Managing USB devices

There isn't a list that details every single device that works within Horizon View, as that would be one very long list, and it would be impractical to test everything out there, given the number of USB devices on the market.

Most USB devices should work in a Horizon View environment, as all it essentially does is redirect the USB traffic from the View client running on the endpoint device to the View agent running on the virtual desktop machine. A complete list of validated devices does not exist, as it would be a very long list and impossible to test every device on the market. If there are any questions about the functionality of a device, you should contact the USB device's manufacturer.

There might be some devices that will not work, purely due to the nature and the behavior of the device itself; for example, some security devices that check the physical properties of the machine or device they are plugged into. We used to classify USB webcams as unsupported devices. However, with the introduction of Real Time Audio Video (RTAV), these devices are now supported. In the next section, we will talk about how you can select which USB devices get redirected by using USB filtering.