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System Requirements for Mac Clients
The Mac on which you install Horizon Client, and the peripherals it uses, must meet certain system
requirements.
Mac models
Any 64-bit Intel-based Mac
Memory
At least 2GB of RAM
Operating systems
n
Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.x)
n
Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11)
n
macOS Sierra (10.12)
Smart card
authentication
See “Smart Card Authentication Requirements,” on page 9.
Touch ID authentication
See “Touch ID Authentication Requirements,” on page 10.
Connection Server,
Security Server, and
View Agent or
Horizon Agent
Latest maintenance release of View 6.x and later releases.
If client systems connect from outside the corporate rewall, VMware
recommends that you use a security server or Unied Access Gateway
appliance so that client systems do not require a VPN connection.
Display protocols
n
PCoIP
n
RDP
n
VMware Blast (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
Software requirements
for RDP
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from Microsoft, versions 2.0
through 2.1.1. You can download this client from the Microsoft Web site.
N Horizon Client for Mac does not work with Microsoft Remote
Desktop 8.0 and later releases.
System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
Real-Time Audio-Video works with standard webcam, USB audio, and analog audio devices, and with
standard conferencing applications like Skype, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. To support Real-Time Audio-
Video, your Horizon deployment must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
Remote desktops
The desktops must have View Agent 5.2 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or
later, installed. For View Agent 5.2 desktops, the desktops must also have the
corresponding Remote Experience Agent installed. For example, if View
Agent 5.2 is installed, you must also install the Remote Experience Agent
from View 5.2 Feature Pack 2. See the View Feature Pack Installation and
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