Installation and Setup Guide

Requirements for Using Skype for Business with Horizon Client
An end user can run Skype for Business inside a virtual desktop without negatively aecting the virtual
infrastructure and overloading the network. All media processing takes place on the client machine, instead
of in the virtual desktop, during Skype audio and video calls.
To use this feature, you must install the VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business feature on the
client machine during the Horizon Client for Linux installation. For information, see “Installation Options,”
on page 15 .
A Horizon administrator must also install the VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business feature on
the virtual desktop during Horizon Agent installation. For information, see the Seing Up Virtual Desktops in
Horizon 7 document.
For complete requirements, see the Conguring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.
Smart Card Authentication Requirements
Client systems that use a smart card for user authentication must meet certain requirements.
Client Hardware and Software Requirements
Each client system that uses a smart card for user authentication must have the following hardware and
software:
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Horizon Client
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A compatible smart card reader
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Product-specic application drivers
Users that authenticate with smart cards must have a smart card, and each smart card must contain a user
certicate.
Remote Desktop and Application Software Requirements
A Horizon administrator must install product-specic application drivers on the remote desktops or RDS
host.
Enabling the Username Hint Field in Horizon Client
In some environments, smart card users can use a single smart card certicate to authenticate to multiple
user accounts. Users enter their user name in the Username hint eld during smart card sign-in.
To make the Username hint eld appear on the Horizon Client login dialog box, you must enable the smart
card user name hints feature for the Connection Server instance in Horizon Administrator. The smart card
user name hints feature is supported only with Horizon 7 version 7.0.2 and later servers and agents. For
information about enabling the smart card user name hints feature, see the View Administration document.
If your environment uses an Unied Access Gateway appliance rather than a security server for secure
external access, you must congure the Unied Access Gateway appliance to support the smart card user
name hints feature. The smart card user name hints feature is supported only with Unied Access Gateway
2.7.2 and later. For information about enabling the smart card user name hints feature in
Unied Access Gateway, see the Deploying and Conguring Unied Access Gateway document.
N Horizon Client still supports single-account smart card certicates when the smart card user name
hints feature is enabled.
Chapter 1 System Requirements and Installation
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