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Prove your remote desktop USB redirection skills

Take this quiz to test your knowledge of remote desktop USB redirection, including the ins and outs of Citrix's USB redirection features and which devices raise red flags.

Eddie Lockhart, Site Editor

Published: 31 Mar 2016

With remote desktop USB redirection, users can connect peripheral devices such as keyboards and mice to their local machines and run them on their virtual desktops.

With USB redirection, a user plugs a USB-based device into a computer, and the organization's VDI software recognizes the device and connects it to the user's virtual desktop. USB redirection makes the virtual desktop user experience closer to that of a physical PC by allowing users to work with peripherals such as scanners, printers and styluses plugged directly into their endpoints.

Show off your knowledge of remote desktop USB redirection, including the latency rate necessary to support redirection, how Microsoft RemoteFX and Citrix USB redirection features work and more.

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USB cable connection and connector types explained The USB cable connection remains popular -- particularly with home users -- in part, because of its easy setup. Take a closer look at standard USB and related connection types.

USB redirection (Universal Serial Bus redirection) USB redirection lets end users plug peripheral devices into local USB ports and access them from virtual desktops. Redirection tools transmit a device's functionality over the network to a virtual machine in the data center.

USB-C (USB Type C) USB-C is a connection type standard designed to replace all USB types on the computer and device ends of future USB with a single reversible connector.

Five burning questions about remote desktop USB redirection When it comes to USB device redirection, IT administrators must pay close attention to network bandwidth, latency and reliability issues.

How Citrix USB redirection supports stylus peripherals A new feature in XenDesktop and XenApp makes it easier for stylus users, artists and engineers to link USB peripheral devices to their virtual desktops and applications, even when they're far away from the office.

Be picky about which devices USB redirection supports Enabling USB redirection can help win over virtual desktop users, but IT has to be smart about how it treats devices that can cause performance issues, such as scanners and webcams.

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What is the greatest challenge you face with USB redirection for VDI?

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