Smartcard Does Not Redirect in VMware Session
Summary: This article provides information about USB smartcards not redirecting into the VMware blast session when hot-plugged.
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Symptoms
Affected Operating Systems:
- Dell ThinOS 9.x
Smartcard does not redirect and is unavailable in the device manager or specific application inside VMware session.
Cause
Not Applicable
Resolution
Add the following key in the VMware Blast VDI configuration Editor under ThinOS 9.x policies.
usb.quirks.deviceX=0xvid:0xpid allow at /etc/vmware/config
Reboot the thin client for the published policy to take effect.
Note: X = 3, 4, and so on (1 and 2 are assigned to the client computer by default).
Affected Products
Dell ThinOSArticle Properties
Article Number: 000221902
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2025
Version: 3
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