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Connection Server,
Security Server, and
View Agent or
Horizon Agent
Latest maintenance release of View 5.3.x and later releases.
VMware recommends that you use a security server so that your iOS clients
will not require a VPN connection.
To use the Unity Touch feature with View 5.3.x desktops, the Remote
Experience Agent must be installed on the desktops.
Remote applications are available on Horizon 6.0 with View and later
servers.
Display protocols
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PCoIP
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VMware Blast (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
Network protocols
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IPv4
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IPv6 (requires iOS 9.2 or later)
For information about using Horizon in an IPv6 environment, see the View
Installation document.
System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
Real-Time Audio-Video works with standard audio devices and with standard conferencing applications
such as Skype, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. To support Real-Time Audio-Video, your Horizon
deployment must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
I Only the audio-in feature is supported. The video feature is not supported.
Remote desktops
The desktops must have View Agent 5.3 or later installed. For View Agent
5.3 desktops, the desktops must also have the corresponding Remote
Experience Agent installed. For example, if View Agent 5.3 is installed, you
must also install the Remote Experience Agent from View 5.3 Feature Pack 1.
See the View Feature Pack Installation and Administration document. If you have
View Agent 6.0 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, no feature pack is
required.
To use Real-Time Audio-Video with RDS desktops and remote applications,
you must have Horizon Agent 7.0.2 or later.
Client access device
Real-Time Audio-Video is supported on all iOS devices that run
Horizon Client for iOS. For more information, see “System Requirements,”
on page 7.
Smart Card Authentication Requirements
Client systems that use a smart card for user authentication must meet certain requirements.
Horizon Client for iOS supports using smart cards with remote desktops that have Windows 7, Windows
Vista, Windows XP, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2008 R2 guest operating systems. For
Microsoft RDS host-based desktops and applications, the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server
2012 R2 operating systems are supported. An iOS 8.4.1 or later operating system is required.
Each client system that uses a smart card for user authentication must have the following software and
hardware:
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Horizon Client
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A compatible smart card reader
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