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Configuration settings on the client might be merged with or overridden by corresponding policies set for
View Agent or Horizon Agent on the remote desktop. For information about how USB settings on the client
work in conjunction with View Agent or Horizon Agent USB policies, see the topics about using policies to
control USB redirection, in the Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View document.
Syntax for Configuring USB Redirection
You can configure filtering and splitting rules to exclude or include USB devices from being redirected to a
remote desktop. On a Mac OS X client, you configure USB functionality by using Terminal
(/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and running a command as root.
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To list the rules:
# sudo defaults read domain
For example:
# sudo defaults read com.vmware.viewusb
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To remove a rule:
# sudo defaults delete domain property
For example:
# sudo defaults delete com.vmware.viewusb ExcludeVidPid
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To set or replace a filter rule:
# sudo defaults write domain property value
For example:
# sudo defaults write com.vmware.viewusb ExcludeVidPid vid-1234_pid-5678
IMPORTANT Some configuration parameters require the VID (vendor ID) and PID (product ID) for a
USB device. To find the VID and PID, you can search on the Internet for the product name combined
with vid and pid. Alternatively, you can look in the USB Log file after you plug in the USB device to the
local system when Horizon Client is running. For more information, see “Turn on Logging for USB
Redirection,” on page 50.
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To set or replace a splitting rule for a composite device:
# sudo defaults write domain property value
For example:
# sudo defaults write com.vmware.viewusb AllowAutoDeviceSplitting true
# sudo defaults write com.vmware.viewusb SplitExcludeVidPid vid-03f0_Pid-2a12
# sudo defaults write com.vmware.viewusb SplitVidPid "'vid-0911_Pid-149a(exintf:03)'"
# sudo defaults write com.vmware.viewusb IncludeVidPid vid-0911_Pid-149a
Composite USB devices consist of a combination of two or more devices, such as a video input device
and a storage device. The first line in this example turns on automatic splitting of composite devices.
The second line excludes the specified composite USB device (Vid-03f0_Pid-2a12) from splitting.
The third line tells Horizon Client to treat the components of a different composite device
(Vid-0911_Pid-149a) as separate devices but to exclude the following component from being redirected:
the component whose interface number is 03. This component is kept local.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
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