User manual

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To enable end users to save their passwords with Horizon Client, so that they do not always need to
supply credentials when connecting to a Connection Server instance, congure View LDAP for this
feature on the Connection Server host.
Users can save their passwords if View LDAP is congured to allow it, if the Horizon Client certicate
verication mode is set to Warn before connecting to untrusted servers or Never connect to untrusted
servers, and if Horizon Client can fully verify the server certicate that Connection Server presents. For
instructions, see "Saving Credentials in Mobile and Mac Horizon Clients" in the View Administration
document.
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Verify that the desktop or application pool is set to use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP
display protocol. For Connection Server 5.3.x, see the View Administration document. For Connection
Server 6.0 and later, see the Seing Up Desktop and Application Pools in View document.
Install or Upgrade Horizon Client
Horizon Client for Android is an Android app, and you install it just as you do other Android apps.
Prerequisites
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If you have not already set up the device, do so. See the manufacturer's user's guide for your device.
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Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the Horizon Client installer. This URL
might be the VMware Downloads page at hp://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients.
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Become familiar with your device's procedure for installing apps.
Devices from dierent manufacturers use dierent methods for installing Android apps. See the
manufacturer's user's guide for your device. Depending on the device, you might have to perform the
following tasks before you can install an app:
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Install a particular driver.
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Install a le browser.
Procedure
1 Browse to the URL for downloading the Horizon Client app, or search for the Horizon Client app in the
Google Play Store or Amazon Appstore for Android.
For some devices, you download the le to the device. For others, you download the le to a PC or a
USB device.
2 If necessary, copy the app (.apk le) to your device.
3 Install the app according to your device's customary procedure for installing apps.
For example, on some devices, you must tap the le to install it.
What to do next
To determine that installation succeeded, verify that the Horizon app icon appears on one of the desktops of
your Home screen.
The rst time you launch Horizon Client on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the app prompts you to allow
Horizon Client to make and manage phone calls, access photos, media, and les, and record audio on your
device.
If you installed Horizon Client on a thin client, see “Congure Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode,” on
page 15.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
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