5.2

Prerequisites
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Verify that you have administrative rights on the unmanaged desktop source.
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Familiarize yourself with the View Agent custom setup options for unmanaged desktop sources. See
“View Agent Custom Setup Options for Unmanaged Desktop Sources,” on page 57.
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Familiarize yourself with the TCP ports that the View Agent installation program opens on the firewall.
See the VMware Horizon View Architecture Planning document for more information.
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Download the View Agent installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/.
Procedure
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To start the View Agent installation program, double-click the installer file.
The installer filename is VMware-viewagent-
y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe or VMware-viewagent-x86_64- y.y.y -
xxxxxx .exe, where y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
2 Accept the VMware license terms.
3 Select your custom setup options.
4 Accept or change the destination folder.
5 In the Server text box, type the host name or IP address of a View Connection Server host.
During installation, the installer registers the unmanaged desktop source with this View Connection
Server instance. After registration, the specified View Connection Server instance, and any additional
instances in the same View Connection Server group, can communicate with the unmanaged desktop
source.
6 Select an authentication method to register the unmanaged desktop source with the View Connection
Server instance.
Option Action
Authenticate as the currently logged
in user
The Username and Password text boxes are disabled and you are logged in
to the View Connection Server instance with your current username and
password.
Specify administrator credentials
You must provide the username and password of a View Connection Server
administrator in the Username and Password text boxes.
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Follow the prompts in the View Agent installation program and finish the installation.
8 If you selected the USB redirection option, restart the unmanaged desktop source to enable USB support.
In addition, the Found New Hardware wizard might start. Follow the prompts in the wizard to configure
the hardware before you restart the unmanaged desktop source.
The VMware View Agent service is started on the unmanaged desktop source.
If Windows Media Player is not installed, the View Agent installation program does not install the multimedia
redirection (MMR) feature. If you install Windows Media Player after installing View Agent, you can install
the MMR feature by running the View Agent installation program again and selecting the Repair option.
What to do next
Use the unmanaged desktop source to create a View desktop. See “Manual Desktop Pools,” on page 119.
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