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Congure Horizon Client to connect USB devices automatically to the remote desktop when
Horizon Client starts.
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 From the VMware Horizon Client menu bar, click Connection > USB > Automatically connect at
startup.
c Plug in the USB device and restart Horizon Client.
USB devices that are connected to the local system when you start Horizon Client are redirected to the
remote desktop.
The USB device appears in the desktop. A USB device might take up to 20 seconds to appear in the desktop.
The rst time you connect the device to the desktop you might be prompted to install drivers.
If the USB device does not appear in the desktop after several minutes, disconnect and reconnect the device
to the client computer.
What to do next
If you have problems with USB redirection, see the topic about troubleshooting USB redirection problems in
the Conguring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.
Configuring USB Redirection on a Mac Client
Administrators can congure the client system to specify which USB devices can be redirected to a remote
desktop.
You can congure USB policies for both View Agent or Horizon Agent, on the remote desktop, and
Horizon Client, on the local system, to achieve the following goals:
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Restrict the types of USB devices that Horizon Client makes available for redirection.
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Make View Agent or Horizon Agent prevent certain USB devices from being forwarded from a client
computer.
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Specify whether Horizon Client should split composite USB devices into separate components for
redirection.
Composite USB devices consist of a combination of two or more devices, such as a video input device
and a storage device.
Conguration seings 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 seings 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 Conguring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.
Syntax for Configuring USB Redirection
You can congure ltering and spliing rules to exclude or include USB devices from being redirected to a
remote desktop. On a Mac client, you congure 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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