Can remote desktop use local USB?
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Virtualize everything, Access Anywhere. Your Virtual Workspace Defines Your Success. USB for Remote Desktop is an optimal virtual solution that lets you access your local USB devices while working in remote desktop session. It allows you to manage your USB devices more efficient and simply. Its virtualization capabilities are able to ease your work in remote session. Windows and Linux ready. ChallengeWhile working in remote desktop session, you need access to your local USB devices. You can easily redirect disk drive or a printer to the remote session. But all the rest of your USB devices can't be redirected just as easily. Unfortunately there is no standard way to make local USB devices available in remote session. The only standard solution is plugging USB device directly to the remote server. But in the most of cases that is not acceptable. SolutionFabulaTech has successfully resolved the above mentioned challenges by implementing an innovative virtual solution. USB for Remote Desktop lets you manage and work with your local USB devices from remote desktop session.
Here's how it worksThe program consists of a Server and a Workstation. Workstation is installed on the computer to which the USB device is physically connected. Server side installs on the remote side (Microsoft Terminal Server or Citrix). Now as soon as a user opens remote desktop session via RDP or Citrix ICA, local USB devices display as if they were directly connected to the remote computer. Quick Instruction
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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. 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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