USB for Remote Desktop supports Windows and Linux remote desktops. It does not matter what protocol is used for accessing the remote side — Microsoft RDP, Teradici PCoIP, Citrix ICA. It does not matter what environment is used — Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Terminal Services, Hyper-V, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop, VMware View, Amazon Workspaces and others. Show Any compatible Windows and Linux Client software can be used for accessing remote Windows and Linux side. And there is no need to change firewall settings. Read more about Linux support.
The Workstation part has to be installed on the local computer. It allows redirecting local USB devices to your remote session over Microsoft RDP, Teradici PCoIP or Citrix ICA protocols. 2. Install USB for Remote Desktop ServerThe Server part has to be installed on the remote computer you will be connecting to. 3. Log in to a server via Remote DesktopWhen you login to your remote session, all USB devices on your local computer will be available for connection to the remote server. 4. Connect a required USB device to your remote sessionSimply click on the USB for Remote Desktop icon in the tray menu in your remote session and select the device from the list.
When using the app to create a USB remote desktop connection, devices can be used on the remote machines with the same level of functionality as if they had a direct physical connection. FlexiHub makes it easy accessing USB devices in remote desktop session, and avoid most common issues related to redirecting USB over RDP. FlexiHub works by sharing the USB ports of the local computer with remote desktop instances. This makes it possible to access USB devices in remote desktop sessions as soon as they are plugged into the local machine. FlexiHub offers users a user-friendly and efficient method of setting up USB redirection in remote desktop environments. Unlike some other solutions, there is not a separate server and client portion that needs to be installed. The application presents users with a unified interface that displays all available devices for remote desktop USB passthrough. No special system configuration is required to run FlexiHub and it supports a wide range of USB devices.
I too have had problems using RemoteFX USB Redirection on a Windows 7 Client to a remote host on Azure running Windows 10, while the same machine configuration would successfully redirect USB to a Windows 8.1 Azure VM. To be clear I've not had issues with the USB redirection for common devices (Flash drives, Printers, etc) that are supported with the vanilla setup of Remote Desktop. This type of USB redirection, for example, allowing me to see a Flash drive that I plug in to my Windows 7 client is working perfectly for me as I can see it in Explorer in the Azure VM. A comparison of standard RDP redirection and RemoteFX redirection is detailed in this blog entry. My particular USB redirection problem relates to the classes of devices not handled by the basic RDP high-level redirection, and for that I've enabled RemoteFX USB redirection on previous releases of Windows. When this is functioning correctly the computer icon ( ) appears in the Remote Desktop title bar allowing me to select which device should be redirected to the VM.Titlebar when RemoteFX USB Redirection is working Following the instructions on numerous web resources for enabling RemoteFX USB redirection worked for me for earlier OS versions (i.e. Windows 8.1 on a Azure VM), but would not work for any Windows 10 VM I created. The titlebar stubbornly remained without the RemoteFX USB redirection feature. Titlebar when RemoteFX USB Redirection was not working I finally stumbled across this thread which solved my problem. It seems there is one more step needed on a Windows 10 host compared to previous OS versions and that is:
Modified on: Fri, 10 Jul, 2020 at 10:36 AM USB Network Gate Product Page Suppose, you need to connect to the remote computer via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to perform some actions there. Or, say, your computer is a thin client with limited capabilities, so you connect to a more powerful server each time you need to work. And in this remote desktop session you need to use your USB device which is attached locally. The task becomes even more difficult when one needs an application, which is installed on the server, to access and process the data provided by the USB device. The only solution is to redirect the USB device from your local machine to the server. Currently, RDP clients permit to redirect certain USB devices like printers and USB flash drives, but the list of supported devices is limited (e.g. scanners are not supported). Electronic Team provides you with the solution to this problem! USB Network Gate permits to access any USB device plugged into local machine while working in remote desktop session. In fact, you share USB port, to which you can attach any USB device. Moreover, you can unplug one device, and plug in another one, without any additional configurations. All you need to do is install USB Network Gate on both machines which participate in connection:
Note: Actually, Server and Client parts of USB Network Gate are conveniently united in a single application. Please pay attention that registration is required for the server part only. You do not need to register the client part. Clients will be able to access remote USB devices, which are shared on the server machine, via client module even when trial period expires without any additional configurations. So, once you connect to the server via RDP and establish connection with the shared device, this USB device will appear in the server’s Device Manager and will be recognized by all applications as local one. Note: Since USB Network Gate version 7.x, support for ICA protocol was added. USB devices plugged into a thin client appear in a remote session over ICA. Now let’s see the process of accessing USB port/device in remote desktop session step by step: Your actions on the local machine (thin client) running Windows:
Your actions on the remote server:
Note: Even if access to a shared USB device is password-protected by the server, the password won’t be asked when accessing this shared USB device in remote desktop session. This is caused by the fact, that RDP protocol uses its own password protection. USB Network Gate encryption won’t be used as well, as internal RDP encryption algorithm will be used. USB Device Isolation on WindowsPer-session USB device isolation allows assigning a particular USB device to a particular user, which is extremely useful in multi-user environment. With the help of per-session USB device isolation, it is possible to isolate users’ USB devices in their RDP session, so that they become not visible and accessible by other users. Isolation is currently supported for the following devices: USB Flash Drives and USB cameras in test mode. To enable USB device isolation in RDP session, tick the corresponding option when connecting to the shared USB device over RDP protocol.
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