User manual

If the MaxDebugLogs or MaxDaysToKeepLogs keys are not set in the com.vmware.horizon.plist file, the
default number of log files is 5 and the default number of days to keep log files is 7.
Configure VMware Blast Options
You can configure decoding and network protocol options for remote desktop and application sessions that
use the VMware Blast display protocol.
Prerequisites
This feature requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar and click VMware Blast.
2 Configure the decoding and network protocol options.
Option Description
Allow H.264 decoding
Select this option to allow H.264 decoding in Horizon Client. When this
option is selected (the default setting), Horizon Client uses H.264 decoding
if the agent supports H.264 software encoding. If the agent does not
support H.264 software encoding, Horizon Client uses JPG/PNG decoding.
Deselect this option to always use JPG/PNG decoding.
Allow UDP networking
Select this option to allow UDP networking in Horizon Client. When this
option is selected (the default setting), Horizon Client uses UDP
networking if UDP connectivity is available. If UDP networking is blocked,
Horizon Client uses TCP networking.
Deselect this option to always use TCP networking.
NOTE UDP is disabled by default on a Horizon remote desktop. For UDP
to work, it must be enabled on the desktop, the client, and the Blast Secure
Gateway (BSG).
3 Close the Preferences dialog box.
Your changes take effect the next time a user connects to a remote desktop or application and selects the
VMware Blast display protocol. Your changes do not affect existing VMware Blast sessions.
Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
If your company participates in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects data from
certain Horizon Client fields. Fields containing sensitive information are made anonymous.
VMware collects data on the clients to prioritize hardware and software compatibility. If your company's
administrator has opted to participate in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects
anonymous data about your deployment in order to improve VMware's response to customer requirements.
No data that identifies your organization is collected. Horizon Client information is sent first to Connection
Server and then on to VMware, along with data from Connection Server instances, desktop pools, and
remote desktops.
Although the information is encrypted while in transit to Connection Server, the information on the client
system is logged unencrypted in a user-specific directory. The logs do not contain any personally
identifiable information.
The administrator who installs Connection Server can select whether to participate in the VMware customer
experience improvement program while running the Connection Server installation wizard, or an
administrator can set an option in View Administrator after the installation.
Chapter 1 Setup and Installation
VMware, Inc. 13