Citrix Philips SpeechMike III USB Redirection

Philips SpeechMike III

Tested on model LFH3500 with MModal. If the device isn’t passed through to the VDA as a Generic USB device, the buttons on the microphone will not function.

Citrix Policy

Apply these Citrix policies to the VDA:

Client USB device redirection = Allowed
Client USB device redirection rules = Allow: VID=0911 PID=0C1C #Philips SpeechMike III
Client USB device optimization rules = Mode=00000001 VID=0911 PID=0C1C #Philips SpeechMike III
- Mode=00000001 disables optimization

Group Policy

Apply these group policy settings to the connecting client workstation:

Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Citrix Components/Citrix Receiver/Remoting client devices/Generic USB Remoting
- Existing USB Devices
  - Enabled
  - When desktop starts = Connect all available USB devices
- New USB Devices
  - Enabled
  - When a USB device is inserted = Connect the USB Device
- USB Device Rules
  - Enabled
  - USB Device Rules = Allow: VID=0911 PID=0C1C #Philips SpeechMike III;

Client Registry

Apply these registry entries to the connecting client workstation:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\GenericUSB]
“EnableForceRestartForHID”=dword:00000001
- Necessary if the device could be potentially in use prior to connecting to the VDA, otherwise a warning will appear to the user
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\GenericUSB\Devices\VID0911 PID0C1C]
“AutoRedirect”=dword:00000001
- Disabled optimization on the client

5 replies on “Citrix Philips SpeechMike III USB Redirection”

Corey, good morning. I am struggling with getting my own Speechmike III to route into Citrix as a generic device. I’ve tried all of your steps and it still being routed as optimized. Would you be willing to assist me in getting this to work? Thanks,