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Verify that Active Directory GPOs are created for the RTAV group policy settings. The GPOs must be
linked to the OU that contains your desktops. For general information about setting up Horizon View
group policy settings in Active Directory, see "Configuring Policies" in the VMware Horizon View
Administration document.
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Verify that the Microsoft MMC and the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in are available on your Active
Directory server.
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Familiarize yourself with RTAV group policy settings. See “Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy
Settings,” on page 38.
Procedure
1 Download the bundled Horizon View ADM zip file from the VMware product download page.
The zip file is named VMware-Horizon-View-GPO-Bundle-y.y.y-xxxxxx.zip, where y.y.y. is the version
and xxxxxx is the build number.
2 Unzip the file and copy the RTAV ADM file, vdm_agent_rtav.adm, to your Active Directory server.
3 On the Active Directory server, edit the GPO by selecting Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy
Management, right-clicking the GPO, and selecting Edit.
4 In the Group Policy Object Editor, right-click the Computer Configuration > Administrative
Templates folder and select Add/Remove Templates.
5 Click Add, browse to the vdm_agent_rtav.adm file, and click Open.
6 Click Close to apply the policy settings in the ADM file to the GPO.
The settings are located in the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Classic
Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > View RTAV Configuration folder.
7 Configure the RTAV group policy settings.
Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings
The Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV) group policy settings control the virtual webcam's maximum frame
rate and maximum image resolution. An additional setting lets you disable or enable the RTAV feature.
These policy settings affect Horizon View desktops, not the client systems where the physical devices are
connected.
If you do not configure the RTAV group policy settings, RTAV uses the values that are set on the client
systems. On client systems, the default webcam frame rate is 15 frames per second. The default webcam
image resolution is 320x240 pixels.
The RTAV group policy settings determine the maximum values that can be used. The frame rate and
resolution that are set on client systems are absolute values. For example, if you configure the RTAV settings
for maximum image resolution to 640x480 pixels, the webcam displays any resolution that is set on the
client up to 640x480 pixels. If you set the image resolution on the client to a value higher than 640x480
pixels, the client resolution is capped at 640x480 pixels.
Not all configurations can achieve the maximum group policy settings of 1920x1080 resolution at 25 frames
per second. The maximum frame rate that your configuration can achieve for a given resolution depends
upon the webcam being used, the client system hardware, the View Agent virtual hardware, and the
available bandwidth.
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