Configuring Remote Desktop Features
Table Of Contents
- Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7
- Contents
- 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
Table 2‑4. Skype for Business System Requirements (Continued)
System Requirements
Client machine operating systems
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Windows 7 SP1
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Windows 8.1
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Windows 10
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WES7
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Windows 10 IoT
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Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit
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Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
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Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit
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RHEL 6.9 32-bit
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RHEL 6.9 64-bit
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RHEL 7.3 64-bit
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CentOS 6.x 32-bit
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CentOS 6.x 64-bit
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SLED 12 SP2 64-bit
Deployments VDI only (on premise and Cloud), persistent and non-persistent desktops
Display protocols VMware Blast and PCoIP
Network ports The same ports as those used by the native Skype for Business client. See client ports in
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398833.aspx
Microphones and Webcams The same devices that are qualified to work with Skype for Business. See webcams listed
in https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dn947482.aspx
Audio and video codecs The same as the audio and video codecs used by the native Skype for Business client.
See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425841.aspx?
f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
Media Feature Pack Must be installed on the remote desktop for Windows 10 N and KN versions. You can
install Media Feature from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?
id=48231
Limitations
Skype for Business has the following limitations:
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IPv6 is not supported. Only IPv4 deployments are supported.
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Response group call and call via X (home, work, etc.) are not supported
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Gallery view is not currently supported.
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You cannot record calls.
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Double-hop scenario such as Horizon Agent nested with Horizon Client is not supported.
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Using Lync or Skype for Business client on the client machine concurrently with optimized Skype for
Business client in the remote desktop is not supported.
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