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In particular, you can create USB redirection filtering rules for Horizon View Agent and specify the audio-
in and video Device Family Names to be disabled. For information about setting group policies and
specifying filtering rules for USB redirection, see "Using Policies to Control USB Redirection" in the
VMware Horizon View Administration document.
CAUTION If you do not set up USB redirection filtering rules to disable the USB device families, inform your
end users that they cannot select webcam or audio devices from the Connect USB Device list in the
VMware Horizon View Client menu bar.
Selecting Preferred Webcams and Microphones
If a client computer has more than one webcam and microphone, you can configure a preferred webcam
and default microphone that Real-Time Audio-Video will redirect to the desktop. These devices can be built
in or connected to the local client computer.
On a Windows client computer, you select a preferred webcam by setting a registry key value. On a Linux
client computer, you can specify a preferred webcam or microphone by editing a configuration file. Real-
Time Audio-Video redirects the preferred webcam if it is available. If not, Real-Time Audio-Video uses the
first webcam that is provided by system enumeration.
To select a default microphone, you can configure the Sound control in the Windows or Linux operating
system on the client computer.
Select a Preferred Webcam on a Windows Client System
With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, if you have multiple webcams on your client system, only one of
them is used on your View desktop. To specify which webcam is preferred, you can set a registry key value.
The preferred webcam is used on the View desktop if it is available, and if not, another webcam is used.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have a USB webcam installed and operational on your client system.
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Verify that you are using the PCoIP display protocol for your View desktop.
Procedure
1 Attach the webcam you want to use.
2 Start a call and then stop a call.
This process creates a log file.
3 Open the debug log file with a text editor.
Operating System Log File Location
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local
Settings\Application Data\VMware\VDM\Logs\debug-20YY-MM-DD-
XXXXXX.txt
Windows 7 or Windows 8
C:\Users\%username
%\AppData\Local\VMware\VDM\Logs\debug-20YY-MM-DD-XXXXXX.txt
The format of the log file is debug-20YY-MM-DD-XXXXXX.txt , where 20YY is the year, MM is the month,
DD is the day, and XXXXXX is a number.
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