User manual

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If you plan to install Horizon Client with FIPS-compliant cryptography, enable FIPS mode in the
Windows operating system before you run the client installer. See “Enabling FIPS Mode in the
Windows Client Operating System,” on page 25.
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Prerequisites for USB redirection:
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Determine whether the person who uses the client device is allowed to access locally connected
USB devices from a virtual desktop. If not, you can either deselect the USB Redirection component
that the wizard presents or install the component but disable it using GPOs.
VMware recommends that you always install the USB Redirection component and use GPOs to
control USB access. This way, if you later want to enable USB redirection for a client, you will not
need to re-install Horizon Client. For information, see the topic about the Horizon Client
Configuration ADM Template settings.
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If you plan to install the USB Redirection component, verify that the Windows Automatic Update
feature is not turned off on the client computer.
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Determine whether to use the feature that lets end users log in to Horizon Client and their virtual
desktop as the currently logged in user. Credential information that the user entered when logging in to
the client system is passed to the View Connection Server instance and ultimately to the remote
desktop. Some client operating systems do not support this feature.
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If you do not want to require end users to supply the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the View
Connection Server instance, determine the FQDN so that you can supply it during installation.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator.
2 Download the installer file.
Select the appropriate installer file, where xxxxxx is the build number and y.y.y is the version number.
Option Action
Horizon Client on 64-bit operating
systems
Select VMware-Horizon-Client-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where
y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
Horizon Client on 32-bit operating
systems
Select VMware-Horizon-Client-x86-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where y.y.y is
the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
3 Run the installation program.
The installer checks the Windows version and does not run on XP or Vista.
Option Action
Install Horizon Client without the
URL Content Redirection feature
Double-click the installer file.
Install Horizon Client with the URL
Content Redirection feature
In a command prompt window, run the installation program with the
parameter URL_FILTERING_ENABLED. For example:
VMware-Horizon-Client-x86-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /v
URL_FILTERING_ENABLED=1
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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