Specifications

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Chapter 8 Component Policies
Redirect clipboard Thissettingdeterminesiflocalclipboardinformationwill
beautomaticallyredirectedwhenclientsconnecttothe
remotedesktop.
Redirect supported plug and
play devices
Determinesiflocalplugandplayandpointofsale
devicesareautomaticallyredirectedwhenclientsconnect
totheremotedesktop.Thisisnotthesameasthe
redirectionmanagedbythe
USBRedirectioncomponent
ofViewAgent.
Bitmap caching Determinesifremotebitmapsarecachedonthelocal
computer.
Shadow bitmaps Determinesifshadowbitmapsshouldbeused.
Shadowbitmapsarealwaysdisabledinfullscreenmode,
thereforethispropertyhasnoeffectwheninfullscreen
mode.
Cache persistence active Determinesifpersistentbitmapcachingshouldbe
used.
Persistentcachingcanimproveperformancebutrequires
additionaldiskspace.
Enable compression DeterminesifthecompressionofRDPdataisused,andis
enabledbydefault.
Windows key combination
redirection
DetermineswhereWindowskeycombinationsare
applied.
Whenthispropertyisenabled,theavailablesettingsare:
 Apply key combinations locally
 Send key combinations to VM
Enable Credential Security
Service
SpecifieswhethertheViewdesktopconnectionuses
NetworkLevelAuthentication(NLA).InWindowsVista,
remotedesktopconnectionsrequireNLAbydefault.
IftheguestoperatingsystemrequiresNLAforremote
desktopconnections,youmustenablethissettingorView
ClientwillnotbeabletoconnecttotheViewdesktop.
Inadditiontoenablingthissetting,youmustalsoverify
thatthefollowingconditionsaremet:
 Boththeclientandguestoperatingsystemssupport
NLA.
 DirectclientconnectionsareenabledfortheView
ConnectionServerinstance.Tunneledconnections
arenotsupportedwithNLA.
 TheViewSecureAuthenticationcomponentisnot
installedinViewAgentontheguestoperating
system.Singlesign‐onisnotsupportedwithNLA.
Table 8-19. View Client Configuration Properties – RDP Settings (Continued)
Property Description