User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients
- System Requirements for Windows Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Scanner Redirection
- Requirements for Serial Port Redirection
- Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Flash Redirection
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Requirements for URL Content Redirection
- Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon Client
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Device Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Installing Horizon Client for Windows
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Reconnecting to a Desktop or Application
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on Your Client Desktop or Start Menu
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Working in a Remote Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for Windows Clients
- Internationalization
- Enabling Support for Onscreen Keyboards
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Using the Relative Mouse Feature for CAD and 3D Applications
- Using Scanners
- Using Serial Port Redirection
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
Installing Horizon Client for Windows 2
You can obtain the Windows-based Horizon Client installer either from the VMware Web site or from a
Web access page provided by View Connection Server. You can set various startup options for end users
after Horizon Client is installed.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Install Horizon Client for Windows,” on page 23
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“Enabling FIPS Mode in the Windows Client Operating System,” on page 25
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“Installing Horizon Client Silently,” on page 26
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“Upgrade Horizon Client Online,” on page 31
Install Horizon Client for Windows
End users open Horizon Client to connect to their virtual desktops and remote (hosted) applications from a
client system. You can run a Windows-based installer file to install all components of Horizon Client.
This procedure describes installing Horizon Client by using an interactive installation wizard. If instead you
would like to use the command-line, silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI), see
“Install Horizon Client Silently,” on page 26.
NOTE You can install the client software in a remote desktop virtual machine if that desktop is running
View Agent 6.0 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later. Companies might use this strategy, for example, if
their end users have Windows thin client devices and want to access remote applications from these thin
client devices.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the client system uses a supported operating system. See “System Requirements for
Windows Clients,” on page 10.
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Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the Horizon Client installer. This URL
might be the VMware Downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients, or it might be the
URL for a Connection Server instance.
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Verify that you can log in as an administrator on the client system.
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Verify that the domain controllers have the latest patches, enough free disk space, and can
communicate with each other. Otherwise, when you run the installer on a Windows 8.1 system, the
installer can take an unusual amount of time to finish. This problem occurs if the machine's domain
controller, or another domain controller in its hierarchy, is unresponsive or unreachable.
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