Installation and Setup Guide

Table 4‑2. Features Supported for RDS Hosts with View Agent 6.0.x or Later, or Horizon Agent 7.0.x or
Later, Installed
Feature
Windows Server 2008 R2
RDS Host
Windows Server 2012
RDS Host
Windows Server 2016 RDS
Host
RSA SecurID or RADIUS X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Smart card View Agent 6.1 and later View Agent 6.1 and later Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Single sign-on X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
RDP display protocol (for
desktop clients)
X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
PCoIP display protocol X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
VMware Blast display
protocol
Horizon Agent 7.0 and later Horizon Agent 7.0 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
HTML Access View Agent 6.0.2 and later
(virtual machine only)
View Agent 6.0.2 and
later (virtual machine
only)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Windows Media MMR View Agent 6.1.1 and later View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Client drive redirection View Agent 6.1.1 and later View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Virtual printing (for desktop
clients)
View Agent 6.0.1 and later
(virtual machine only)
View Agent 6.0.1 and
later (virtual machine
only)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
(virtual machine only)
Location-based printing View Agent 6.0.1 and later
(virtual machine only)
View Agent 6.0.1 and
later (virtual machine
only)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
(virtual machine only)
Multiple monitors (for
desktop clients)
X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Unity Touch (for mobile and
Chrome OS clients)
X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Real-Time Audio-Video
(RTAV)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.3 and later
For information about which editions of each guest operating system are supported, see the View Installation
document.
Limitations for Specific Features
Features that are supported on Windows desktops with Horizon Client for Linux have the following
restrictions.
Table 4‑3. Requirements for Specific Features
Feature Requirements
Real-Time Audio-Video
n
For client software from third-party vendors, this feature requires View 5.2 with
Feature Pack 2 or later.
n
For Horizon Client from VMware, this feature requires View Agent 6.0.2 or later.
Requires the VMware Blast or PCoIP display protocol.
Virtual printing and location-
based printing for Windows
Server 2008 R2 desktops, RDS
desktops (on virtual machine
RDS hosts), and remote
applications
n
For client software from third-party vendors, this feature requires Horizon 6.0.1 with
View or later.
n
For Horizon Client from VMware, this feature requires View Agent 6.0.2 or later.
Requires the VMware Blast or PCoIP display protocol.
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