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Table 8-14 describes each policy setting for filtering USB devices in the View Client Configuration ADM
template
file. The settings apply at computer level. View Client preferentially reads the settings from the GPO
at computer level, and otherwise from the registry at HKLM\Software\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware
VDM\Client\USB. 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 8-14. View 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.
Allow Audio Output
Devices
Allows audio output devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Allow HIDBootable
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.
Allow Device
Descriptor Failsafe
Behavior
Allows devices to be redirected even if the View 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.
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.
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.
Allow Smart Cards
Allows smart-card devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Allow Video Devices
Allows video devices to be redirected.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
Disable Remote
Configuration
Disables the use of View Agent settings when performing USB device filtering.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Exclude All Devices
Excludes all USB devices from being redirected. If set to true, you can use other policy
settings to allow specific devices or families of devices to be redirected. If set to false, you
can use other policy settings to prevent specific devices or families of devices from being
redirected.
If you set the value of Exclude All Devices to true on View Agent, and this setting is
passed to View Client, the View Agent setting overrides the View Client setting.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Exclude Device Family
Excludes families of devices from being redirected. The format of the setting is
family_name_1[;family_name_2]...
For example: 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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