Configuring Remote Desktop Features

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(Windows clients only) Enable the URL Content Redirection feature in Horizon Client for Windows. See
“Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature,” on page 59.
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Use the vdmutil command-line utility to create a URL content redirection seing that indicates, for each
protocol, how Horizon Client should redirect the URLs. See “Create a Local URL Content Redirection
Seing,” on page 61 or “Create a Global URL Content Redirection Seing,” on page 62.
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Use the vdmutil command-line utility to assign the URL content redirection seing to Active Directory
users or groups. See “Assign a URL Content Redirection Seing to a User or Group,” on page 64.
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Verify the URL content redirection seing. See “Test a URL Content Redirection Seing,” on page 65.
N You can use group policy seings to congure client-to-agent redirection rules, but using the vdmutil
command-line utility is the preferred method. For more information, see “Using Group Policy Seings to
Congure Client-to-Agent Redirection,” on page 67.
Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature
To use URL Content Redirection from a Windows client to a remote desktop or application (client-to-agent
redirection), you must install Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection feature.
To enable the URL Content Redirection feature, you must use the Horizon Client for Windows installer with
a command-line option. Instead of double-clicking the installer le, start the installation by running the
following command in a command prompt window:
VMware-Horizon-Client-x86-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /v URL_FILTERING_ENABLED=1
To verify that the feature is installed, make sure that the vmware-url-protocol-launch-helper.exe and
vmware-url-filtering-plugin.dll les are in the %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client
directory. Also, verify that the VMware Horizon View URL Filtering Plugin Internet Explorer add-on is
installed.
N Horizon Client 4.4 for Mac supports client-to-agent redirection by default. No extra installation steps
are required. Horizon Client 4.2 and 4.3 for Mac do not support client-to-agent redirection.
Using the vdmutil Command-Line Utility
You can use the vdmutil command-line interface to create, assign, and manage URL content redirection
seings for client-to-agent redirection.
Command Usage
The syntax of the vdmutil command controls its operation from a Windows command prompt.
vdmutil command_option [additional_option argument] ...
The additional options that you can use depend on the command option.
By default, the path to the vdmutil command executable le is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
View\Server\tools\bin. To avoid entering the path on the command line, add the path to your PATH
environment variable.
Command Authentication
You must run the vdmutil command as a user who has the Administrators role.
You can use Horizon Administrator to assign the Administrators role to a user. For more information, see
the View Administration document.
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