User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows
- System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based View Clients
- System Requirements for Windows Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Using Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon View Client
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Client Browser Requirements for View Portal
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client
- Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware
- Installing View Client for Windows
- Configuring Horizon View Client for End Users
- Managing Server Connections and Desktops
- Working in a View Desktop
- Feature Support Matrix
- Internationalization
- Using Multiple Monitors
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Printing from a Remote Desktop
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Using the Relative Mouse Feature for CAD and 3D Applications
- Troubleshooting Horizon View Client
- Index
For Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the following editions are supported:
Home, Enterprise, Professional/Business, and Ultimate. For Windows XP,
Home and Professional editions are supported.
For Windows 8 and 8.1, the following editions are supported: Windows 8 or
8.1 Pro - Desktop and Windows 8 or 8.1 Enterprise - Desktop.
View Connection
Server, Security Server,
and View Agent
Latest maintenance release of VMware View 4.6.x and later releases
If client systems connect from outside the corporate firewall, VMware
recommends that you use a security server. With a security server, client
systems will not require a VPN connection.
Display protocol for
Horizon View
PCoIP or RDP
Hardware Requirements
for PCoIP
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x86-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with a 800MHz or higher
processor speed.
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Available RAM above system requirements to support various monitor
setups. Use the following formula as a general guide:
20MB + (24 * (# monitors) * (monitor width) * (monitor height))
As a rough guide, you can use the following calculations:
1 monitor: 1600 x 1200: 64MB
2 monitors: 1600 x 1200: 128MB
3 monitors: 1600 x 1200: 256MB
Hardware Requirements
for RDP
n
x86-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with a 800MHz or higher
processor speed.
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128MB RAM.
Software Requirements
for RDP
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For Windows XP and Windows XP Embedded systems, use Microsoft
RDP 6.1.
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Windows Vista includes RDP 6.1, though RDP 7.1 is recommended.
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For Windows 7, use RDP 7.1 or 8.0. Windows 7 includes RDP 7.
Windows 7 SP1 includes RDP 7.1.
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For Windows 8, use RDP 8.0. For Windows 8.1, use RDP 8.1.
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For Windows XP desktop virtual machines, you must install the RDP
patches listed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles 323497 and
884020. If you do not install the RDP patches, a Windows Sockets failed
error message might appear on the client.
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The View Agent installer configures the local firewall rule for inbound
RDP connections to match the current RDP port of the host operating
system, which is typically 3389. If you change the RDP port number, you
must change the associated firewall rules.
You can download Remote Desktop Client versions from the Microsoft
Download Center.
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