Installation and Setup Guide

Secure Tunnel Connection
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If you plan to use a secure tunnel connection for client devices, and if the secure connection is
configured with a DNS host name for Connection Server instance or a security server, verify that the
client device can resolve this DNS name.
To enable or disable the secure tunnel, in Horizon Administrator, go to the Edit Horizon Connection
Server Settings dialog box and select or deselect the Use secure tunnel connection to desktop
check box.
Desktop and Application Pools
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Verify that a desktop or application pool has been created and that the user account that you plan to
use is entitled to access the pool. For information, see the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 or
Setting Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document.
User Authentication
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To use two-factor authentication with Horizon Client, such as RSA SecurID or RADIUS authentication,
you must enable this feature in the Connection Server instance. For more information, see the topics
about two-factor authentication in the View Administration document.
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To hide security information in Horizon Client, including server URL information and the Domain
drop-down menu, enable the Hide server information in client user interface and Hide domain
list in client user interface settings in Horizon Administrator. These global settings are available in
Horizon 7 version 7.1 and later. For information about configuring global settings, see the View
Administration document.
To authenticate when the Domain drop-down menu is hidden, users must provide domain information
by entering their user name in the format domain\username or username@domain in the User name
text box.
Important If you enable the Hide server information in client user interface and Hide domain
list in client user interface settings and select two-factor authentication (RSA SecureID or RADIUS)
for the Connection Server instance, do not enforce Windows user name matching. Enforcing
Windows user name matching will prevent users from being able to enter domain information in the
user name text box and login will always fail. For more information, see the topics about two-factor
authentication in the View Administration document.
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To provide end users unauthenticated access to published applications in Horizon Client, you must
enable this feature in the Connection Server instance. For more information, see the topics about
unauthenticated access in the View Administration document.
Installation Options
During the Horizon Client installation process, you are prompted to confirm whether to install various
components. The default is to install all components.
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