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The redirection of USB audio devices depends on the state of the network and is not reliable. Some
devices require a high data throughput even when they are idle. If you have the Real-Time Audio-
Video feature, included with View 5.2 Feature Pack 2 or a later release, audio input and output devices
will work well using that feature, and you do not need to use USB redirection for those devices.
You can connect USB devices to a remote desktop either manually or automatically.
NOTE Do not redirect USB devices such as USB Ethernet devices and touch screen devices to the remote
desktop. If you redirect a USB Ethernet device, your client system will lose network connectivity. If you
redirect a touch screen device, the remote desktop will receive touch input but not keyboard input. If you
have set your virtual desktop to autoconnect USB devices, you can configure a policy to exclude specific
devices. See the topic "Configuring Filter Policy Settings for USB Devices" in the Setting Up Desktop and
Application Pools in View document.
IMPORTANT This procedure tells how to use a VMware Horizon Client menu item to configure
autoconnecting USB devices to a remote desktop. You can also configure autoconnecting by using the
Horizon Client command-line interface or by creating a group policy.
For more information about the command-line interface, see “Running Horizon Client from the Command
Line,” on page 48. For more information about creating group policies, see the Setting Up Desktop and
Application Pools in View document.
Prerequisites
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To use USB devices with a remote desktop, the View administrator must have enabled the USB feature
for the remote desktop.
This task includes installing the USB Redirection component of View Agent, and can include setting
group policies regarding USB redirection. For more information, see the View Administration document
if you are using Vew Connection Server and Agent 5.x or an earlier version. See Setting Up Desktop and
Application Pools in View if you are using View Connection Server and Agent 6.0 or later.
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When Horizon Client was installed, the USB Redirection component must have been installed. If you
did not include this component in the installation, run the installer again to modify the components and
include the USB Redirection component.
Procedure
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Manually connect the USB device to a remote desktop.
a Connect the USB device to your local client system.
b From the VMware Horizon Client menu bar, click Connect USB Device.
c Select the USB device.
The device is manually redirected from the local system to the remote desktop.
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Connect the USB device to a remote hosted application.
a In the desktop and application selector window, launch the remote application.
The name of the application is the name that your administrator has configured for the application.
b In the desktop and application selector window, right-click the application icon and select Settings.
c In the left pane, select USB Devices.
d In the right pane, select the USB device and click Connect.
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