User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Mac Installation and Setup Guide
- Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Mac Installation and Setup Guide
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements for Mac Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Touch ID Authentication Requirements
- Requirements for Using URL Content Redirection
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install Horizon Client on Mac
- Upgrade Horizon Client Online
- Add Horizon Client to the Dock
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configuring Log File Collection Values
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart Card Certificate
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives with Client Drive Redirection
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Open a Recent Remote Desktop or Application
- Connecting to a Server When Horizon Client Starts
- Configure Horizon Client to Forget the Server User Name and Domain
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Create Keyboard Shortcut Mappings
- Modify the Horizon Client Mouse Shortcut Mappings
- Modify the Horizon Client Shortcuts for Windows Actions
- Searching for Desktops or Applications
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Using a Touch Bar with Horizon Client
- Autoconnect to a Remote Desktop
- Configure Reconnect Behavior for Remote Applications
- Removing a Server Shortcut From the Home Window
- Reordering Shortcuts
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Mac
- Feature Support Matrix for Mac
- Internationalization
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Using Exclusive Mode
- Connect USB Devices with USB Redirection
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
4 Close the Preferences dialog box.
Your mouse shortcut mapping changes take eect immediately. You do not need to restart open remote
desktops or applications to see the changes take eect.
Modify the Horizon Client Shortcuts for Windows Actions
Horizon Client includes precongured shortcut mappings for common Windows actions, including Toggle
Full Screen, Quit, Hide Application, Cycle Through Windows, and Cycle Through Windows in Reverse. It
also includes a precongured shortcut mapping for Toggle Exclusive Mode. You can enable or disable the
default shortcuts. You cannot create new shortcuts or delete the default shortcuts.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences and click Keyboard & Mouse.
2 Select the Horizon Shortcuts tab.
3 Modify the default shortcuts.
Option Action
Enable a shortcut
Select the On check box next to the shortcut. When you enable a shortcut,
Horizon Client does not send the shortcut to the remote desktop or
application.
Disable a shortcut
Deselect the On check box next to the shortcut. When you disable a
shortcut, Horizon Client sends the shortcut to the remote desktop or
application.
N The behavior of the shortcut on the remote desktop or application
can be unpredictable.
Restore the default settings
Click Restore Defaults. Any changes that you made are deleted and the
default seings are restored.
4 Close the Preferences dialog box.
Your changes take eect immediately. You do not need to restart open remote desktops or applications
to see the changes take eect.
Searching for Desktops or Applications
After you connect to a server, the available desktops and applications on that server appear on the desktop
and application selection window. You can search for a particular desktop or application by typing in the
window.
When you begin to type, Horizon Client highlights the rst matching desktop or application name. To
connect to a highlighted desktop or application, press the Enter key. If you continue to type after the rst
match is found, Horizon Client continues to search for matching desktops and applications. If
Horizon Client nds multiple matching desktops or applications, you can press the Tab key to switch to the
next match. If you stop typing for two seconds and then begin to type again, Horizon Client assumes that
you are starting a new search.
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