User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements
- System Requirements for Thin Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Configure Smart Card Authentication
- Fingerprint Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install or Upgrade Horizon Client
- Configure Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode
- Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Configure the Horizon Client Default View
- Configure AirWatch to Deliver Horizon Client to Android Devices
- Configure AirWatch to Deliver Horizon Client to Android for Work Devices
- 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
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode for Horizon Client
- Share Access to Local Storage
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut for the Android Home Screen
- Manage Server Shortcuts
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Disconnecting From a Remote Desktop or Application
- Log Off from a Remote Desktop
- Manage Desktop and Application Shortcuts
- Using Android 7 (Nougat) Multi-Window Modes with Horizon Client
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for Android
- Input Devices, Keyboards, and Keyboard Settings
- Enable the Japanese 106/109 Keyboard Layout
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Microphones
- Using Native Operating System Gestures with Touch Redirection
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application
- Horizon Client Tools on a Mobile Device
- Gestures
- Multitasking
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Screen Resolutions and Using External Displays
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Internationalization and International Keyboards
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
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Download the Horizon Client app from the VMware Downloads page at
hp://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients or from the Google Play Store or Amazon Appstore for
Android.
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Become familiar with the AirWatch console. This procedure assumes you know how to use the
AirWatch console. For more information, see the AirWatch documentation or online help.
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Decide which version of Horizon Client to deploy with the AirWatch console. The AirWatch console
cannot deploy both the ARM and the x86 version at the same time.
Procedure
1 Log in to the AirWatch console as an administrator.
2 Select Accounts > Users > List View, click Add, select Add User, and add user accounts for the users
who will run Horizon Client on their Android devices.
3 Select Accounts > Users > User Groups > List View, click Add, select Add User Group, and create a
user group for the user accounts that you created.
4 Create an application prole for Horizon Client in AirWatch.
a Select Apps & Books > Applications > Application > and click Add .
b Select the SDK conguration type.
c Select the Android prole type.
d (Optional) Click Custom to congure a default list of View Connection Server instances.
For example:
{
"settings": {
"server-list": [
{"server":"123.456.1.1", "description":"View server 1"},
{"server":"123.456.1.2", "description":"View server 2"},
{"server":"123.456.1.3", "description":"View server 3"},
{"server":"viewserver4.mydomain.com", "description":"View server 4"},
]
}
}
The server property species the IP address or host name of a Connection Server instance and the
description property species a description of the server.
5 Upload and add the Horizon Client application to AirWatch.
a Select Apps & Books > Applications > List View and click Add Application on the Internal tab.
b Browse to the Horizon Client app that you downloaded and click Save to upload the application to
AirWatch.
c On the Info tab, type an application name and specify the supported mobile device models.
d On the Assignment tab, assign the Horizon Client application to the user group that you created.
e On the Deployment tab, set Application uses AirWatch SDK to Yes and select the SDK prole that
you created from the SDK drop-down menu.
f Publish the Horizon Client application.
6 Install and set up the AirWatch Agent on each device.
You can download the AirWatch Agent from the Google Play Store or Amazon Appstore for Android.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
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