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Administrators can configure the client system to specify which USB devices can be redirected to a remote desktop.
I am running Microsoft Remote Desktop 8.0.12 for Mac OSX 10.9.5. I have noticed that the check box to 'Enable folder redirection' is ignored. I edit a remote desktop then unchecked this box, but.
You can configure USB policies for both View Agent or Horizon Agent, on the remote desktop, and Horizon Client, on the local system, to achieve the following goals:
Configuration settings on the client might be merged with or overridden by corresponding policies set for View Agent or Horizon Agent on the remote desktop. For information about how USB settings on the client work in conjunction with View Agent or Horizon Agent USB policies, see the topics about using policies to control USB redirection, in the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.
Using Rules From a Previous Horizon Client Release
In previous Horizon Client releases, you had to use sudo to configure USB filtering and splitting rules. You can use the following procedure to move rules that use sudo to new rules that do not use sudo.
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You can now use defaults write com.vmware.viewusb propertyvalue to update the rules.
Syntax for Configuring USB Redirection
You can configure filtering and splitting rules to exclude or include USB devices from being redirected to a remote desktop. On a Mac client, you configure USB functionality by using Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and running a command as root.
Excluding a USB Ethernet Device
One example of a USB device you might want to exclude from redirection is a USB Ethernet device. Suppose that your Mac is using a USB Ethernet device to connect the network for the Mac client system to a remote desktop. If you redirect the USB Ethernet device, your local client system will lose its connection to the network and the remote desktop.
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If you want to permanently hide this device from the USB connection menu, or if you have set your remote desktop to autoconnect USB devices, you can add an exception to exclude your Ethernet connection.
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In this example, xxxx is the vendor ID and yyyy is the product ID of the USB Ethernet adapter.
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