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Using FreeRDP for RDP Connections
If you plan to use RDP rather than VMware Blast or PCoIP for connections to View desktops, you can
choose between using an rdesktop client or xfreerdp, the open-source implementation of the Remote
Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license.
Because the rdesktop program is no longer being actively developed, Horizon Client can also run the
xfreerdp executable if your Linux machine has the required version and patches for FreeRDP.
I If you plan to connect to remote desktops or applications on a Microsoft RDS host, if that host
is congured with the Per Device mode of licensing, you must use xfreerdp or else change the licensing
mode to Per User mode. The reason is that Per Device licensing mode requires the RDP client to provide a
client ID, and rdesktop does not provide that ID, whereas xfreerdp does.
You must have the correct version of FreeRDP installed, along with any applicable patches. For more
information, see “Install and Congure FreeRDP,” on page 45.
General Syntax
You can use the vmware-view command-line interface or some properties in conguration les to specify
options for xfreerdp, just as you can for rdesktop.
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To specify that Horizon Client should run xfreerdp rather than rdesktop, use the appropriate
command-line option or conguration key.
Command-line option:
--rdpclient="xfreerdp"
Conguration key:
view.rdpClient="xfreerdp"
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To specify options to forward to the xfreerdp program, use the appropriate command-line option or
conguration key, and specify the FreeRDP options.
Command-line option:
--xfreerdpOptions
Conguration key:
view.xfreerdpOptions
For more information about using the vmware-view command-line interface and conguration les, see
“Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and Conguration Files,” on page 26.
Syntax for Network Level Authentication
Many conguration options for the rdesktop program are the same as for the xfreerdp program. One
important dierence is that xfreerdp supports network-level authentication (NLA). NLA is turned o by
default. You must use the following command-line option to turn on network-level authentication:
--enableNla
Also, you must add the /cert-ignore option so that the certicate verication process can succeed.
Following is an example of the correct syntax:
vmware-view --enableNla --rdpclient=xfreerdp --xfreerdpOptions="/p:password /cert-ignore /u:user-
name /d:domain-name /v:server"
If the password contains any special characters, escape the special characters (for example: \$).
Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
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