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3 Select the Internet Protocol (IP) version, IPv4 or IPv6.
You must install all View components with the same IP version.
4 Select your custom setup options.
Do not select the View Composer Agent option if you are installing View Agent on an RDS host that
will be in a manual farm.
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 RDS host 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 RDS host.
6 Select an authentication method to register the RDS host with the View Connection Server instance.
Option Description
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.
The user account must be a domain user with access to View LDAP on the View Connection Server
instance. A local user does not work.
7 Follow the prompts and finish the installation.
What to do next
Create a farm. See Chapter 8, “Creating Farms,” on page 99.
View Agent Custom Setup Options for an RDS Host
When you install View Agent on an RDS host, you can select custom setup options. In addition, View Agent
installs certain features automatically on all guest operating systems on which they are supported. These
features are not optional.
To change custom setup options after you install the latest View Agent version, you must uninstall and
reinstall View Agent. For patches and upgrades, you can run the new View Agent installer and select a new
set of options without uninstalling the previous version.
Table 7‑1. View Agent Custom Setup Options for an RDS Host in an IPv4 Environment
Option Description
USB Redirection Gives users access to locally connected USB storage devices.
Specifically, redirection of USB flash drives and hard disks is supported in RDS desktops and
applications. Redirection of other types of USB devices, and other types of USB storage
devices such as security storage drives and USB CD-ROM, is not supported in RDS desktops
and applications.
This setup option is not selected by default. You must select the option to install it. This option
is available on RDS hosts that run Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 but not Windows Server
2008 R2.
For guidance on using USB redirection securely, see the View Security guide. For example, you
can use group policy settings to disable USB redirection for specific users.
HTML Access Allows users to connect to RDS desktops and applications by using HTML Access. The
HTML Access Agent is installed when this setup option is selected. This agent must be
installed on RDS hosts to allow users to make connections with HTML Access
3D RDSH Provides 3D graphics support to applications that run on this RDS host.
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