User manual

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Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Connection Server,
Security Server, and
View Agent or
Horizon Agent
Latest maintenance release of View 5.3.x and later releases
If client systems connect from outside the corporate firewall, VMware
recommends that you use a security server. With a security server, client
systems will not require a VPN connection.
Remote applications are available on Horizon 6.0 with View and later
servers.
Display protocol for
View
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PCoIP
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RDP
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VMware Blast (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
Software Requirements
for RDP
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from Microsoft, versions 2.0
through 2.1.1. You can download this client from the Microsoft Web site.
NOTE Horizon Client for Mac OS X does not work with Microsoft Remote
Desktop 8.0 and later releases.
Smart cards
See “Smart Card Authentication Requirements,” on page 8.
System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
Real-Time Audio-Video works with standard webcam, USB audio, and analog audio devices, and with
standard conferencing applications like Skype, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. To support Real-Time Audio-
Video, your View deployment must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
View remote desktop
The desktops must have View Agent 5.3 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or
later, installed. For View Agent 5.3 desktops, the desktops must also have the
corresponding Remote Experience Agent installed. For example, if View
Agent 5.3 is installed, you must also install the Remote Experience Agent
from View 5.3 Feature Pack 1. See the View Feature Pack Installation and
Administration document for View. If you have View Agent 6.0 or later, or
Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, no feature pack is required. Real-Time Audio-
Video is not supported in RDS desktops and remote applications.
Horizon Client computer
or client access device
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The webcam and audio device drivers must be installed, and the
webcam and audio device must be operable, on the client computer. To
support Real-Time Audio-Video, you do not have to install the device
drivers on the desktop operating system where the agent is installed.
Display protocol for
View
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PCoIP
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VMware Blast (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
Real-Time Audio-Video is not supported in RDP desktop sessions.
Smart Card Authentication Requirements
Client systems that use a smart card for user authentication must meet certain requirements.
VMware tested the following smart cards:
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U.S. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC)
Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
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