WIA), and Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) formats. The scanner redirection feature is
applicable only for Blast sessions.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the Scanner Redirection feature is installed in the VMware Horizon session. You must select this feature in the
VMware Horizon Agent wizard during the Horizon agent installation.
Steps
1. Log in to the ThinOS client.
2. From the system menu, click Admin Policy Tool.
3. In the Advanced tab, click Broker & Session, and expand VMware Broker Settings.
4. Configure the following options based on your preference:
● If the Scanner Class ID starts with 06, click the Allow USB Imaging Family Device (Scanner) Redirection toggle
switch to enable the Scanner Redirection feature.
● If the Scanner Class ID does not start with 06, enter the Scanner VID and PID in the format vid-xxxx_pid-yyyy in
the Exclude Vid/Pid USB Device Redirection field.
5. Click Save & Publish.
6. Launch the Horizon View desktop on ThinOS.
7. Open the VMware Scanner Redirection menu from the Windows system tray.
The available scanners are listed and can be selected based on your preference.
Enable Serial Port Redirection
Serial Port redirection feature enables you to redirect serial (COM) ports such as integrated RS232 ports or USB ports that are
connected locally to serial adapters. You can connect the serial devices to serial ports on your thin client and then use the serial
devices in VDI desktops. The serial port redirection feature is applicable only for Blast sessions.
NOTE:
ThinOS 9.1 supports the Serial Port Redirection feature only on the Wyse 5070 Thin Client and the Wyse 5070
Extended Thin Client.
To use the Serial Port Redirection feature, you must install the feature in the VMware Horizon session. This feature is installed in
the VMware Horizon Agent during the Horizon Agent installation. After the Serial Port Redirection feature is enabled in the VDI
session, do the following:
1. Launch a Horizon View desktop on ThinOS.
2. Open the VMware Serial Port Redirection menu from the Windows system tray.
The available serial ports are listed and can be selected based on your preference. In Windows Device Manager, the serial
port is displayed as Serial Port Redirection over VMware Horizon (COM1).
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