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Table 3‑9. Horizon Client Configuration Template: USB Filtering Settings
Setting Properties
Allow Audio Input
Devices
Allows audio input devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow Audio Output
Devices
Allows audio output devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow HID-Bootable
Allows input devices other than keyboards or mice that are available at boot time (also known as
hid-bootable devices) to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow Device Descriptor
Failsafe Behavior
Allows devices to be redirected even if the Horizon Client fails to get the config/device descriptors.
To allow a device even if it fails the config/desc, include it in the Include filters, such
IncludeVidPid or IncludePath.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration >
Settings not configurable by Agent folder in the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow Other Input
Devices
Allows input devices other than hid-bootable devices or keyboards with integrated pointing devices
to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow Keyboard and Mouse
Devices
Allows keyboards with integrated pointing devices (such as a mouse, trackball, or touch pad) to be
redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow Smart Cards
Allows smart-card devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Allow Video Devices
Allows video devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in
the Group Policy Management Editor.
Disable Remote
Configuration
Disables the use of agent settings when performing USB device filtering.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
This setting is in the VMware Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration >
Settings not configurable by Agent folder in the Group Policy Management Editor.
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