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n
Include Device Family
n
Agent-enforced Exclude All Devices policy set to exclude or include all USB devices
View Agent enforces this limited set of filter policy settings on its side of the connection.
By defining filter policy settings for View Agent, you can create a filtering policy for non-managed client
computers.
The feature also allows you to block devices from being forwarded from client computers, even if
the filter policy settings for View Client permit the redirection.
For example, if you configure a policy that permits View Client to allow a device to be redirected, View Agent
blocks the device if you configure a policy for View Agent to exclude the device.
Examples of Setting Policies to Filter USB Devices
Restrict desktops so that they allow client computers to forward only storage devices.
Table 8-26. Block All USB Devices except Storage Devices
USB Filtering Policies on View Agent USB Filtering Policies on View Client
Include Device Family set to o:storage.
Exclude All Devices set to true.
Any setting of Include Device Family or Exclude All
Devices on View Client is overridden.
Restrict desktops so that they allow client computers to forward only those devices with vendor and product
ID values that match a specified pattern.
Table 8-27. Block All USB Devices except Devices with Specified Vendor and Product ID Values
USB Filtering Policies on View Agent USB Filtering Policies on View Client
Include Vid/Pid Device set to
o:vid-0561_pid-554c;vid-0781_pid-****.
Exclude All Devices set to true.
Any setting of Include Vid/Pid Device or Exclude All
Devices on View Client is overridden.
Allow client computers to redirect any devices except smart cards and HID-bootable devices.
Table 8-28. Allow All USB Devices To Be Redirected Except Smart Cards and HID-bootable devices
USB Policies on View Agent USB Policies on View Client
Exclude All Devices set to false. Allow Smartcard set to false.
Allow HIDBootable set to false.
USB Device Families
You can specify a family when you are creating USB filtering rules for View Client or View Agent.
Table 8-29. USB Device Families
Device Family
Name Description
audio
Any audio-input or audio-output device.
audio-in
Audio-input devices such as microphones.
audio-out
Audio-output devices such as loudspeakers and headphones.
bluetooth
Bluetooth-connected devices.
comm
Communications devices such as modems and wired networking adapters.
hid
Human interface devices excluding keyboards and pointing devices.
hid-bootable
Human interface devices that are available at boot time excluding keyboards and pointing devices.
imaging
Imaging devices such as scanners.
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