Installation and Setup Guide

Using Horizon Client on a Thin Client
Some features are different or unavailable when you use Horizon Client in thin client mode.
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The Horizon Client window resolution is set to Auto-fit by default. The auto-fit resolution is the same
as the thin client's HDMI output. For example, if the thin client supports HDMI 4K output, the auto-fit
resolution is 4K. If the thin client supports HDMI 1080p output, the auto-fit resolution is 1920x1080.
You can downscale the resolution by modifying the Horizon Client Resolution setting.
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The Horizon Client Presentation Mode and Stay Awake display settings are not available.
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You cannot modify the Horizon Client Keyboard settings.
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The Horizon Client Tools radial menu is not available in remote desktops and applications.
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In general, the gestures you use in Horizon Client depend on the thin client model and the type of
external input device that you use with the thin client. For example, you might have a keyboard,
mouse, remote control, or game controller. See the documentation for the external input device for
more information.
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The Unity Touch sidebar contains Keyboard, Settings, and Disconnect icons. For more information,
see Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop and Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a
Remote Application.
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The Unity Touch sidebar is supported on Remix Mini and NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV devices. The
Unity Touch sidebar is not supported on Amazon Fire TV.
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If you are connected to a remote desktop or application from an Amazon Fire TV device, you must
use a pop-up menu to display Horizon Client Settings and to disconnect from the remote desktop or
application. On a remote control or external keyboard, press the Menu button to display the pop-up
menu.
Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens
If you create and distribute RSA SecurID software tokens to end users, they need enter only their PIN,
rather than their PIN and a token code, to authenticate.
Setup Requirements
You can use Compressed Token Format (CTF) or dynamic seed provisioning, which is also called CT-KIP
(Cryptographic Token Key Initialization Protocol), to set up an easy-to-use RSA authentication system.
With this system, you generate a URL to send to end users. To install the token, end users paste this URL
directly into Horizon Client on their client devices. The dialog box for pasting this URL appears when end
users connect to a Connection Server instance with Horizon Client.
Horizon Client also supports file-based provisioning. When a file-based software token is issued to a user,
the authentication server generates an XML-format token file called an SDTID file. Horizon Client can
import the SDTID file directly. Users can also launch Horizon Client by tapping the SDTID file in a file
browser.
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