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Table 6‑1. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config (Continued)
Option Value/Format Default Description
viewusb.AllowVideo
{m|o}:
{true|false}
undefined,
which
equates to
true
Use this option to allow or disallow video devices to be
redirected.
viewusb.DisableRemoteConfig
{m|o}:
{true|false}
undefined,
which
equates to
false
Set this option to disable or enable the use of
Horizon Agent settings when performing USB device
filtering.
viewusb.ExcludeAllDevices
{true|false}
undefined,
which
equates to
false
Use this option to exclude or include all USB devices
from being redirected. If set to true, you can use other
policy settings to allow specific devices or families of
devices to be redirected. If set to false, you can use
other policy settings to prevent specific devices or
families of devices from being redirected. If you set the
value of ExcludeAllDevices to true on
Horizon Agent, and this setting is passed to
Horizon Client, the Horizon Agent setting overrides the
Horizon Client setting.
viewusb.ExcludeFamily
{m|o}:family_na
me_1[;family_na
me_2;...]
undefined Use this option to exclude families of devices from
being redirected. For example:
m:bluetooth;smart-card
If you have enabled automatic device splitting, Horizon
examines the device family of each interface of a
composite USB device to decide which interfaces
should be excluded. If you have disabled automatic
device splitting, Horizon examines the device family of
the whole composite USB device.
Note Mice and keyboards are excluded from
redirection by default and do not need to be excluded
with this setting.
viewusb.ExcludeVidPid
{m|o}:vid-xxx1_
pid-yyy1[;vid-
xxx2_pid-
yyy2;..]
undefined Set this option to exclude devices with specified vendor
and product IDs from being redirected. You must
specify ID numbers in hexadecimal. You can use the
wildcard character (*) in place of individual digits in an
ID.
For example:
o:vid-0781_pid- ****;vid-0561_pid-554c
viewusb.ExcludePath
{m|o}:bus-
x1[/y1].../
port-z1[;bus-
x2[/y2].../port
-z2;...]
undefined Use this option to exclude devices at specified hub or
port paths from being redirected. You must specify bus
and port numbers in hexadecimal. You cannot use the
wildcard character in paths.
For
example:m:bus-1/2/3_port-
02;bus-1/1/1/4_port-ff
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