User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients
- System Requirements for Windows Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Scanner Redirection
- Requirements for Serial Port Redirection
- Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Flash Redirection
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Requirements for URL Content Redirection
- Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon Client
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Device Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Installing Horizon Client for Windows
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Reconnecting to a Desktop or Application
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on Your Client Desktop or Start Menu
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Working in a Remote Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for Windows Clients
- Internationalization
- Enabling Support for Onscreen Keyboards
- 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
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Using the Relative Mouse Feature for CAD and 3D Applications
- Using Scanners
- Using Serial Port Redirection
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
Table 2‑1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing Horizon Client (Continued)
MSI Property Description Default Value
STARTMENU_SHORTCUT Configures a shortcut for Horizon Client in the Start menu.
A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install
the shortcut.
1
URL_FILTERING_ENABLED Specifies whether to install the URL Content Redirection
feature. A value of 1 installs the feature.
NOTE The option ADDLOCAL=ALL does not include this
feature.
0
VDM_FIPS_ENABLED Specifies whether to install Horizon Client with FIPS-
compliant cryptography.
A value of 1 installs the client with FIPS-compliant
cryptography. A value of 0 does not.
NOTE Before you set this option to 1, you must enable FIPS
mode in the Windows client operating system. See “Enabling
FIPS Mode in the Windows Client Operating System,” on
page 25.
0
In a silent installation command, you can use the MSI property, ADDLOCAL=, to specify features that the
Horizon Client installer configures. Each silent-installation feature corresponds to a setup option that you
can select during an interactive installation.
Table 2-2 shows the Horizon Client features you can type at the command line and the corresponding
interactive-installation options.
Table 2‑2. Horizon Client Silent Installation Features and Interactive Custom Setup Options
Silent Installation Feature Custom Setup Option in an Interactive Installation
Core
If you specify individual features with the MSI property,
ADDLOCAL=, you must include Core.
None.
During an interactive installation, the core Horizon Client
functions are installed by default.
TSSO Log in as the currently logged-in Windows domain user
USB USB Redirection
Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
To install Horizon Client silently, you must use Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) command-line options
and properties. The Horizon Client installers are MSI programs and use standard MSI features. You can also
use MSI command-line options to uninstall Horizon Client silently.
For details about MSI, see the Microsoft Web site. For MSI command-line options, see the Microsoft
Developer Network (MSDN) Library Web site and search for MSI command-line options. To see MSI
command-line usage, you can open a command prompt on the client computer and type msiexec /?.
To run the Horizon Client installer silently, you begin by silencing the bootstrap program that extracts the
installer into a temporary directory and starts an interactive installation.
The following table shows the command-line options that control the installer's bootstrap program.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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