User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Linux
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Linux
- System Requirements and Installation
- System Requirements
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client
- Install Horizon View Client for Linux
- Configure the View Client Download Links Displayed in View Portal
- Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware
- Configuring Horizon View Client for End Users
- Managing Server Connections and Desktops
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop on a Linux System
- Troubleshooting Horizon View Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
- Index
Configuring USB Redirection on the
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With View Client 1.6, you can use a configuration file on the client system to specify which USB devices can
be redirected to a View desktop. Note that the USB component is available only with the version of View
Client for Linux provided by third-party vendors.
You can configure USB policies for both View Agent, on the remote desktop, and View Client, on the local
system, to achieve the following goals:
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Restrict the types of USB devices that View Client makes available for redirection.
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Make View Agent prevent certain USB devices from being forwarded from a client computer.
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(View Client 1.7 and later) Specify whether View Client should split composite USB devices into
separate components for redirection.
IMPORTANT The USB redirection feature is available only when the version of View Agent and View
Connection Server is View 4.6.1 or later and only with the version of View Client provided by third-party
vendors. The USB filtering features and device splitting features described in these topics are available with
View Connection Server 5.1 and later. For more information about VMware thin-client and zero-client
partners, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.
In order to use the USB components available for third-party vendors of View Client 1.6 and later, certain
files must be installed in certain locations, and certain processes must be configured to start before View
Client is launched. These details are beyond the scope of this document.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Setting USB Configuration Properties,” on page 51
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“USB Device Families,” on page 55
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“Using the View Client 1.5 Command-Line Option to Redirect USB Devices,” on page 56
Setting USB Configuration Properties
You can set the USB properties in any one of several configuration files.
1 /etc/vmware/config. The vmware-view-usbd service first examines this file. If USB configuration
properties are set in this file, those properties are used.
2 /usr/lib/vmware/config. If the USB properties are not found in /etc/vmware/config,
the /usr/lib/vmware/config file is checked.
3 ~/.vmware/config. If USB properties are not found in the other files, the ~/.vmware/config file is
checked.
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