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Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the Horizon Client installer. This URL
might be the VMware Downloads page at hp://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients, or it might be the
URL for a Connection Server instance.
Procedure
1 From your Mac, browse to the URL for downloading the Horizon Client installer le.
The le name format is VMware-Horizon-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.dmg. xxxxxx is the build number and y.y.y
is the version number.
2 Double-click the .dmg le to open it and click Agree.
The contents of the disk image appear in a Horizon Client Finder window.
3 In the Finder window, drag the VMware Horizon Client icon to the Applications folder icon.
If you are not logged in as an administrator user, you are prompted for an administrator user name and
password.
What to do next
Start Horizon Client and verify that you can connect to a remote desktop or application. See “Connect to a
Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 27.
Upgrade Horizon Client Online
You can congure Horizon Client to check for and install updates automatically each time it starts. You can
also check for and install updates manually.
If Horizon Client detects a new version, you can choose to download and install the new version, have
Horizon Client remind you to install the new version the next time it starts, or skip the new version. If you
skip a new version when checking for updates manually, the automatic update checking process also skips
that version.
Procedure
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To congure Horizon Client to check for and install updates each time it starts, select VMware Horizon
Client > Preferences and select the Automatically check for updates check box.
The Automatically check for updates check box is selected by default.
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To manually check for and install an update, select VMware Horizon Client > Check for Updates.
Add Horizon Client to Your Dock
You can add Horizon Client to your Dock just as you do with any other application.
Procedure
1 In the Applications folder, select VMware Horizon Client.
2 Drag the VMware Horizon Client icon to the Dock.
3 To congure the Dock icon to open Horizon Client at login or to show the icon in the Finder, right-click
the icon on the Dock, select Options, and select the appropriate command from the context menu.
When you quit Horizon Client, the application shortcut remains in the Dock.
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