Configuring Remote Desktop Features

3 Copy the description of the device and use it to set the appropriate property in the /etc/vmware/config
le.
For a webcam example, copy Microsoft
®
LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks and Microsoft
®
LifeCam
HD-6000 for Notebooks#/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-3/1-3.6 to specify the
Microsoft webcam as the preferred webcam and set the properties as follows:
rtav.srcWCamName = “Microsoft
®
LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks”
rtav.srcWCamId = “Microsoft
®
LifeCam HD-6000 for
Notebooks#/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-3/1-3.6”
For this example, you could also set the rtav.srcWCamId property to "Microsoft". The rtav.srcWCamId
property supports both partial and exact matches. The rtav.srcWCamName property supports only an
exact match.
For an audio device example, copy Logitech USB Headset Analog Mono to specify the Logitech headset
as the preferred audio device and set the property as follows:
rtav.srcAudioInId="Logitech USB Headset Analog Mono"
4 Save your changes and close the /etc/vmware/config conguration le.
5 Log o of the desktop session and start a new session.
Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings
You can congure group policy seings that control the behavior of Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV) on your
Horizon 7 desktops. These seings determine a virtual webcam's maximum frame rate and image
resolution. The seings allow you to manage the maximum bandwidth that any one user can consume. An
additional seing disables or enables the RTAV feature.
You do not have to congure these policy seings. Real-Time Audio-Video works with the frame rate and
image resolution that are set for the webcam on client systems. The default seings are recommended for
most webcam and audio applications.
For examples of bandwidth use during Real-Time Audio-Video, see “Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth,”
on page 33.
These policy seings aect your Horizon 7 desktops, not the client systems to which the physical devices are
connected. To congure these seings on your desktops, add the RTAV Group Policy Administrative
Template (ADMX) le in Active Directory.
For information about conguring seings on client systems, see the VMware knowledge base article,
Seing Frame Rates and Resolution for Real-Time Audio-Video on Horizon View Clients, at
hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2053644.
Add the RTAV ADMX Template in Active Directory and Configure the Settings
You can add the policy seings in the RTAV ADMX le (vdm_agent_rtav.admx), to group policy objects
(GPOs) in Active Directory and congure the seings in the Group Policy Object Editor.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the RTAV setup option is installed on your desktops. This setup option is installed by default
but can be deselected during installation. The seings have no eect if RTAV is not installed. See your
Seing Up document for information on installing Horizon Agent.
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Verify that Active Directory GPOs are created for the RTAV group policy seings. The GPOs must be
linked to the OU that contains your desktops. See “Active Directory Group Policy Example,” on
page 168.
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Verify that the Microsoft MMC and the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in are available on your Active
Directory server.
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