Installation and Setup Guide

Procedure
1 Log in to the client system as an administrator.
2 Navigate to the VMware product page at hp://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients.
3 Download the installer le, for example, VMware-Horizon-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe.
xxxxxx is the build number and y.y.y is the version number.
4 Double-click the installer le to begin the installation.
5 Select an installation type and follow the prompts.
Option Action
Typical installation
Click Agree & Install. The installer congures the client to use the IPv4
Internet protocol and installs the USB Redirection, Log in as current user,
Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business, and HTML5 Multimedia
Redirection Support features.
Custom installation
Click Customize Installation and select the features to install.
You must select this option to specify a non-default installation location,
use the IPv6 Internet protocol, congure a default Connection Server
instance, congure the default login behavior, enable FIPS-compliant
cryptography, or install the 32-bit Core Remote Experience component on a
64-bit machine.
FIPS-compliant cryptography custom installation options are available in
the installer only if FIPS mode is enabled on the client operating system.
Follow these guidelines when selecting custom features:
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Do not select the IPv6 option unless all of the components in your
Horizon environment use the IPv6 Internet protocol. Certain features
are not available in an IPv6 environment. For more information, see
the View Installation document.
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Select the 32-bit Core Remote Experience on a 64-bit machine feature
if the 64-bit client machine does not have 64-bit plug-ins for the
product. You cannot install the Virtualization Pack for Skype for
Business feature if you select this feature.
Certain features require you to restart the client system.
The installer installs certain Windows services, including VMware Horizon Client (horizon_client_service)
and VMware USB Arbitration Service (VMUSBArbService).
What to do next
Start Horizon Client and verify that you can log in to the correct remote desktop or application. See
“Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 71.
Installing Horizon Client From the Command Line
You can install Horizon Client by typing the installer lename, installation commands, and installation
properties at the command line.
When you install Horizon Client from the command line, you can perform a silent installation. With a silent
installation, you can eciently deploy Horizon Client in a large enterprise.
Installation Commands for Horizon Client
When you install Horizon Client from the command line, you can specify certain installation commands.
The following table describes the Horizon Client installation commands.
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