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Configuring Horizon Client for End
Users 3
Horizon Client provides several configuration mechanisms to simplify the login and desktop selection
experience for end users, and also to enforce security policies.
The following table shows only some of the configuration settings that you can set in one or more ways.
Table 3‑1. Common Configuration Settings
Setting Mechanisms for Configuring
View Connection Server address URI, Group Policy, Command Line, Windows Registry
Active Directory user name URI, Group Policy, Command Line, Windows Registry
Domain name URI, Group Policy, Command Line, Windows Registry
Desktop display name URI, Group Policy, Command Line
Window size URI, Group Policy, Command Line
Display protocol URI, Command Line
Configuring certificate checking Group Policy, Windows Registry
Configuring SSL protocols and
cryptographic algorithms
Group Policy, Windows Registry
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client,” on page 33
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“Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users,” on page 38
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“Configuring Advanced TLS/SSL Options,” on page 40
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“Using the Group Policy Template to Configure VMware Horizon Client for Windows,” on page 41
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“Running Horizon Client from the Command Line,” on page 54
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“Using the Windows Registry to Configure Horizon Client,” on page 57
Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
Using uniform resource identifiers (URIs), you can create a Web page or an email with links that end users
click to launch Horizon Client, connect to Connection Server, and launch a specific desktop or application
with specific configuration options.
You can simplify the process of connecting to a remote desktop or application by creating Web or email
links for end users. You create these links by constructing URIs that provide some or all of the following
information, so that your end users do not need to supply it:
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Connection Server address
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