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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
when
clientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect serial ports DeterminesiflocalCOMportsareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect smart cards Determinesiflocalsmartcardsareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect clipboard Thissettingdeterminesiflocalclipboardinformationwill
beautomaticallyredirectedwhenclientsconnect
tothe
remotedesktop.
Redirect supported plug and
play devices
Determinesiflocalplugandplayandpointofsale
devicesareautomaticallyredirectedwhenclientsconnect
totheremotedesktop.Thisisnotthesameasthe
redirectionmanagedbytheUSBRedirectioncomponent
ofViewAgent.
Bitmap caching Determinesifremotebitmapsarecachedonthe
local
computer.
Shadow bitmaps Determinesifshadowbitmapsshouldbeused.
Shadowbitmapsarealwaysdisabledinfullscreenmode,
thereforethispropertyhasnoeffectwheninfullscreen
mode.
Cache persistence active Determinesifpersistentbitmapcachingshouldbeused.
Persistentcachingcanimproveperformancebutrequires
additionaldiskspace.
Enable compression Determinesif
thecompressionofRDPdataisused,andis
enabledbydefault.
Table 8-19. View Client Configuration Properties – RDP Settings (Continued)
Property Description