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If you are using a security server, verify that you are using the latest maintenance releases of
Connection Server 5.3.x and Security Server 5.3.x or later releases. For more information, see the View
Installation document.
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If you plan to use a secure tunnel connection for client devices and if the secure connection is
congured with a DNS host name for Connection Server or a security server, verify that the client
device can resolve this DNS name.
To enable or disable the secure tunnel, in Horizon Administrator, go to the Edit Horizon Connection
Server Seings dialog box and use the check box called Use secure tunnel connection to desktop.
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Verify that a desktop or application pool has been created and that the user account that you plan to use
is entitled to access the pool. For information, see the Seing Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 or Seing
Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document.
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To use two-factor authentication with Horizon Client, such as RSA SecurID or RADIUS authentication,
you must enable this feature on Connection Server. For more information, see the topics about two-
factor authentication in the View Administration document.
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To hide security information in Horizon Client, including server URL information and the Domain
drop-down menu, enable the Hide server information in client user interface and Hide domain list in
client user interface seings in Horizon Administrator. These global seings are available in Horizon 7
version 7.1 and later. For information about conguring global seings, see the View Administration
document.
To authenticate when the Domain drop-down menu is hidden, users must provide domain information
by entering their user name in the format domain\username or username@domain in the User name text
box.
I If you enable the Hide server information in client user interface and Hide domain list
in client user interface seings and select two-factor authentication (RSA SecureID or RADIUS) for the
Connection Server instance, do not enforce Windows user name matching. Enforcing Windows user
name matching will prevent users from being able to enter domain information in the user name text
box and login will always fail. For more information, see the topics about two-factor authentication in
the View Administration document.
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To provide users unauthenticated access to published applications in Horizon Client, you must enable
this feature in Connection Server. For more information, see the topics about unauthenticated access in
the View Administration document.
Installation Options
During the Horizon Client installation process, you are prompted to conrm whether to install various
components. The default is to install all components.
The following table provides a brief summary of each optional component.
Table 1‑1. Horizon Client for Linux Installation Options
Option Description
USB Redirection Gives users access to locally connected USB devices on their desktops.
USB redirection is supported on remote desktops that are deployed on single-user machines.
The component les are installed in /usr/lib/vmware/view/usb/. The services vmware-
usbarbitrator and vmware-view-usbd run automatically if you allow the installer to register and
start installed services after the installation. Otherwise, you can start the two services manually by
running vmware-usbarbitrator and vmware-view-usbd under /usr/lib/vmware/view/usb/.
N You can use group policy seings to disable USB redirection for specic users.
Real-Time
Audio-Video
Redirects webcam and audio devices that are connected to the client system so that they can be used
on the remote desktop.
The component le is installed in /usr/lib/pcoip/vchan_plugins/.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
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