Installation and Setup Guide

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The Connection Server instance must present a valid root-signed
certicate to Horizon Client.
Horizon Client
requirements
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Set the certicate checking mode to Never connect to untrusted servers
or Warn before connecting to untrusted servers. For information about
seing the certicate checking mode, see “Seing the Certicate
Checking Mode in Horizon Client,” on page 33.
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Enable ngerprint authentication by tapping Enable Fingerprint on the
server login window. After you successfully log in, your Active
Directory credentials are stored securely in your Android device. The
Enable Fingerprint option is shown the rst time you log in and does
not appear after ngerprint authentication is enabled.
You can use ngerprint authentication with smart card authentication and as part of two-factor
authentication with RSA SecurID and RADIUS authentication. If you use ngerprint authentication with
smart card authentication, Horizon Client connects to the server after you enter your PIN and the
ngerprint authentication window does not appear.
Supported Desktop Operating Systems
A Horizon administrator creates virtual machines that have a guest operating system and installs agent
software in the guest operating system. End users can log in to these virtual machines from a client device.
For a list of the supported Windows guest operating systems, see the View Installation document.
Some Linux guest operating systems are also supported if you have View Agent 6.1.1 or later, or
Horizon Agent 7.0 or later. For information about system requirements, conguring Linux virtual machines
for use in Horizon, and a list of supported features, see Seing Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops or Seing Up
Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops.
Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
A Horizon administrator must perform specic tasks to enable end users to connect to remote desktops and
applications.
Before end users can connect to a Connection Server instance or a security server and access a remote
desktop or application, a Horizon administrator 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 6.x and Security Server 6.x or later releases. For more information, see the View
Installation document.
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If you plan to use a secure tunnel connection for client devices and if the secure connection is
congured with a DNS host name for Connection Server or a security server, verify that the client
device can resolve this DNS name.
To enable or disable the secure tunnel, in Horizon Administrator, go to the Edit Horizon Connection
Server Seings dialog box and use the check box called Use secure tunnel connection to desktop.
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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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