Installation and Setup Guide

4 Scroll down to  desktop mode and tap Enable.
5 Tap Restart Now to restart your Chromebook and make the change take eect.
What to do next
After your Chromebook restarts, you can open the Chromebook Seings and tap Display  to
congure Unied Desktop display options.
To extend a remote desktop window to the external monitor, tap the Maximize buon. You can tap the
Restore buon to make the remote desktop window go back to the Chromebook monitor.
Configuring a Default Connection Server URL
A Chrome administrator can congure a default Connection Server URL for Horizon Client on enrolled
Chromebooks. When a default Connection Server URL is congured, Horizon Client always connects to the
default server.
Requirements and Prerequisites
The default Connection Server URL feature has the following requirements and prerequisites.
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The feature is supported only on Chromebooks that are enrolled and managed by G Suite
administration.
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A Chrome administrator must install the Horizon Client for Chrome OS app and the VMware Horizon
Client Helper extension through Chrome device management. Both the app and the extension are
available in the Chrome Web Store.
When a default Connection Server URL is set, the Horizon Client  (gear icon) is not visible before a
user logs in to a remote session and certain seings, such as VMware Blast and Unauthenticated access,
cannot be changed.
Creating a JSON Configuration File
A Chrome administrator must specify the default Connection Server URL in a JSON conguration le. For
example, the following JSON conguration le sets the default Connection Server URL to connection-
server.mycompany.com.
{
"Default Server URL":{
"Value":"connection-server.mycompany.com"
}
}
The following URL formats are supported.
Format Example
Domain name only
connection-server.mycompanycom
Domain name and port
connection-server.mycompany.com:443
HTTPS scheme and domain name
https://connection-server.mycompany.com
HTTPS scheme, domain name, and port number
https://connection-server.mycompany.com:443
VMware Horizon Client for Chrome OS Installation and Setup Guide
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