Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7
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Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 OCT 2020 VMware Horizon 7 7.13 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware website at: https://docs.vmware.com/ VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com © Copyright 2018-2020 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 2 Contents 1 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 8 2 Configuring Remote Desktop Features 9 Configuring Unity Touch 10 System Requirements for Unity Touch 10 Configure Favorite Applications Displayed by Unity Touch 11 Configuring Flash URL Redirection for Multicast or Unicast Streaming 13 System Requirements for Flash URL Redirection 15 Verify that the Flash URL Redirection Feature Is Installed 16 Set Up the Web Pages for Flash URL Redirection 16 Set Up Client Devices for Flash URL Redirection 17 Disable or Enable Flash URL Redirection 17 Configuring Flash Redirection 18 System Requirements for Flash Redirection 19 Install and Configure Flash Redirection 20 Use Windows Registry Settings to Configure Flash Redirection 22 Configuring HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 23 System Requirements for HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 24 Install and Configure HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 25 Install the VMware Horizon HTML5 Redirection Extension for Chrome 27 Install the VMware Horizon HTML5 Redirection Extension for Edge 28 HTML5 Multimedia Redirection Limitations 29 Configuring Browser Redirection 29 System Requirements for Browser Redirection 30 Install and Configure Browser Redirection 30 Install the VMware Horizon Browser Redirection Extension for Chrome 34 Browser Redirection Limitations 35 Configuring Geolocation Redirection 36 System Requirements for Geolocation Redirection 36 Install and Configure Geolocation Redirection 37 Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection IE Plugin 39 Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Chrome Plugin 40 Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video 41 Configuration Choices for Real-Time Audio-Video 42 System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video 42 Ensuring That Real-Time Audio-Video Is Used Instead of USB Redirection 43 Selecting Preferred Webcams and Microphones 44 Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings 45 VMware, Inc. 3 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth 48 Configuring Microsoft Teams with Real-Time Audio-Video 49 Configuring Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams 50 Configuring Scanner Redirection 53 System Requirements for Scanner Redirection 54 User Operation of Scanner Redirection 55 Configuring Scanner Redirection Group Policy Settings 56 Configuring Serial Port Redirection 60 System Requirements for Serial Port Redirection 61 User Operation of Serial Port Redirection 62 Guidelines for Configuring Serial Port Redirection 63 Configuring Serial Port Redirection Group Policy Settings 64 Configure USB to Serial Adapters 69 Managing Access to Windows Media Multimedia Redirection (MMR) 70 Enabling Multimedia Redirection in Horizon 7 71 System Requirements for Windows Media MMR 71 Use Windows Media MMR Based on Network Latency 72 Managing Access to Client Drive Redirection 73 Using Client Drive Redirection in a Unified Access Gateway Implementation 74 Use Group Policy to Disable Client Drive Redirection 74 Use Group Policy to Configure Drive Letter Behavior 75 Use Registry Settings to Configure Client Drive Redirection 76 Configuring the Drag and Drop Feature 77 Configuring Simple Device Orientation (SDO) Sensor Redirection 78 Configuring Session Collaboration 79 Configuring VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business 81 Collect Logs to Troubleshoot Skype for Business 85 Configuring VMware Integrated Printing 86 Configuring Windows Registry Settings for Cursor Event Handling 89 3 Configuring URL Content Redirection 90 Understanding URL Content Redirection 90 Requirements for URL Content Redirection 91 Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment 92 Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature 93 Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection 93 Add the URL Content Redirection ADMX Template to a GPO 94 URL Content Redirection Group Policy Settings 95 Syntax for URL Content Redirection Rules 98 Regular Expression Rules That URL Content Redirection Supports 99 Agent-to-Client Redirection Group Policy Example 101 VMware, Inc. 4 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection 102 Using the vdmutil Command-Line Utility on a Connection Server Instance 103 Syntax for the --agentURLPattern Option 104 Create a Local URL Content Redirection Setting 105 Create a Global URL Content Redirection Setting 107 Assign a URL Content Redirection Setting to a User or Group 109 Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature 110 Test a URL Content Redirection Setting 111 Managing URL Content Redirection Settings 112 Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Client-to-Agent Redirection 113 URL Content Redirection Limitations 114 Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features 114 Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows 115 Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac 117 Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for Firefox on Linux 118 4 Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications 120 Limitations Regarding USB Device Types 121 USB Redirection Recommendations 122 Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection 123 Configuring Fingerprint Scanner Redirection 124 Configuring Card Reader Redirection 124 Network Traffic and USB Redirection 125 Enabling the USB Over Session Enhancement SDK Feature 126 Automatic Connections to USB Devices 126 Deploying USB Devices in a Secure Horizon 7 Environment 127 Disabling USB Redirection for All Types of Devices 128 Disabling USB Redirection for Specific Devices 129 Using Log Files for Troubleshooting and to Determine USB Device IDs 130 Using Policies to Control USB Redirection 131 Configuring Device Splitting Policy Settings for Composite USB Devices 132 Configuring Filter Policy Settings for USB Devices 135 USB Device Families 139 USB Settings in the Horizon Agent Configuration ADMX Template 140 Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems 143 5 Configuring Policies for Desktop and Application Pools 146 Setting Policies in Horizon Administrator 147 Configure Global Policy Settings 147 Configure Policies for Desktop Pools 147 Configure Policies for Users 148 VMware, Inc. 5 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Horizon 7 Policies 148 Using Smart Policies 149 Requirements for Smart Policies 150 Installing Dynamic Environment Manager 150 Configuring Dynamic Environment Manager 150 Horizon Smart Policy Settings 151 Bandwidth Profile Reference 151 Adding Conditions to Horizon Smart Policy Definitions 152 Create a Horizon Smart Policy in Dynamic Environment Manager 154 Using Active Directory Group Policies 155 Creating an OU for Remote Desktops 156 Enabling Loopback Processing for Remote Desktops 156 Using Horizon 7 Group Policy Administrative Template Files 156 Horizon 7 ADMX Template Files 157 Add the ADMX Template Files to Active Directory 159 VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX Template Settings 160 Client System Information Sent to Remote Desktops 170 Running Commands on Horizon Desktops 175 Session Collaboration Policy Settings 175 Client Drive Redirection Policy Settings 176 VMware HTML5 Feature Policy Settings 178 VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business Policy Settings 183 VMware Horizon Performance Tracker Policy Settings 184 VMware Integrated Printing Policy Settings 184 PCoIP Policy Settings 188 PCoIP General Settings 188 PCoIP Clipboard and Drag and Drop Settings 198 PCoIP Bandwidth Settings 202 PCoIP Keyboard Settings 205 PCoIP Build-to-Lossless Feature 206 VMware Blast Policy Settings 207 Enabling Lossless Compression for VMware Blast 213 Using Remote Desktop Services Group Policies 214 Remote Desktop Services Application Compatibility Settings 214 Remote Desktop Services Connections Settings 216 RDS Device and Resource Redirection Settings 220 Remote Desktop Services Licensing Settings 226 Remote Desktop Services Printer Redirection Settings 228 RDS Profiles Settings 231 RDS Connection Server Settings 235 RDS Remote Session Environment Settings 239 VMware, Inc. 6 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Remote Desktop Services Security Settings 246 RDS Session Time Limits 251 RDS Temporary Folders Settings 255 Filtering Printers for Virtual Printing 256 Setting Up Location-Based Printing 257 Register the Location-Based Printing Group Policy DLL File 259 Configure the Location-Based Printing Group Policy 259 Location-Based Printing Group Policy Setting Syntax 260 Managing Special Unity Windows 263 Active Directory Group Policy Example 264 Create an OU for Horizon 7 Machines 264 Create GPOs for Horizon 7 Group Policies 265 Add a Horizon 7 ADMX Template File to a GPO 266 Enable Loopback Processing for Remote Desktops 266 VMware, Inc. 7 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 1 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 describes how to configure remote desktop features that are installed with Horizon Agent on virtual desktops or on an RDS host. You can also configure policies to control the behavior of desktop and application pools, machines, and users. Intended Audience This information is intended for anyone who wants to configure remote desktop features or policies