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Chapter 16 Connecting Devices
3 ChooseVM>Settings.
4OntheHardwaretab,clickAddtostarttheAddHardwarewizard.
5OntheHardwareTypepage,selectUSBControllerandclickNext.
6OntheUSBpage,clickFinish.
7Inthevirtualmachinesettingseditor, clickOK.
YoucannowstartthevirtualmachineandautomaticallyormanuallyconnectUSB
devicesandsmartcardreaders.
Connecting USB Devices
Whenavirtualmachineisrunning,itswindowistheactivewindow.IfyouplugaUSB
deviceintothehost,bydefault,thedeviceconnectstothevirtualmachineinsteadof
thehost.
IfyoumanuallyconnectaUSBdevicetoavirtualmachine(chooseVM>Removable
Devices),Workstationretainsthevi
rtualmachine’sconnectiontotheaffectedporton
thehost.Youcansuspendorpoweroffthevirtualmachine,orunplugthedevice.When
youplugthedevicebackinorresumethevirtualmachine,Workstationreconnectsthe
device.Workstationretainstheconnectionbywritinganautoconnectentrytothe
vi
rtualmachine’sconfiguration(.vmx)file.
IfWorkstationcannotreconnecttothedevice(forexample,becauseyoudisconnectthe
device),thedeviceisremovedandamessageisdisplayed,indicatingthatWorkstation
cannotconnecttothedevice.Youcanconnectmanuallytothedeviceifitisstill
available.
Enable or Disable Automatic Connection of USB Devices
YoucandisabletheautoconnectfeatureifyoudonotwantUSBdevicesto
automaticallyconnecttothevirtualmachinewhenyoupoweriton.
To enable or disable automatic connection of USB devices
1 Selectthevirtualmachine.
Thevirtualmachinecanbepoweredonoroffunlessyouplantochangethesetting
forconnectingtoUSBmouseandkeyboardde
vic
es.Inthiscase,thevirtual
machinemustbepoweredoff.
2 ChooseVM>Settings.
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