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Congure View servers to support smart card use. See the topic "Congure Smart Card
Authentication," in the View Administration document.
Procedure
1 Pair the device with the smart card reader, according to the documentation provided by the
manufacturer of the reader.
If your iOS device has a 30-pin connector, you can plug the smart card reader into the connector. For
iPad Air and iPhone 5S, which have Lightning interfaces, you must use a 30-pin adapter to plug the
smart card reader into the device's 30-pin connector.
2 Congure the smart card removal policy.
Option Description
Set the policy on the server
If you use View Administrator to set a policy, the choices are to disconnect
users from Connection Server when they remove their smart cards or to
keep users connected to Connection Server when they remove their smart
cards and let them start new desktop or application sessions without
reauthenticating.
a In View Administrator, select View  > Servers.
b On the Connection Servers tab, select the Connection Server instance
and click Edit.
c On the Authentication tab, select or deselect the Disconnect user
sessions on smart card removal check box to congure the smart card
removal policy.
d Click OK to save your changes.
e Restart the Connection Server service to make your changes take eect.
If you select the Disconnect user sessions on smart card removal check
box, Horizon Client returns to the Recent screen when users remove their
smart cards.
Set the policy on the desktop
If you use the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), you have the following
possible seings: no action, lock workstation, force log o, or Disconnect if
a Remote Desktop Services session.
After you open gpedit.msc in the desktop operating system, go to
Windows  > Security  > Local policies > Security options >
Interactive logon: smart card removal behavior. Run the
gpupdate /force command after you change the conguration to force a
group policy refresh.
Touch ID Authentication Requirements
To use Touch ID for user authentication in Horizon Client, you must meet certain requirements.
iPad and iPhone models
Any iPad or iPhone model that supports Touch ID, for example, iPad Air 2
and iPhone 6.
Operating system
requirements
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iOS 8 or later.
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Add at least one ngerprint in the Touch ID & Passcode seing.
Connection Server
requirements
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Horizon 6 version 6.2 or a later release.
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Enable biometric authentication in Connection Server. For information,
see "Congure Biometric Authentication" in the View Administration
document.
Using VMware Horizon Client for iOS
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