User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements for Mac Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install Horizon Client on Mac OS X
- Add Horizon Client to Your Dock
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configure Advanced SSL Options
- Configuring Log File Collection Values
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application for the First Time
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart Card Certificate
- Configure Keyboard Shortcut Mappings
- Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon Client
- Searching for Desktops or Applications
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Connecting to a View Server at Horizon Client Launch
- Autoconnect to a Remote Desktop
- Configure Reconnect Behavior for Remote Applications
- Removing a View Server Shortcut from the Home Screen
- Reordering Shortcuts
- Roll Back a Desktop
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Mac
- Feature Support Matrix for Mac OS X
- Internationalization
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
Connecting to a View Server at Horizon Client Launch
In Horizon Client 3.2 and later, the Always connect at launch setting is enabled by default for the first View
server that you connect to with Horizon Client. When this setting is enabled for a View server,
Horizon Client always connects to that View server when you launch Horizon Client.
To disable this behavior for a View server, select the View server shortcut on the Horizon Client Home
screen, press Control-click on the Apple keyboard, and deselect the Always connect at launch setting. If you
have other View server shortcuts on your Horizon Client Home screen, you can enable the Always connect
at launch setting for a different server.
You can enable the Always connect at launch setting for only one View server at a time.
Autoconnect to a Remote Desktop
In Horizon Client 3.2, you can configure a View server to automatically launch a remote desktop when you
connect to the server.
If you are entitled to only one remote desktop on a View server, Horizon Client automatically launches that
desktop when you connect to the server.
NOTE You cannot configure a View server to automatically launch a remote application.
Prerequisites
Obtain the credentials you need to connect to the server, such as a user name and password or RSA SecurID
user name and passcode.
Procedure
1 On the Horizon Client Home screen, double-click the server icon.
2 If prompted, supply your credentials.
3 Click the Settings button (gear icon) in the upper right corner of the desktop and application selection
window.
4 Select a desktop pool in the left pane of the Settings dialog box.
5 Select Autoconnect to this desktop.
6 Click Continue to save your changes.
The next time you connect to the View server, Horizon Client automatically launches the remote desktop.
Configure Reconnect Behavior for Remote Applications
If a user disconnects from a View server without closing a remote application, Horizon Client prompts the
user to reopen that application the next time the user connects to the server. You can change this behavior
by modifying the Reconnect Behavior setting in Horizon Client.
Prerequisites
Obtain the credentials you need to connect to the server, such as a user name and password or RSA SecurID
user name and passcode.
Procedure
1 On the Horizon Client Home screen, double-click the server icon.
2 If prompted, supply your credentials.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
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