Installation and Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for iOS Installation and Setup Guide
- Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for iOS Installation and Setup Guide
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Installing Horizon Client
- Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens
- Configure Smart Card Authentication
- Create a Virtual Smart Card
- Manage a Virtual Smart Card
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Configure the Horizon Client Default View
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Manage Saved Servers
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Disconnecting From a Remote Desktop or Application
- Log Off From a Remote Desktop
- Manage Desktop and Application Shortcuts
- Using 3D Touch with Horizon Client
- Using Spotlight Search with Horizon Client
- Using Split View and Slide Over with Horizon Client
- Using the iPad Split Keyboard with Horizon Client
- Using Drag and Drop with Shortcuts and URIs
- Using the Horizon Client Widget
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for iOS
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application
- Horizon Client Tools on a Mobile Device
- Gestures
- Using Native Operating System Gestures with Touch Redirection
- Screen Resolutions and Using External Displays
- External Keyboards and Input Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Microphones
- Configure Horizon Client to Support Reversed Mouse Buttons
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Dragging and Dropping Text and Images
- Saving Documents in a Published Application
- Multitasking
- Suppress the Cellular Data Warning Message
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Internationalization
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Restart a Remote Desktop
- Reset a Remote Desktop or Remote Applications
- Collecting and Sending Logging Information to VMware
- Report Horizon Client Crash Data to VMware
- Horizon Client Stops Responding or the Remote Desktop Freezes
- Problem Establishing a Connection When Using a Proxy
- Connecting to a Server in Workspace ONE Mode
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
n
iOS 11 or later.
n
Add a Face ID scan in the Face ID & Passcode setting.
Connection Server
requirements
n
Horizon 6 version 6.2 or a later release.
n
Enable biometric authentication in Connection Server. For information,
see "Configure Biometric Authentication" in the View Administration
document.
n
The Connection Server instance must present a valid root-signed
certificate to Horizon Client.
Horizon Client
requirements
n
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.
n
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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