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Prerequisites
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Verify that you have a USB microphone or another type of microphone installed and operational on
your client system.
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Verify that you are using the PCoIP display protocol for your View desktop.
Procedure
1 In the Ubuntu graphical user interface, select System > Preferences > Sound.
You can alternatively click the Sound icon on the right side of the toolbar at the top of the screen.
2 Click the Input tab in the Sound Preferences dialog box.
3 Select the preferred device and click Close.
Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings
You can configure group policy settings that control the behavior of Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV) on
your Horizon View desktops. These settings determine a virtual webcam's maximum frame rate and image
resolution. The settings allow you to manage the maximum bandwidth that any one user can consume. An
additional setting disables or enables the RTAV feature.
You do not have to configure these policy settings. Real-Time Audio-Video works with the frame rate and
image resolution that are set for the webcam on client systems. The default settings are recommended for
most webcam and audio applications.
For examples of bandwidth use during Real-Time Audio-Video, see “Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth,”
on page 39.
These policy settings affect your Horizon View desktops, not the client systems to which the physical
devices are connected. To configure these settings on your desktops, add the RTAV Group Policy
Administrative Template (ADM) file in Active Directory.
For information about configuring settings on client systems, see the VMware knowledge base article,
Setting Frame Rates and Resolution for Real-Time Audio-Video on Horizon View Clients, at
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2053644.
Add the RTAV ADM Template in Active Directory and Configure the Settings
Horizon View provides an RTAV ADM file, vdm_agent_rtav.adm, on the VMware product download page.
You can add the policy settings in this ADM file to group policy objects (GPOs) in Active Directory and
configure the settings in the Group Policy Object Editor.
For your convenience, the RTAV ADM file is bundled in a zip file with all the other Horizon View ADM
files.
The RTAV ADM file is new in this Feature Pack release. The other ADM files are the same versions as those
that are installed with Horizon View 5.3 on View Connection Server in the
install_directory\VMware\VMware View\Server\extras\GroupPolicyFiles directory. You do not have to
reinstall the other ADM files if you already added them to Active Directory when you installed or upgraded
to Horizon View 5.3.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Remote Experience Agent with the RTAV option is installed on your desktops. The
settings have no effect if RTAV is not installed. See “Installing and Deploying the Remote Experience
Agent on Horizon View Desktops,” on page 13.
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