Specifications

The data on each local system is encrypted with AES. 128-bit encryption is the default, but you can configure
192-bit or 256-bit encryption. The desktop has a lifetime controlled through policy. If the client loses contact
with View Connection Server, the maximum time without server contact is the period in which the user can
continue to use the desktop before the user is refused access. Similarly, if user access is removed, the client
system becomes inaccessible when the cache expires or after the client detects this change through View
Connection Server.
View Client with Local Mode has the following limitations and restrictions:
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You must have a View license that includes the Local Mode component.
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End users cannot access their local desktop while rollbacks and check-ins are taking place.
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This feature is available only for virtual machines that are managed by vCenter Server.
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Assigning application packages created with VMware ThinApp is not supported on local desktops.
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For security reasons, you cannot access the host CD-ROM from within the View desktop.
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Also for security reasons, you cannot copy and paste text or system objects such as files and folders between
the local system and the View desktop.
Accessing USB Devices Connected to a Local Computer
Administrators can configure the ability to use USB devices, such as thumb flash drives, VoIP (voice-over-IP)
devices, and printers, from a View desktop. This feature is called USB redirection.
When you use this feature, most USB devices that are attached to the local client system become available from
a menu in View Client. You use the menu to connect and disconnect the devices.
USB devices that do not appear in the menu, but are available in a View desktop, include smart card readers
and human interface devices such as keyboards and pointing devices. The View desktop and the local computer
use these devices at the same time.
This feature has the following limitations:
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When you access a USB device from a menu in View Client and use the device in a View desktop, you
cannot access the device on the local computer.
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USB redirection is not supported on Windows 2000 systems or for View desktops sourced from Microsoft
Terminal Servers.
Printing from a View Desktop
The virtual printing feature allows end users with View Client on Windows systems to use local or network
printers from a View desktop without requiring that additional print drivers be installed in the View desktop.
For each printer available through this feature, you can set preferences for data compression, print quality,
double-sided printing, color, and so on.
After a printer is added on the local Windows computer, View adds that printer to the list of available printers
on the View desktop. No further configuration is required. Users who have administrator privileges can still
install printer drivers on the View desktop without creating a conflict with the virtual printing component.
To send print jobs to a USB printer, you can either use the USB redirection feature or use the virtual printing
feature.
In addition, the location-based printing capabilities as of View 4.5 allow IT organizations to map View desktops
to the printer that is closest to the endpoint client device. For example, as a doctor moves from room to room
in a hospital, each time the doctor prints a document, the print job is sent to the nearest printer.
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