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- VMware Horizon Client for Mac Installation and Setup Guide
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- VMware Horizon Client for Mac Installation and Setup Guide
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements for Mac Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Touch ID Authentication Requirements
- Requirements for Using URL Content Redirection
- Requirements for Using Skype for Business with Horizon Client
- Requirements for the Session Collaboration Feature
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install Horizon Client on Mac
- Upgrade Horizon Client Online
- Add Horizon Client to the Dock
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configuring Log File Collection Values
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Published Application Connections
- Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart Card Certificate
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives with Client Drive Redirection
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Open a Recent Remote Desktop or Application
- Using a Touch Bar with Server, Desktop, and Application Connections
- Connecting to a Server When Horizon Client Starts
- Configure Horizon Client to Forget the Server User Name and Domain
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Create Keyboard Shortcut Mappings
- Modify the Horizon Client Mouse Shortcut Mappings
- Modify the Horizon Client Shortcuts for Windows Actions
- Searching for Desktops or Applications
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Switch Remote Desktops or Published Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Autoconnect to a Remote Desktop
- Configure Reconnect Behavior for Remote Applications
- Removing a Server Shortcut From the Home Window
- Reordering Shortcuts
- Using Drag and Drop with Shortcuts and URIs
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Mac
- Feature Support Matrix for Mac
- Internationalization
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Using Exclusive Mode
- Use USB Redirection to Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Using the Session Collaboration Feature
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Dragging and Dropping Text and Images
- Using Published Applications
- Saving Documents in a Published Application
- Using a Touch Bar with Remote Desktops and Applications
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Published Application
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
Recent remote desktops and applications appear in the order in which they were opened. If you are not
already connected to the server when you open a recent remote desktop or application, the server login
screen appears and you must provide your credentials.
Prerequisites
To use this feature, you must have previously opened a remote desktop or application. If you plan to open
a recent desktop or application from the Dock, VMware Horizon Client must be in the Dock. See Add
Horizon Client to the Dock.
Procedure
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To open a remote desktop or application from the Dock, Ctrl-click VMware Horizon Client in the
Dock and select the remote desktop or application from the menu.
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To open a remote desktop or application from the File menu, start Horizon Client, select File > Open
Recent, and select the remote desktop or application from the menu.
Using a Touch Bar with Server, Desktop, and Application
Connections
If the Mac has a Touch Bar, you can use the Touch Bar to add or disconnect from a server or connect to a
recent remote desktop or published application. This feature requires macOS Sierra (10.12) or later.
Before you connect to a server, you can touch the plus (+) icon to add a new server. After you connect to
a server, you can touch the Disconnect icon to disconnect from the server.
If you previously connected to a remote desktop or published application, its name appears on the Touch
Bar before you connect to a server. You can touch the remote desktop or application name to log in to the
server and launch the desktop or application.
You can add, remove, and reorder the items in the Horizon Client app Touch Bar by selecting VMware
Horizon Client > Customize Touch Bar.
For information about using the Touch Bar after you connect to a remote desktop or application, see
Using a Touch Bar with Remote Desktops and Applications.
Connecting to a Server When Horizon Client Starts
The Always connect at launch setting is enabled by default for the first server that you connect to with
Horizon Client. When this setting is enabled for a server, Horizon Client always connects to that server
when you start Horizon Client.
To disable this behavior for a server, select the server shortcut on the Horizon Client Home window, press
Control-click on the Apple keyboard, and deselect the Always connect at launch setting. If you have
other server shortcuts on your Horizon Client Home window, you can enable the Always connect at
launch setting for a different server.
You can enable the Always connect at launch setting for only one server at a time.
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