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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.
Requirements for Scanner Redirection
You can scan information into your remote desktops and applications with scanners that are connected to
your local client system.
To use this feature, your remote desktops, applications, and client computers must meet certain system
requirements
View remote desktop
The remote desktops must have View Agent 6.0.2 or later, or Horizon Agent
7.0 or later, installed with the Scanner Redirection setup option, on the
parent or template virtual machines or RDS hosts. On Windows desktop and
Windows Server guest operating systems, the Horizon Agent Scanner
Redirection setup option is deselected by default.
For information about which guest operating systems are supported on
single-user virtual machines and on RDS hosts, and for information about
configuring scanner redirection in remote desktops and applications, see
"Configure Scanner Redirection," in Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in
View.
Horizon Client computer
or client access device
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Scanner redirection is supported on Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and
Windows 10.
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The scanner device drivers must be installed, and the scanner must be
operable, on the client computer. You do not need to install the scanner
device drivers on the remote desktop operating system where the agent
is installed.
Scanning device
standard
TWAIN or WIA
Display protocol for
View
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PCoIP
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VMware Blast Extreme (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
Scanner redirection is not supported in RDP desktop sessions.
Requirements for Serial Port Redirection
With this feature, users can redirect locally connected, serial (COM) ports, such as built-in RS232 ports or
USB to Serial adapters, to their remote desktops. To support serial port redirection, your View deployment
must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
View remote desktop
The remote desktops must have View Agent 6.1.1 or later, or Horizon Agent
7.0 or later, installed with the Serial Port Redirection setup option, on the
parent or template virtual machines. This setup option is deselected by
default.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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