HP Remote Graphics Software 5.4.0 User Guide

NOTE: The Remote USB configuration cannot be changed after installation of the Sender and
Receiver—to select a different USB configuration option, the Sender or Receiver must be uninstalled and
reinstalled.
During installation of the RGS Receiver, you can select one of three Remote USB Configuration options,
local, remote or local then remote. This is referred to as legacy mode.
The local/remote in legacy mode does not re-enumerate. It supports what was called
"captureOnConnect". If the device was plugged in before the Receiver was started it remained local. If
the device was plugged in after the Receiver was started it would remain remote.
The "auto" option described in
Local/Remote USB Device Management on page 118 alters this
behavior. It will re-enumerate any device marked as auto on connect and disconnect. For instance, you
have a USB key device that you have marked "auto". Until the Receiver is started it will be attached to
the local system. Once the Receiver is started and makes a connection to a Sender it will then be taken
away from the local system and remoted to the Sender system. Upon disconnect it will be given back to
the local system.
Figure 2-17 Receiver installation dialog to specify the Remote USB Configuration
The three Remote USB Configuration options are:
1. USB devices are Local—All USB devices will remain local, and will be accessible only by the
Local Computer—none of the USB devices will be accessible by a Remote Computer.
2. USB devices are Remote—All USB devices can be accessed by the Remote Computer, and
none of the USB devices can be accessed by the Local Computer.
3. USB devices are Local/Remote—Whether USB devices are locally or remotely accessible
depends on when they are plugged into the Local Computer relative to establishment of an RGS
connection (see
Figure 2-18 USB device accessibility for the setting “USB devices are Local/
Remote” (Legacy mode) on page 27).
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