Installation and Setup Guide

Installing Horizon Client for Windows 2
You can obtain the Windows-based Horizon Client installer either from the VMware Web site or from a Web
access page provided by Connection Server. You can set various startup options for end users after
Horizon Client is installed.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Enabling FIPS Mode in the Windows Client Operating System,” on page 25
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“Install Horizon Client for Windows,” on page 26
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“Installing Horizon Client From the Command Line,” on page 27
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“Verify URL Content Redirection Installation,” on page 32
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“Update Horizon Client Online,” on page 32
Enabling FIPS Mode in the Windows Client Operating System
If you plan to install Horizon Client with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) compliant
cryptography, you must enable FIPS mode in the client operating system before you run the Horizon Client
installer.
When FIPS mode is enabled in the client operating system, applications use only cryptographic algorithms
that are FIPS-140 compliant and in compliance with FIPS-approved modes of operation. You can enable FIPS
mode by enabling a specic security seing, either in the Local Security Policy or as part of Group Policy, or
by editing a Windows Registry key.
For more information about FIPS support, which is available with Horizon 6 version 6.2 or later, see the View
Installation document.
Setting the FIPS Configuration Property
To enable FIPS mode in the client operating system, you can use a Windows group policy seing or a
Windows Registry seing for the client computer.
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To use the group policy seing, open the Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer
Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options, and enable
the System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing
seing.
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To use the Windows Registry, go to
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\Enabled and set Enabled to 1.
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