Add a USB Device to a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client

By using the VMware Host Client, you can add a USB device to a virtual machine.

Prerequisites

• Verify that a USB controller is present. See Add a USB Controller to a Virtual Machine.
• Add a physical USB device to the ESXi host where the virtual machine is located by plugging the USB device into the host.

Note: If the ESXi host does not have available USB devices, you cannot add a USB device to the virtual machine.

Procedure

1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
2. Right-click the virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu.
3. On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Add other device and select USB device from the drop-down menu.
   The USB device appears in the hardware list of available hardware devices for the virtual machine.
4. From the USB device drop-down, select which USB device to add to the virtual machine.
5. Click Save.