Devices
HDX USB device redirection enables redirection of USB devices to and from a user device. A user can connect a flash drive to a local computer and access it remotely from a virtual desktop or a desktop hosted application.
You can access the Devices settings in the following ways:
- On the Citrix Workspace app home page, go to Account > Accounts and click Devices.
- From the quick access menu of Citrix Workspace app, click the Preferences icon
and then click Devices. - For the virtual desktop session, go to Show toolbar > Preferences icon and click Devices.
- For the seamless app session, go to Citrix viewer > Preferences in the menu bar and click Devices.
To use USB redirection:
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Connect the USB device to the device where Citrix Workspace app for Mac is installed.
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You are prompted to select the available USB devices on your local system.
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Select the device that you want to connect and click Connect. If the connection fails, an error message appears.
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On the Devices tab, the connected USB device is listed in the USB panel.
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Select the type of virtual channel (Generic or Optimized) for the USB device.
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On successful USB detection, the Click to connect the USB device to your session message is displayed on the upper-left of the screen.
