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9 If you selected the USB redirection option, restart the virtual machine 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 virtual machine.
What to do next
If the virtual machine has multiple NICs, configure the subnet that Horizon Agent uses. See “Configure a
Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs for Horizon Agent,” on page 36.
Horizon Agent Custom Setup Options
When you install Horizon Agent on a virtual machine, you can select or deselect custom setup options. In
addition, Horizon Agent installs certain features automatically on all guest operating systems on which they
are supported. These features are not optional.
To learn which features are supported on which guest operating systems, see "Feature Support Matrix for
Horizon Agent" in the View Architecture Planning document.
To change custom setup options after you install the latest Horizon Agent version, you must uninstall and
reinstall Horizon Agent. For patches and upgrades, you can run the new Horizon Agent installer and select
a new set of options without uninstalling the previous version.
All custom setup options are selected by default except Serial Port Redirection, Scanner Redirection, USB
Redirection, Flash Redirection, Smartcard Redirection, and VMware Horizon Instant Clone Agent.
Table 3‑2. Horizon Agent Custom Setup Options in an IPv4 Environment
Option Description
Core Installs the core functionality.
Serial Port Redirection Redirects serial COM ports that are connected to the client system so that they can be used on
the remote desktop.
This option is not selected by default. You must select the option to install it.
Serial port redirection is supported on remote desktops that are deployed on single-user
machines.
Serial port redirection is available in Horizon 6 version 6.1.1 and later releases.
Scanner Redirection Redirects scanning and imaging devices that are connected to the client system so that they
can be used on the remote desktop or application.
This option is not selected by default. You must select the option to install it.
Scanner redirection is available in Horizon 6.0.2 and later releases.
USB Redirection Gives users access to locally connected USB devices on their desktops.
USB redirection is supported on remote desktops that are deployed on single-user machines.
In addition, redirection of USB flash drives and hard disks is supported on RDS desktops and
applications.
This option is not selected by default. You must select the option to install it.
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.
VMware Horizon View
Composer Agent
Lets this virtual machine be the parent VM of a View Composer linked-clone desktop pool. If
you select this option, you cannot select the VMware Horizon Instant Clone Agent option.
VMware Horizon Instant
Clone Agent
Lets this virtual machine be the parent VM of an instant-clone desktop pool. This option is
not selected by default. If you select this option, you cannot select the VMware Horizon
View Composer Agent option.
Real-Time Audio-Video Redirects webcam and audio devices that are connected to the client system so that they can
be used on the remote desktop.
Client Drive Redirection Allows Horizon Client users to share local drives with their remote desktops.
After this option is installed, no further configuration is required on the remote desktop.
Client Drive Redirection is also supported on RDS desktops and applications and on VDI
desktops that run on unmanaged machines.
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