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Table 15‑10. USB Device Families (Continued)
Device Family
Name Description
wireless
Wireless networking adapters.
wusb
Wireless USB devices.
USB Settings in the Horizon Agent Configuration ADM Template
You can define USB policy settings for both Horizon Agent and Horizon Client. On connection,
Horizon Client downloads the USB policy settings from Horizon Agent and uses them in conjunction with
the Horizon Client USB policy settings to decide which devices it will allow to be available for redirection
from the client computer.
The Horizon Agent Configuration ADM template file (vdm_agent.adm) contains policy settings related to the
authentication and environmental components of Horizon Agent, including USB redirection. The settings
apply at the computer level. Horizon Agent preferentially reads the settings from the GPO at the computer
level, and otherwise from the registry at HKLM\Software\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\Agent\USB
Settings for Configuring USB Device Splitting
The following table describes each policy setting for splitting composite USB devices in the Horizon Agent
Configuration ADM template file. Horizon Agent does not enforce these settings. Horizon Agent passes the
settings to Horizon Client for interpretation and enforcement according to whether you specify the merge
(m) or override (o) modifier. Horizon Client uses the settings to decide whether to split composite USB
devices into their component devices, and whether to exclude the component devices from being available
for redirection. For a description of how View applies the policies for splitting composite USB devices, see
“Configuring Device Splitting Policy Settings for Composite USB Devices,” on page 221.
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