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View Manager Administration Guide
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Themes Determinesifthemesaredisplayedwhenclientsconnect
totheremotedesktop.
Cursor shadow Determinesifashadowisdis playedunderthecursoron
theremotedesktop.
Font smoothing (WindowsVistaorlater)Determinesifantialiasingis
appliedtothefontsontheremotedesktop.
Desktop composition (WindowsVistaorlater)Determinesifdesktop
compositionisen
abledontheremotedesktop.
Whendesktopcompositionisenabled,individual
windowsnolongerdrawdirectlytothescreenorprimary
displaydeviceastheydidinpreviousversionsof
MicrosoftWindows.Instead,theirdrawingisredirected
tooffscreensurfacesinvideomemory,whicharethen
renderedintoades
ktopimageandpresentedonthe
display.
Audio redirection Determineshowaudioinformationischannelledwhen
playedontheremotedesktop.
Whenthispropertyisenabled,theavailablesettingsare:
Disable Audio—noaudio
Play in VM (needed for VoIP USB
support)—audioplayswithintheremotedesktop
(requiresasharedUSBaudiodevicetoprovidesound
ontheclient)
Redirect to client—audioisredirectedtothe
client.Thisisthedefaultmode.
ThispropertyonlyappliestoRDPaudio—audiothatis
redirectedviaMMRwillplayintheclient.
Redirect drives Determinesiflocaldiskdrivesareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotecomputer.
Redirect printers Determinesiflocalprintersareautomaticallyredirected
whenclien
tsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect serial ports DeterminesiflocalCOMportsareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect smart cards Determinesiflocalsmartcardsareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect clipboard Thissettingdeterminesiflocalclipboardinformationwill
beautomaticallyredirectedwhenclientsconnecttoth
e
remotedesktop.
Table 8-19. View Client Configuration Properties – RDP Settings (Continued)
Property Description