User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements for Mac Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Requirements for URL Content Redirection
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install Horizon Client on Mac OS X
- Add Horizon Client to Your Dock
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configuring Log File Collection Values
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- 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
- Open a Recent Remote Desktop or Application
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives
- Connecting to a Server When Horizon Client Starts
- Configure Horizon Client to Forget the Server User Name and Domain
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart Card Certificate
- Configure Keyboard Shortcut Mappings
- Configure Mouse Shortcut Mappings
- Configure Horizon Client Shortcuts
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode for Horizon Client
- Searching for Desktops or Applications
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Autoconnect to a Remote Desktop
- Configure Reconnect Behavior for Remote Applications
- Removing a Server Shortcut from the Home Screen
- Reordering Shortcuts
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Mac
- Feature Support Matrix for Mac OS X
- Internationalization
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Using Exclusive Mode
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
Configure Horizon Client to Forget the Server User Name and Domain
By default, Horizon Client stores the user name and domain that you enter when you log in to a server to
connect to a remote desktop or application. For increased security, you can congure Horizon Client to
never remember the server user name and domain.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar.
2 Click General in the Preferences dialog box.
3 Deselect Remember username and domain.
4 Close the Preferences dialog box.
Your changes take eect when the dialog box is closed.
Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
You can hide the VMware Horizon Client window after you open a remote desktop or application.
You can also set a preference that always hides the VMware Horizon Client window after a remote desktop
or application opens.
Procedure
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To hide the VMware Horizon Client window after you open a remote desktop or application, click the
Close buon in the corner of the VMware Horizon Client window.
The VMware Horizon Client icon remains in the Dock.
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To set a preference that always hides the VMware Horizon Client window after a remote desktop or
application opens, perform these steps before you connect to a server.
a Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar and click General in the
Preferences dialog box.
b Select Hide client window after desktop/application launched.
c Close the Preferences dialog box.
Your changes take eect when the dialog box is closed.
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To show the VMware Horizon Client window after it has been hidden, select Window > Open
Selection Window from the menu bar, or right-click the VMware Horizon Client icon in the Dock and
select Show All Windows.
Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart Card Certificate
You can congure Horizon Client to select a local certicate or the certicate on a smart card when you
authenticate to a server by seing a preference. If this preference is not set (the default), you must manually
select a certicate.
Prerequisites
For this seing to take eect, smart card authentication must be congured on the server and only one
certicate must be available on your client system or smart card. If you have multiple certicates,
Horizon Client always prompts you to select a certicate, regardless of how this preference is set.
Procedure
1 Before you connect to a server, select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar.
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