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Supporting USB Devices

Transferring non-HID USB devices from the client to the host is called bridging. Both the PCoIP agent on the host machine and the PCoIP client must enable bridging before devices can be transferred. By default, Windows PCoIP agents allow bridging of all USB devices. Administrators can globally disable USB bridging support, or enforce device whitelists or blacklists, using GPO variables on the host machine. Clients cannot bridge devices that are disallowed by the agent.

Controlling USB support on Windows PCoIP Agents

For information about USB bridging configuration on Windows PCoIP agents, see one of the following guides: - Teradici PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows Administrators' Guide - Teradici PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows Administrators' Guide

USB support on Linux PCoIP Agents

Linux PCoIP agents do not support non-HID USB devices. Only HID devices such as keyboards and mice can be used with Linux PCoIP agents.

There are two methods of providing USB support from your PCoIP client:

  • Automatic: Automatically bridged devices are passed from the pre-session client to the session client executable, which forwards them to the host agent. No user interaction is required.
  • Manual: Manually bridged devices are selected by the user, during a PCoIP session, from the session client UI.

Windows Clients Require an Additional Package

To enable USB support on Windows clients, you must install the Client USB package

For more technical information around USB device configuration, installation and Wacom tablet configuration, see Manually Bridging USB Devices.