Installation and Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Android Installation and Setup Guide
- Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Android Installation and Setup Guide
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements
- System Requirements for Android Clients
- System Requirements for Thin Clients
- System Requirements for Chromebooks
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Configure Smart Card Authentication
- Fingerprint Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Installing Horizon Client
- Configuring a List of Servers and a Default Server for Chromebooks
- Configure Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode
- Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Configure the Horizon Client Default View
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- System Requirements
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Use Unauthenticated Access to Connect to Remote Applications
- Share Access to Local Storage with Client Drive Redirection
- Add a Remote Desktop or Application Shortcut to the Android Home Screen
- Manage Server Shortcuts
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Disconnecting From a Remote Desktop or Application
- Log Off From a Remote Desktop
- Manage Desktop and Application Shortcuts
- Using Android 7.0 Nougat Multi-Window Modes with Horizon Client
- Using Horizon Client with Samsung DeX
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for Android
- Input Devices, Keyboards, and Keyboard Settings
- Enable the Japanese 106/109 Keyboard Layout
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature
- Using Native Operating System Gestures with Touch Redirection
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application
- Horizon Client Tools on a Mobile Device
- Gestures
- Multitasking
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Screen Resolutions and Using External Displays
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Internationalization and International Keyboards
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Restart a Remote Desktop
- Reset a Remote Desktop or Remote Applications
- Uninstall Horizon Client
- Collecting and Sending Logging Information to VMware
- Report Horizon Client Crash Data to VMware
- Horizon Client Stops Responding or the Remote Desktop Freezes
- Problem Establishing a Connection When Using a Proxy
- Connecting to a Server in Workspace ONE Mode
- Index
4 Create an application prole for Horizon Client in AirWatch.
a Select Apps & Books > Applications > Application > and click Add .
b Select the SDK conguration type.
c Select the Android prole type.
d (Optional) Click Custom to congure a list of servers or a default server.
Use the server property to specify the IP address or host name of the server, the username and
domain properties to specify the name and domain of a user that is entitled to use the server, and
the description property to specify a description of the server. The username, domain, and
description properties are optional. For example:
{
"settings": {
"server-list":
[
{"server":"123.456.1.1","username":"User1","domain":"TestDomain1","description":"View
server 1"},
{"server":"123.456.1.2","username":"User2","domain":"TestDomain2","description":"View
server 2"},
{"server":"123.456.1.3","username":"User3","domain":"TestDomain3","description":"View
server 3"},
{"server":"viewserver4.mydomain.com","username":"User4","domain":"TestDomain4","descripti
on":"View server 4"}
]
}
}
You can use the default property to specify a default server. Valid values are true and false. For
example:
{
"settings": {
"server-list":
[
{"server":"123.456.1.1","username":"User1","domain":"TestDomain1","description":"View
server 1","default":true},
]
}
}
5 Upload and add the Horizon Client application to AirWatch.
a Select Apps & Books > Applications > List View and click Add Application on the Internal tab.
b Browse to the Horizon Client app that you downloaded and click Save to upload the application to
AirWatch.
c On the Info tab, type an application name and specify the supported mobile device models.
d On the Assignment tab, assign the Horizon Client application to the user group that you created.
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