User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- System Requirements and Installation
- System Requirements for Linux Client Systems
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Installation Options
- Install or Upgrade Horizon Client for Linux from VMware Product Downloads
- Install Horizon Client for Linux from the Ubuntu Software Center
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Common Configuration Settings
- Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and Configuration Files
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configuring Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configuring Specific Keys and Key Combinations to Send to the Local System
- Using FreeRDP for RDP Connections
- Enabling FIPS Mode
- Configuring the PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Linux System
- Feature Support Matrix for Linux
- Internationalization
- Keyboards and Monitors
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Set Printing Preferences for the Virtual Printer Feature on a Remote Desktop
- Copying and Pasting Text
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
- Index
Table 6‑1. Configuration Properties for USB Redirection (Continued)
Policy Name and Property Description
Disable Remote Conguration Download
Property:
viewusb.DisableRemoteConfig
Disables the use of View Agent seings when performing USB device ltering.
The default value is undened, which equates to false.
Exclude All Devices
Property:
viewusb.ExcludeAllDevices
Excludes all USB devices from being redirected. If set to true, you can use other
policy seings to allow specic devices or families of devices to be redirected. If set
to false, you can use other policy seings to prevent specic devices or families of
devices from being redirected.
If you set the value of Exclude All Devices to true on View Agent, and this
seing is passed to Horizon Client, the View Agent seing overrides the
Horizon Client seing.
The default value is undened, which equates to false.
Exclude Device Family
Property:
viewusb.ExcludeFamily
Excludes families of devices from being redirected. The format of the seing is
family_name_1[;family_name_2]...
For example: bluetooth;smart-card
If you have enabled automatic device spliing, View 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 spliing, View examines the device
family of the whole composite USB device.
The default value is undened.
Exclude Vid/Pid Device
Property:
viewusb.ExcludeVidPid
Excludes devices with specied vendor and product IDs from being redirected. The
format of the seing is vid-xxx1_pid-yyy2[;vid-xxx2_pid-yyy2]...
You must specify ID numbers in hexadecimal. You can use the wildcard character
(*) in place of individual digits in an ID.
For example: vid-0781_pid-****;vid-0561_pid-554c
The default value is undened.
Exclude Path
Property:
viewusb.ExcludePath
Exclude devices at specied hub or port paths from being redirected. The format of
the seing is bus-x1[/y1]..._port-z1[;bus-x2[/y2]..._port-z2]...
You must specify bus and port numbers in hexadecimal. You cannot use the
wildcard character in paths.
For example: bus-1/2/3_port-02;bus-1/1/1/4_port-ff
The default value is undened.
Include Device Family
Property:
viewusb.IncludeFamily
Includes families of devices that can be redirected. The format of the seing is
family_name_1[;family_name_2]...
For example: storage
The default value is undened.
Include Path
Property:
viewusb.IncludePath
Include devices at a specied hub or port paths that can be redirected. The format of
the seing is bus-x1[/y1]..._port-z1[;bus-x2[/y2]..._port-z2]...
You must specify bus and port numbers in hexadecimal. You cannot use the
wildcard character in paths.
For example: bus-1/2_port-02;bus-1/7/1/4_port-0f
The default value is undened.
Include Vid/Pid Device
Property:
viewusb.IncludeVidPid
Includes devices with specied vendor and product IDs that can be redirected. The
format of the seing is vid-xxx1_pid-yyy2[;vid-xxx2_pid-yyy2]...
You must specify ID numbers in hexadecimal. You can use the wildcard character
(*) in place of individual digits in an ID.
For example: vid-0561_pid-554c
The default value is undened.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
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