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The rst time you aempt to connect a USB device, you must provide the Administrator password.
Horizon Client prompts you for the password.
Some components required for USB redirection that Horizon Client installs must be congured, and
conguration of these components requires Administrator privileges.
Procedure
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Manually connect the USB device to a remote desktop.
a The rst time you use the USB feature, from the VMware Horizon Client menu bar, click
Connection > USB > Start remote USB services and provide the Administrator password when
prompted.
b Connect the USB device to your local client system.
c From the VMware Horizon Client menu bar, click Connection > USB > Connect to a desktop to list
USB devices.
d Connect to a remote desktop to list the connected USB devices and select a 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 The rst time you use the USB feature, from the VMware Horizon Client menu bar, click
Connection > USB > Start remote USB services and provide the Administrator password when
prompted.
b Plug in the USB device.
c Open the remote application.
d Click the  buon (gear icon) in the upper right corner of the desktop and application
selection window.
e Select Applications in the left pane of the Seings dialog box.
f Click USB at the top of the right pane of the Seings dialog box.
The available USB devices appear in the left pane.
g Select a USB device and click Connect Device.
If a USB device is already connected to a remote desktop or application, you must disconnect the
device from the desktop or application before you can select it.
h Select a remote application and click Continue.
You can select any running application on the RDS host. After you select a remote application, you
can use the USB device with the remote application.
i After you nish using the remote application, open the Seings dialog box again, select USB, and
select Disconnect to release the USB device from the remote application.
You can now use the USB device with your local client system, a remote desktop, or another remote
application.
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