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
Horizon Client is launched and connects to the view.mycompany.com server. The login box prompts the
user for a user name, domain name, and password. After a successful login, Horizon Client displays a
dialog box that prompts the user to confirm the reset operation for Primary Desktop. After the reset
occurs, depending on the type of client, the user might see a message indicating whether the reset was
successful.
NOTE This action is available only if the View administrator has enabled this feature for end users.
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vmware-view://view.mycompany.com/Primary%20Desktop?action=start-
session&connectUSBOnStartup=true
This URI has the same effect as the first example, and all USB devices connected to the client system are
redirected to the remote desktop.
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vmware-view://
This URI launches Horizon Client if it is not running, or brings Horizon Client to the foreground if it is
running.
HTML Code Examples
You can use URIs to make hypertext links and buttons to include in emails or on Web pages. The following
examples show how to use the URI from the first URI example to code a hypertext link that says, Test Link,
and a button that says, TestButton.
<html>
<body>
<a href="vmware-view://view.mycompany.com/Primary%20Desktop?action=start-session">Test
Link</a><br>
<form><input type="button" value="TestButton" onClick="window.location.href=
'vmware-view://view.mycompany.com/Primary%20Desktop?action=start-session'"></form> <br>
</body>
</html>
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 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 39.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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