HP ThinPro 5.2 - Administrator Guide

Table 7-9 Disabling USB redirection
Registry entry Value to set Description
root/USB/root/holdProtocolStatic 1 Makes sure that the USBR type will not be automatically
changed when a connection is set or unset
root/USB/root/protocol local Makes sure that the RDP connection does not attempt to
redirect any devices to the remote session
To completely disable local mounting of USB mass storage devices or to disable the redirection of USB mass
storage devices but still allow other devices to redirect, in the thin client
le system, delete the udev
rule /etc/udev/rules.d/010_usbdrive.rules.
Using printer redirection with RDP
By default, RDP has two methods of printer redirection enabled:
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USB redirection—Any USB printer plugged into the device will show up as a local printer in the remote
session. The standard printer installation process must happen in the remote session if the printer is not
already installed on that remote host. There are no settings to manage locally.
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High-level redirection—If either USB redirection is unavailable on the remote host or the printer is a
parallel or serial printer, use high-level redirection. Congure the printer to use a local printer spooler,
and the RDP client automatically sets up a remote printer that sends print spooling commands through
a virtual channel from the remote host to the thin client.
This method requires both that the printer be congured on the thin client and a Windows driver be
specied on the thin client because the RDP client needs to specify to the remote host which driver to
use for the remote printer. This Windows driver must match the driver that the printer would use when
locally attached to a Windows operating system. This information is usually found under the Model in
the printer properties.
NOTE: See Conguring a serial or parallel printer on page 65 for more information.
Using audio redirection with RDP
By default, high-level audio redirection will redirect audio from the remote host to the thin client. Basic voice
control might need to be set up, and RDP 7.1 contains a number of advanced audio redirection features that
might require additional conguration.
See the following notes about using audio redirection with RDP:
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RDP delivers the highest quality audio as the network bandwidth allows. RDP reduces audio quality to
play on low-bandwidth connections.
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No native audio or video syncing mechanisms are available in standard RDP. Longer videos might not
sync with audio. MMR or RemoteFX can resolve this issue.
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HP recommends high-level audio redirection, but USB redirection of audio devices is possible if
additional functionality is present, such as a digital volume control. Only high-level redirection is
available for analog devices.
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Microphone redirection is enabled by default. The default microphone volume might need to be adjusted
on the thin client. Older Windows RDP servers must have their settings modied to enable audio input.
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Both the local and remote volume settings will aect the nal volume. HP recommends setting the local
volume to a maximum and adjusting the volume within the remote host.
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