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c Select Automatically Connect when Inserted.
d Plug in the USB device.
USB devices that you connect to your local system after you start Horizon Client are redirected to the
remote desktop.
If the USB device does not appear in the desktop after several minutes, disconnect and reconnect the
device to the client computer.
Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams
and Microphones
With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use the local client system's webcam or microphone on
a remote desktop. Real-Time Audio-Video is compatible with standard conferencing applications and
browser-based video applications, and supports standard webcams, audio USB devices, and analog
audio input.
Note This feature is available only with the version of Horizon Client for Linux provided by third-party
vendors or with the Horizon Client software available from the VMware Product Downloads Web site.
When You Can Use a Webcam
If a Horizon administrator has configured the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, and if you use the VMware
Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, a webcam that is built-in or connected to the local
client computer can be used on a remote desktop. You can use the webcam in conferencing applications
such as Skype, Webex, or Google Hangouts.
During the setup of an application such as Skype, Webex, or Google Hangouts on the remote desktop,
you can choose input and output devices from menus in the application. For virtual machine desktops,
you can choose VMware Virtual Microphone and VMware Virtual Webcam. For published desktops, you
can choose Remote Audio Device and VMware Virtual Webcam.
With many applications, however, this feature will just work, and selecting an input device is not
necessary.
If the webcam is currently being used by the local client computer it cannot be used by the remote
desktop simultaneously. Also, if the webcam is being used by the remote desktop it cannot be used by the
local client computer at the same time.
If more than one webcam is connected to the local client computer, you can configure a preferred
webcam to use on remote desktops.
Select a Default Microphone on a Linux Client System
If you have multiple microphones on your client system, only one of them is used on your Horizon 7
desktop. To specify which microphone is the default, you can use the Sound control on your client
system.
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