Installation and Setup Guide

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You can use Touch ID with smart card authentication and as part of two-factor authentication with RSA
SecurID and RADIUS authentication. If you use Touch ID with smart card authentication, Horizon Client
connects to the server after you enter your PIN and the Touch ID login window does not appear.
Face ID Authentication Requirements
To use Face ID for user authentication in Horizon Client, you must meet certain requirements.
iPad and iPhone
models
Any iPad or iPhone model that supports Face ID, such as iPhone X.
Operating system
requirements
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iOS 11 or later.
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Add a Face ID scan in the Face ID & Passcode setting.
Connection Server
requirements
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Horizon 6 version 6.2 or a later release.
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Enable biometric authentication in Connection Server. For information,
see "Configure Biometric Authentication" in the View Administration
document.
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The Connection Server instance must present a valid root-signed
certificate to Horizon Client.
Horizon Client
requirements
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Set the certificate checking mode to Never connect to untrusted
servers or Warn before connecting to untrusted servers. For
information about setting the certificate checking mode, see Setting the
Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client.
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Enable Face ID by tapping Enable Face ID on the server login window.
After you successfully log in, your Active Directory credentials are
stored securely in the iOS device's Keychain. The Enable Face ID
option is shown the first time you log in and does not appear after Face
ID is enabled.
You can use Face ID with smart card authentication and as part of two-factor authentication with RSA
SecurID and RADIUS authentication. If you use Face ID with smart card authentication, Horizon Client
connects to the server after you enter your PIN and the Face ID login window does not appear.
Supported Desktop Operating Systems
A Horizon administrator creates virtual machines that have a guest operating system and installs agent
software in the guest operating system. End users can log in to these virtual machines from a client
device.
For a list of the supported Windows guest operating systems, see the View Installation document.
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