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If you congure a security protocol for Horizon Client that is not enabled on the Horizon server to which the
client connects, a TLS/SSL error occurs and the connection fails.
I At least one of the protocol versions that you enable in Horizon Client must also be enabled on
the remote desktop. Otherwise, USB devices cannot be redirected to the remote desktop.
For information about conguring the security protocols that are accepted by Connection Server instances,
see the View Security document.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar, click Security, and click Advanced.
2 To enable or disable a security protocol, select the check box next to the security protocol name.
3 To change the cipher control string, replace the default string.
4 (Optional) If you need to revert to the default seings, click Restore Defaults.
5 Click  to save your changes.
Your changes take eect the next time you connect to the server.
Configuring Log File Collection Values
Horizon Client generates log les in the ~/Library/Logs/VMware Horizon Client directory on the Mac client.
Administrators can congure the maximum number of log les and the maximum number of days to keep
log les by seing keys in the /Library/Preferences/com.vmware.horizon.plist le on a Mac client.
Table 11. plist Keys for Log File Collection
Key Description
MaxDebugLogs Maximum number of log les. The maximum value is 100.
MaxDaysToKeepLogs Maximum number of days to keep log les. This value has no limit.
Files that do not match these criteria are deleted when you start Horizon Client.
If the MaxDebugLogs or MaxDaysToKeepLogs keys are not set in the com.vmware.horizon.plist le, the
default number of log les is 5 and the default number of days to keep log les is 7.
Configure VMware Blast Options
You can congure H.264 decoding and network condition options for remote desktop and application
sessions that use the VMware Blast display protocol.
You cannot change the network condition option after you log in to a server. You can congure H.264
decoding before or after you log in to a server.
Prerequisites
This feature requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar and click VMware Blast.
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