Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View

Table 14‑13. View Agent Configuration Template: Client-Interpreted Settings
Setting Properties
Allow Audio Input Devices
Property: AllowAudioIn
Allows audio input devices to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
Allow Audio Output Devices
Property: AllowAudioOut
Allows audio output devices to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Allow HIDBootable
Property: AllowHIDBootable
Allows input devices other than keyboards or mice that are available at boot time
(also known as hid-bootable devices) to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
Allow Other Input Devices
Allows input devices other than hid-bootable devices or keyboards with integrated
pointing devices to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined.
Allow Keyboard and Mouse
Devices
Property: AllowKeyboardMouse
Allows keyboards with integrated pointing devices (such as a mouse, trackball, or
touch pad) to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Allow Smart Cards
Property: AllowSmartcard
Allows smart-card devices to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined, which equates to false.
Allow Video Devices
Property: AllowVideo
Allows video devices to be forwarded.
The default value is undefined, which equates to true.
Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems
Various problems can arise with USB redirection in Horizon Client.
Problem
USB redirection in Horizon Client fails to make local devices available on the remote desktop, or some
devices do not appear to be available for redirection in Horizon Client.
Cause
The following are possible causes for USB redirection failing to function correctly or as expected.
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The device is a composite USB device and one of the devices it includes is blocked by default. For
example, a dictation device that includes a mouse is blocked by default because mouse devices are
blocked by default. To work around this problem, see “Configuring Device Splitting Policy Settings for
Composite USB Devices,” on page 186.
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USB redirection is not supported on Windows Server 2008 RDS hosts that deploy remote desktops and
applications. USB redirection is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 systems that are used as single-
user desktops.
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Only USB flash drives and hard disks are supported on RDS desktops and applications. You cannot
redirect other types of USB devices, and other types of USB storage devices such as security storage
drives and USB CD-ROM, to an RDS desktop or application.
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Webcams are not supported for redirection.
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The redirection of USB audio devices depends on the state of the network and is not reliable. Some
devices require a high data throughput even when they are idle.
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USB redirection is not supported for boot devices. If you run Horizon Client on a Windows system that
boots from a USB device, and you redirect this device to the remote desktop, the local operating system
might become unresponsive or unusable. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021409.
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By default, Horizon Client for Windows does not allow you to select keyboard, mouse, smart card and
audio-out devices for redirection. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011600.
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