User manual

Connection Server,
Security Server, and
Horizon Agent
Latest maintenance release of View 6.x and later releases.
VMware recommends that you use a security server or
Unied Access Gateway appliance so that your device does not require a
VPN connection.
Display protocol for
remote desktops and
applications
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VMware Blast (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
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PCoIP
Windows Hello Authentication Requirements
To use Windows Hello to authenticate in Horizon Client, you must meet certain requirements.
Windows 10 device
models
Any Windows 10 device that supports Windows Hello, such as Microsoft
Surface Pro 4.
Operating system
requirements
Set up Windows Hello in  > Accounts > Sign-in options.
Connection Server
requirements
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Horizon 6 version 6.2 or a later release.
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Enable biometric authentication in Connection Server. For information,
see "Congure Biometric Authentication" in the View Administration
document.
Horizon Client
requirements
Enable Windows Hello by tapping Enable Windows Hello on the server
login dialog box. After you successfully log in, your Active Directory
credentials are stored securely on the Windows 10 device. Enable Windows
Hello is shown the rst time you log in and does not appear after Windows
Hello authentication is enabled.
You can use Windows Hello authentication as part of two-factor authentication with RSA SecurID and
RADIUS authentication.
Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
Administrators must perform specic tasks to enable end users to connect to remote desktops and
applications.
Before end users can connect to Connection Server or a security server and access a remote desktop or
application, you must congure certain pool seings and security seings:
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If you plan to use Unied Access Gateway, congure Connection Server to work with
Unied Access Gateway. See the Deploying and Conguring Unied Access Gateway document.
Unied Access Gateway appliances fulll the same role that was previously played by only security
servers.
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If you are using a security server, verify that you are using the latest maintenance releases of
Connection Server 5.3.x and Security Server 5.3.x or later releases. For more information, see the View
Installation document.
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Verify that a desktop or application pool has been created and that the user account that you plan to use
is entitled to access the pool. For information, see the Seing Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 or Seing
Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document.
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To use two-factor authentication with Horizon Client, such as RSA SecurID or RADIUS authentication,
you must enable this feature on Connection Server. For more information, see the topics about two-
factor authentication in the View Administration document.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP
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