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Procedure
1 From your Mac, browse to the URL for downloading the Horizon Client installer file.
For Horizon Client 3.0, the file name format is VMware-Horizon-View-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.dmg. For
Horizon Client 3.1 and later, the file name format is VMware-Horizon-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.dmg. xxxxxx
is the build number and y.y.y is the version number.
2 Double-click the .dmg file to open it and click Agree.
The contents of the disk image appear in a Horizon Client Finder window.
3 In the Finder window, drag the VMware Horizon View Client (Horizon Client 3.0) or VMware
Horizon Client (Horizon Client 3.1 and later) icon to the Applications folder icon.
If you are not logged in as an administrator user, you are prompted for an administrator user name and
password.
What to do next
Start Horizon Client and verify that you can connect to a remote desktop or application. See “Connect to a
Remote Desktop or Application for the First Time,” on page 23.
Add Horizon Client to Your Dock
You can add Horizon Client to your Dock just as you do with any other application.
Procedure
1 In the Applications folder, select VMware Horizon View Client (Horizon Client 3.0) or VMware
Horizon Client (Horizon Client 3.1 and later).
2 Drag the VMware Horizon View Client (Horizon Client 3.0) or VMware Horizon Client (
Horizon Client 3.1 and later) icon to the Dock.
3 To configure the Dock icon to open Horizon Client at login or to show the icon in the Finder, right-click
the icon on the Dock, select Options, and select the appropriate command from the context menu.
When you quit Horizon Client, the application shortcut remains in the Dock.
Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
Administrators can configure the certificate verification mode so that, for example, full verification is always
performed.
Certificate checking occurs for SSL connections between View Connection Server and Horizon Client.
Administrators can configure the verification mode to use one of the following strategies:
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End users are allowed to choose the verification mode. The rest of this list describes the three
verification modes.
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(No verification) No certificate checks are performed.
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(Warn) End users are warned if a self-signed certificate is being presented by the server. Users can
choose whether or not to allow this type of connection.
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(Full security) Full verification is performed and connections that do not pass full verification are
rejected.
For details about the types of verification checks performed, see “Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon
Client,” on page 29.
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