User manual

Table Of Contents
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Download the Horizon Client app from the VMware Downloads page at
hp://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 prole for Horizon Client in AirWatch.
a Select Apps & Books > Applications > Application  >  and click Add .
b Select the SDK  conguration type.
c Select the Android prole type.
d (Optional) Click Custom  to congure 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 species the IP address or host name of a Connection Server instance and the
description property species 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 prole 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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