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Contents
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows 7
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System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients 9
System Requirements for Windows Clients 10
System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video 11
Requirements for Scanner Redirection 12
Requirements for Serial Port Redirection 13
Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR) 13
Requirements for Flash Redirection 14
Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection 15
Requirements for URL Content Redirection 15
Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon Client 16
Smart Card Authentication Requirements 17
Device Authentication Requirements 18
Supported Desktop Operating Systems 18
Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client 19
Congure VMware Blast Options 19
Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware 20
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Installing Horizon Client for Windows 23
Install Horizon Client for Windows 23
Enabling FIPS Mode in the Windows Client Operating System 25
Installing Horizon Client Silently 26
Install Horizon Client Silently 26
Silent Installation Properties for Horizon Client 27
Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options 28
Upgrade Horizon Client Online 31
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Conguring Horizon Client for End Users 33
Common Conguration Seings 33
Using URIs to Congure Horizon Client 34
Syntax for Creating vmware-view URIs 34
Examples of vmware-view URIs 37
Conguring Certicate Checking for End Users 39
Seing the Certicate Checking Mode for Horizon Client 40
Conguring Advanced TLS/SSL Options 41
Using the Group Policy Template to Congure VMware Horizon Client for Windows 41
Scripting Denition Seings for Client GPOs 42
Security Seings for Client GPOs 43
RDP Seings for Client GPOs 46
General Seings for Client GPOs 48
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