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
- Configuring Fingerprint Scanner Redirection
- Configuring Session Collaboration
- Configure Skype for Business
- Activate the BEAT Side Channel for USB, Windows Media Player MMR, 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
- Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows
- Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac
- 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
- Session Collaboration Policy Settings
- Device Bridge BAS Plugin Policy 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 5‑6. VMware View Agent Configuration Template Settings (Continued)
Setting Computer User Properties
Limit usage of Windows hooks
X Disables most hooks when remote applications or Unity Touch
are used. This setting is intended for applications that have
compatibility issues when OS-level hooks are set. For
example, enabling this setting disables the use of most
Windows active accessibility and in-process hooks.
This setting is in the VMware View Agent Configuration >
Unity Touch and Hosted Apps folder in the Group Policy
Management Editor.
This setting is disabled by default, which means that all
preferred hooks are used.
Accept SSL encrypted framework
channel
X Enables the SSL encrypted framework channel. The following
options are available:
n
Disable - Disable SSL.
n
Enable - Enable SSL. Allow legacy clients to connect
without SSL.
n
Enforce - Enable SSL. Refuse legacy client connections.
This setting is in the VMware View Agent Configuration >
Agent Security folder in the Group Policy Management Editor.
This setting is not configured by default. The default value is
Enable.
Default Proxy Server
X Default Internet Explorer connection setting for the proxy
server. Specifies the proxy server to use in Internet Options >
Local Area Network (LAN) Settings.
This setting is in the VMware View Agent Configuration >
VMware Client IP Transparency folder in the Group Policy
Management Editor.
This setting is not enabled by default.
Enable
X Enables VMware Client IP Transparency. Remote connections
to Internet Explorer use the client's IP address instead of the
IP address of the remote desktop machine. This setting takes
effect at the next login.
This setting is in the VMware View Agent Configuration >
VMware Client IP Transparency folder in the Group Policy
Management Editor.
If the VMware Client IP Transparency custom setup option is
selected in the Horizon Agent installer, this setting is enabled
by default.
Default auto detect proxy
X Default Internet Explorer connection setting. Turns on
Automatically detect settings in Internet Options > Local
Area Network (LAN) Settings.
This setting is in the VMware View Agent Configuration >
VMware Client IP Transparency folder in the Group Policy
Management Editor.
This setting is not enabled by default.
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