Installation and Setup Guide

Setup and Installation 1
Seing up a Horizon deployment for Chrome OS clients involves using certain Connection Server
conguration seings, meeting the system requirements for Horizon servers and Chrome OS clients, and
downloading and installing Horizon Client for Chrome OS.
Beginning with Horizon Client 4.3 for Android, you can install Horizon Client for Android on certain
Chromebook models. For information, see the VMware Horizon Client for Android Installation and Setup Guide
document.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“System Requirements for Chrome OS Devices,” on page 7
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“System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video,” on page 8
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“Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client,” on page 8
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“Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens,” on page 9
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“Congure Advanced TLS/SSL Options,” on page 10
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“Supported Desktop Operating Systems,” on page 10
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“Install or Upgrade Horizon Client for Chrome OS,” on page 10
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“Congure Decoding for VMware Blast Sessions,” on page 11
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“Congure the Horizon Client Default View,” on page 11
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“Enable the Multiple Monitor Feature for Horizon Client,” on page 11
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“Conguring a Default Connection Server URL,” on page 12
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“Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware,” on page 13
System Requirements for Chrome OS Devices
The device on which you install Horizon Client must meet certain system requirements.
Device models
Chromebook
Operating systems
Chrome OS, stable channel, ARC version 41.4410.244.13 or later
CPU architecture
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ARM
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x86
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