Configuring Remote Desktop Features
Table Of Contents
- Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7
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- Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7
- Configuring Remote Desktop Features
- Configuring Unity Touch
- Configuring Flash URL Redirection for Multicast or Unicast Streaming
- Configuring Flash Redirection
- Configuring HTML5 Multimedia Redirection
- Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video
- Configuration Choices for Real-Time Audio-Video
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Ensuring That Real-Time Audio-Video Is Used Instead of USB Redirection
- Selecting Preferred Webcams and Microphones
- Select a Preferred Webcam or Microphone on a Windows Client System
- Select a Default Microphone on a Mac Client System
- Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video on a Mac Client
- Configure a Preferred Webcam or Microphone on a Mac Client System
- Select a Default Microphone on a Linux Client System
- Select a Preferred Webcam or Microphone on a Linux Client System
- Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings
- Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth
- Configuring Scanner Redirection
- Configuring Serial Port Redirection
- Managing Access to Windows Media Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Managing Access to Client Drive Redirection
- Configure Skype for Business
- Activate the BEAT Side Channel for USB or Client Drive Redirection
- Configuring URL Content Redirection
- Understanding URL Content Redirection
- Requirements for URL Content Redirection
- Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment
- Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature
- Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection
- Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection
- Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature
- Using the vdmutil Command-Line Utility
- Create a Local URL Content Redirection Setting
- Create a Global URL Content Redirection Setting
- Assign a URL Content Redirection Setting to a User or Group
- Test a URL Content Redirection Setting
- Managing URL Content Redirection Settings
- Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Client-to-Agent Redirection
- URL Content Redirection Limitations
- Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features
- Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications
- Limitations Regarding USB Device Types
- Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection
- Network Traffic and USB Redirection
- Automatic Connections to USB Devices
- Deploying USB Devices in a Secure Horizon 7 Environment
- Using Log Files for Troubleshooting and to Determine USB Device IDs
- Using Policies to Control USB Redirection
- Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems
- Configuring Policies for Desktop and Application Pools
- Setting Policies in Horizon Administrator
- Using Smart Policies
- Using Active Directory Group Policies
- Using Horizon 7 Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Horizon 7 ADMX Template Files
- Add the ADMX Template Files to Active Directory
- VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX Template Settings
- VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business Policy Settings
- PCoIP Policy Settings
- VMware Blast Policy Settings
- Using Remote Desktop Services Group Policies
- Add the Remote Desktop Services ADMX File to Active Directory
- RDS Application Compatibility Settings
- RDS Connections Settings
- RDS Device and Resource Redirection Settings
- RDS Licensing Settings
- RDS Printer Redirection Settings
- RDS Profiles Settings
- RDS Connection Server Settings
- RDS Remote Session Environment Settings
- RDS Security Settings
- RDS Session Time Limits
- RDS Temporary Folders Settings
- Filtering Printers for Virtual Printing
- Setting Up Location-Based Printing
- Active Directory Group Policy Example
Contents
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Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 5
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Configuring Remote Desktop Features 6
Configuring Unity Touch 7
Configuring Flash URL Redirection for Multicast or Unicast Streaming 10
Configuring Flash Redirection 14
Configuring HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 20
Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video 23
Configuring Scanner Redirection 39
Configuring Serial Port Redirection 44
Managing Access to Windows Media Multimedia Redirection (MMR) 53
Managing Access to Client Drive Redirection 56
Configure Skype for Business 59
Activate the BEAT Side Channel for USB or Client Drive Redirection 63
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Configuring URL Content Redirection 64
Understanding URL Content Redirection 64
Requirements for URL Content Redirection 65
Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment 65
Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature 66
Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection 66
Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection 71
URL Content Redirection Limitations 81
Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features 82
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Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications 84
Limitations Regarding USB Device Types 85
Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection 86
Network Traffic and USB Redirection 87
Automatic Connections to USB Devices 88
Deploying USB Devices in a Secure Horizon 7 Environment 89
Using Log Files for Troubleshooting and to Determine USB Device IDs 92
Using Policies to Control USB Redirection 93
Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems 104
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Configuring Policies for Desktop and Application Pools 107
Setting Policies in Horizon Administrator 107
Using Smart Policies 110
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