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4 Open a supported browser and enter a URL that points to your Connection Server instance.
For example:
https://horizon.mycompany.com
Be sure to use https in the URL.
5 On the Web page that appears, click VMware Horizon HTML Access and log in as you would with
the Horizon Client software.
6 On the desktop and application selection page that appears, click an icon to connect.
You can now access a remote desktop or application from a Web browser when you are using a client
device that does not or cannot have Horizon Client software installed in its operating system.
What to do next
For added security, if your security policies require that the Blast agent on the remote desktop uses an
SSL certificate from a certificate authority, see Configure HTML Access Agents to Use New SSL
Certificates.
Requirements for the Session Collaboration Feature
With the Session Collaboration feature, users can invite other users to join an existing Windows remote
desktop session. To support the Session Collaboration feature, your Horizon deployment must meet
certain requirements.
Session collaborators To join a collaborative session, a user must have Horizon Client 4.7 or later
for Windows, Mac, or Linux installed on the client system, or must use
HTML Access 4.7 or later.
Windows remote
desktops
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Horizon Agent 7.4 or later must be installed in the virtual desktop, or on
the RDS host for published desktops.
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The Session Collaboration feature must be enabled at the desktop pool
or farm level. For information about enabling the Session Collaboration
feature for desktop pools, see the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in
Horizon 7 document. For information about enabling the Session
Collaboration feature for a farm, see the Setting Up Published
Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document.
You can use group policy settings to configure the Session Collaboration
feature. For information, see the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in
Horizon 7 document.
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