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
Procedure
1 Install BAS Installer-Silent 2.0.0.7.exe to its default location on both the client and the agent
machines.
2 On the client, start the installer.
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For a 64-bit client OS, click Customize Installation, then on the Customize page, deselect
Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business, select 32-bit Remote Core Experience, then click
Agree & Install.
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For a 32-bit client OS, click Agree & Install.
3 On the agent, start the Horizon Agent installer, review the license agreement, and click Next.
a Specify IPv4 as the network protocol, and click Next.
b In Custom Setup, select Device Bridge BAS Plugin and click Next.
c Install the plugin.
Configuring Session Collaboration
With the Session Collaboration feature, users can invite other users to join an existing Windows remote
desktop session.
To support the Session Collaboration feature, your Horizon deployment must meet certain requirements.
Table 2‑5. System Requirements for Session Collaboration
Component Requirements
Client system Session owners and collaborators must have Horizon Client 4.7 or later for Windows,
Mac, or Linux installed on the client system, or must use HTML Access 4.7 or later.
Windows remote desktops Horizon Agent 7.4 or later must be installed in the virtual desktop, or on the RDS host for
published desktops. The Session Collaboration feature must be enabled at the desktop
pool or farm level. For information about enabling the Session Collaboration feature for
desktop pools, see the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 document. For
information about enabling the Session Collaboration feature for a farm, see the Setting
Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document.
Connection Server The Connection Server instance uses an Enterprise license.
Display protocol VMware Blast
For information on how to use the Session Collaboration feature, see the Horizon Client documentation.
Policy Settings
You can use the Collaboration group policy settings in the VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX
template file (vdm_agent.admx) to configure the Session Collaboration feature. See Session
Collaboration Policy Settings.
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