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PAGE 1Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows September 2014 VMware Horizon This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see 2Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2013, 2014 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com 2 VMware, Inc.PAGE 3Contents Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5 1 System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients 7 System Requirements for Windows Clients 7 System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video 9 Requirements for Using Multimedia Redirection (MMR) 9 Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection 11 Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon Client 11 Smart Card Authentication Requirements 12 Client Browser Requirements for Using the Horizon Client Portal Supported Desktop Operating Systems 13PAGE 4Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows 4 Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections 53 Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application 53 Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector 56 Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window 56 Reconnecting to a Desktop or Application 57 Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on Your Client Desktop or Start Menu Switch Desktops or Applications 58 Log Off or Disconnect

58 57 5 Working in a Remote Desktop or Application 61 Feature Support Matrix 61 InternatiPAGE 5Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows This guide, Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows, provides information about installing and using VMware Horizon™ Client™ software on a Microsoft Windows client system to connect to a remote desktop or application in the datacenter. The information in this document includes system requirements and instructions for installing and using Horizon Client for Windows.PAGE 6Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows 6 VMware, Inc.PAGE 7System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients 1 Systems running Horizon Client components must meet certain hardware and software requirements. Horizon Client on Windows systems uses Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet settings, including proxy settings, when connecting to View Connection Server. Ensure that your Internet Explorer settings are accurate and that you can access the View Connection Server URL through Internet Explorer.PAGE 8Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows For Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the following editions are supported: Home, Enterprise, Professional/Business, and Ultimate. For Windows XP, Home and Professional editions are supported. For Windows 8 and 8.1, the following editions are supported: Windows 8 or 8.1 Pro - Desktop and Windows 8 or 8.1 Enterprise - Desktop. View Connection Server, Security Server, and View Agent Latest maintenance release of VMware View 4.6.PAGE 9Chapter 1 System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video Real-Time Audio-Video works with standard webcam, USB audio, and analog audio devices, and with standard conferencing applications like Skype, WebEx,

More links. You can also delete lines. The following examples show properties for creating two links for Horizon Client for Windows and two links for Horizon Client for Linux: link.win= link.PAGE 21Chapter 2 Installing Horizon Client for Windows n Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See “Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options,” on page 22. n Familiarize yourself with the silent installation (MSI) properties available with Horizon Client. See “Silent Installation Properties for Horizon Client,” on page 21. n Determine whether to allow end users to access locally connected USB devices from their virtual desktops.PAGE 22Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows Table 2‑1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing Horizon Client MSI Property Description Default Value INSTALLDIR The path and folder in which the Horizon Client software is installed. %ProgramFiles %\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client For example: INSTALLDIR=""D:\abc\my folder"" The sets of two double quotes that enclose the path permit the MSI installer to interpret the space as a valid part of the path. This MSI property is optional.PAGE 23Chapter 2 Installing Horizon Client for Windows Table 2‑3. Command-Line Options for the Bootstrap Program Option Description /s Disables the bootstrap splash screen and extraction dialog box, which prevents the display of interactive dialogs. For example: VMware-Horizon-View-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s The /s option is required to run a silent installation. In the examples, xxxxxx is the build number and y.y.y is the version number.PAGE 24Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows Table 2‑4. MSI Command-Line Options and MSI Properties (Continued) MSI Option or Property Description

ADDLOCAL (Optional) Determines the component-specific features to install. In an interactive installation, the installer displays custom setup options to select. The MSI property, ADDLOCAL, lets you specify these setup options on the command line. To install all available custom setup options, enter ADDLOCAL=ALL. For example: VMware-Horizon-View-Client-y.y.PAGE 25Chapter 2 Installing Horizon Client for Windows Installation and configuration example for the Log In as Current User feature: VMware-Horizon-View-Client-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress INSTALLDIR=install_folder ADDLOCAL=Core,TSSO LOGINASCURRENTUSER_DISPLAY=1 LOGINASCURRENTUSER_DEFAULT=1 DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=1 STARTMENU_SHORTCUT=1 VDM_SERVER=view.mycompany.com /l*v "%TEMP%\log.txt"" VMware, Inc.PAGE 26Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows 26 VMware, Inc.PAGE 27Configuring Horizon Client for End Users 3 Horizon Client provides several configuration mechanisms to simplify the login and desktop selection experience for end users, and also to enforce security policies. The following table shows only some of the configuration settings that you can set in one or more ways. Table 3‑1.PAGE 28Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows n Port number for View Connection Server n Active Directory user name n RADIUS or RSA SecurID user name, if different from Active Directory user name n Domain name n Desktop or application display name n Window size n Actions including reset, log off, and start session n Display protocol n Options for redirecting USB devices To construct a URI, you use the vmware-view URI scheme with Horizon Client specific path and query parts.PAGE 29Chapter 3 Configuring Horizon Client for End Users To specify a port number, use the following syntax: server-address:port-number path-part Specifies the desktop or application. Use the desktop display name or

MyF5 Home Knowledge Centers BIG-IP APM BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: Third-Party Integration VMware Horizon View Requirements for APM Integration Manual Chapter : VMware Horizon View Requirements for APM Integration Applies To: Show Versions BIG-IP APM 12.1.6, 12.1.5, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0 About VMware Horizon View server required settings To integrate Access Policy Manager® (APM®) with VMware Horizon View, you must meet specific configuration requirements for VMware, as described here. PCoIP Secure Gateway disabled Ensure that PCoIP Secure Gateway is disabled on the VMware Horizon View server. Secure Tunnel enabled To be able to use USB redirection or client drive redirection with a remote desktop, ensure that Secure Tunnel is enabled on the VMware View Horizon server. Blast Secure Gateway disabled To be able to launch VMware View sessions from an APM webtop using an HTML5 client, ensure that Blast Secure Gateway is disabled on the VMware Horizon View server. Advanced authentication disabled Ensure that RSA authentication and other advanced authentication types are disabled on the VMware Horizon View server. Display a pre-login message disabled Disable the Display a pre-login message setting on the VMware Horizon View server. This prevents View Connection Server from displaying another login prompt in addition to the APM logon page. Also, if the setting is enabled, remote desktop connections fail to render on the APM web top for VMWare View. About VMware Horizon View server settings and SSL offloading If you want to use Access Policy Manager® (APM®) to offload SSL from VMware View Horizon