This topic describes the peripheral redirection policies and peripheral management capabilities supported by various types of Alibaba Cloud Workspace terminals.
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Supported redirection policies
Redirection method | Peripheral type | Windows client | macOS client | Android client | Web client |
Disk redirection | USB flash drives, portable hard drives, and local disks | Permission issues occur when Huawei HarmonyOS is used. | |||
Printer redirection | USB printers and network printers | Specific advanced features of printers, such as automatically flipping pages, are not supported. | Specific advanced features of printers, such as automatically flipping pages, are not supported. | ||
Network printer redirection | Standard printer (printer that uses port 9100 and the RAW protocol) | Printers that use the ICMP protocol and require communication over other private protocols are not supported. | |||
Network redirection (IP) | Network printers (The ICMP protocol is not supported.) | ||||
Webcam redirection | Webcams, scanners, and virtual webcams | You must specify the .mjpeg format for specific scanners. | Authorization is required for Mac computers. | You must specify the .mjpeg format for specific scanners. | |
USB redirection | Other USB devices expect webcams, such as USB printers, UKey devices, and card readers | The UsbDk component must be installed. Windows 7 is not supported. | Compatibility issues occur. | ||
Redirection of hand-painted boards | Hand-painted boards | All hand-painted boards supported by Windows | All hand-painted boards supported by macOS | ||
ADB-based redirection | Mobile phones and Android development boards | ||||
Serial port redirection | USB-to-serial devices and standard serial devices | ||||
Handle redirection | Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation handles | ||||
Enhanced HID redirection | Logi Options+ and headphones with touch control |
Supported peripheral management capabilities
Capability | Windows client | macOS client | Android client | Web client |
Management of peripheral redirection policies | ||||
Peripheral diagnostics | ||||
End-to-end tracing analysis for peripherals | ||||
Quick access to peripheral management by using DesktopAssistant | The Simplified Edition is supported. | |||
Quick access to peripheral management by using a terminal | The Simplified Edition is supported. |