Horizon Agent cannot send device splitting and filtering policy settings to Horizon Client. You cannot use Horizon Agent USB policy settings to block USB devices from being forwarded to a desktop. You can use Horizon Client USB policy settings to prevent USB devices from being redirected from a client computer to a desktop. USB policy settings apply only to Horizon Client. Existing registry settings for USB redirection by Horizon Client remain valid. Horizon Client cannot receive device splitting and filtering policy settings from Horizon Agent. You cannot use Horizon Client USB policy settings to control which devices can be redirected from a client computer to a desktop. You can use Horizon Agent USB policy settings to block USB devices from being forwarded to a desktop. USB policy settings apply only to Horizon Agent. Horizon Client 3.3 or later, these USB redirection policy settings apply to published desktops and applications as well as to remote desktops that run on single-user machines. Horizon Agent can send device splitting and filtering policy settings to Horizon Client.

USB policy settings are applicable to both Horizon Agent and Horizon Client. Compatibility of USB Policy Settings Horizon Agent VersionĮffect of USB Policy Settings on USB Redirection This table shows how Horizon 7 applies the policies for different combinations of Horizon Agent and Horizon Client. If you have older versions of Horizon Agent or Horizon Client installed, not all the features of the USB redirection policies are available. You can split devices to restrict the types of USB devices that the client makes available for redirection, and to make Horizon Agent prevent certain USB devices from being forwarded from a client computer.

These policies specify whether the client device should split composite USB devices into separate components for redirection. You can configure USB policies for both the remote desktop or application ( Horizon Agent) and Horizon Client.

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