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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements for Mac Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Touch ID Authentication Requirements
- Requirements for Using URL Content Redirection
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install Horizon Client on Mac
- Upgrade Horizon Client Online
- Add Horizon Client to Your Dock
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configuring Log File Collection Values
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode for Horizon Client
- Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart Card Certificate
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Open a Recent Remote Desktop or Application
- Connecting to a Server When Horizon Client Starts
- Configure Horizon Client to Forget the Server User Name and Domain
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Configure Keyboard Shortcut Mappings
- Configure Mouse Shortcut Mappings
- Configure Horizon Client Shortcuts
- Searching for Desktops or Applications
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Using a Touch Bar with Horizon Client
- Autoconnect to a Remote Desktop
- Configure Reconnect Behavior for Remote Applications
- Enable the Application Pre-Launch Feature in Horizon Client
- Removing a Server Shortcut from the Home Window
- Reordering Shortcuts
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Mac
- Feature Support Matrix for Mac
- Internationalization
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Using Exclusive Mode
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
Table 4‑1. Features Supported on Windows Desktops for Mac Clients (Continued)
Feature
Windows
10
Desktop
Windows
8.x Desktop
Windows 7
Desktop
Windows
Vista
Desktop
Windows
XP
Desktop
Windows
Server
2008/2012 R2 or
Windows
Server 2016
Desktop
Client drive redirection X X X X
Real-Time Audio-
Video (RTAV)
X X X Limited Limited X
Wyse MMR
Windows 7 MMR
Virtual printing X X X Limited Limited X
Location-based
printing
X X X Limited Limited X
Smart cards X X X Limited Limited X
Multiple monitors X X X Limited Limited X
Windows 10 desktops require View Agent 6.2 or later or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later. Windows Server 2012
R2 desktops require View Agent 6.1 or later or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later. Windows Server 2016 desktops
require Horizon Agent 7.0.2 or later.
I View Agent 6.1 and later and Horizon Agent 7.0 and later releases do not support Windows XP
and Windows Vista desktops. View Agent 6.0.2 is the last release that supports these guest operating
systems. Customers who have an extended support agreement with Microsoft for Windows XP and Vista,
and an extended support agreement with VMware for these guest operating systems, can deploy the View
Agent 6.0.2 version of their Windows XP and Vista desktops with Connection Server 6.1.
For descriptions of these features, see the View Architecture Planning document.
Feature Support for Published Desktops on RDS Hosts
RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and View Agent or
Horizon Agent installed. Multiple users can have desktop sessions on an RDS host simultaneously. An RDS
host can be either a physical machine or a virtual machine.
N The following table contains rows only for the features that are supported. Where the text species a
minimum version of View Agent, the text "and later" is meant to include Horizon Agent 7.0.x and later.
Table 4‑2. Features Supported for RDS Hosts with View Agent 6.0.x or Later, or Horizon Agent 7.0.x or
Later, Installed
Feature
Windows Server 2008 R2
RDS Host
Windows Server 2012
RDS Host
Windows Server 2016 RDS
Host
RSA SecurID or RADIUS X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Smart card View Agent 6.1 and later View Agent 6.1 and later Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Single sign-on X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
PCoIP display protocol X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
VMware Blast display
protocol
Horizon Agent 7.0 and later Horizon Agent 7.0 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
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