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Table 8-5. View Agent Configuration Template: Device-Splitting Settings
Setting Properties
Allow Auto Device
Splitting
Allows the automatic splitting of composite USB devices.
The default value is undefined.
Exclude Vid/Pid Device
From Split
Excludes a composite USB device specified by vendor and product IDs from splitting. The
format of the setting is {m|o}: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: o:vid-0781_pid-55**
The default value is undefined.
Split Vid/Pid Device
Treats the components of a composite USB device specified by vendor and product IDs as
separate devices. The format of the setting is
{m|o}:vid-xxxx_pid-yyyy(exintf:zz[;exintf:ww])
or
{m|o}:vid-xxxx_pid-yyyy(exintf:zz[;exintf:ww])
You
can use the exintf keyword to exclude components from redirection by specifying their
interface number. You must specify ID numbers in hexadecimal, and interface numbers in
decimal including any leading zero. You can use the wildcard character (*) in place of
individual digits in an ID.
For example: o:vid-0781_pid-554c(exintf:01;exintf:02)
NOTE View does not automatically include the components that you have not explicitly
excluded. You must specify a filter policy such as Include Vid/Pid Device to include those
components.
The default value is undefined.
Table 8-6
describes each agent-enforced policy setting for USB in the View Agent Configuration ADM template
file. View Agent uses the settings to decide if a USB device can be forwarded to the host machine. View Agent
also passes the settings to View Client for interpretation and enforcement according to whether you specify
the merge (m) or override (o) modifier. View Client uses the settings to decide if a USB device is available for
redirection. As View Agent always enforces an agent-enforced policy setting that you specify, the effect might
be to counteract the policy that you have set for View Client. For a description of how View applies the policies
for filtering USB devices, see “Configuring Filter Policy Settings for USB Devices,” on page 201.
Table 8-6. View Agent Configuration Template: Agent-Enforced Settings
Setting Properties
Exclude All Devices
Excludes all USB devices from being forwarded. If set to true, you can use other policy
settings to allow specific devices or families of devices to be forwarded. If set to false, you
can use other policy settings to prevent specific devices or families of devices from being
forwarded.
If set to true and passed to View Client, this setting always overrides the setting on View
Client. You cannot use the merge (m) or override (o) modifier with this setting.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Exclude Device Family
Excludes families of devices from being forwarded. The format of the setting is {m|
o}:family_name_1[;family_name_2]...
For example: o:bluetooth;smart-card
If you have enabled automatic device splitting, 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 splitting, View examines the device family of the whole
composite USB device.
The default value is undefined.
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