Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 SEP 2019 VMware Horizon 7 7.10 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/ If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to [email protected] VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com © Copyright 2018-2019 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 10 Configuring Flash URL Redirection for Multicast or Unicast Streaming 13 System Requirements for Flash URL Redirection 14 Verify that the Flash URL Redirection Feature Is Installed 15 Set Up the Web Pages That Provide Multicast or Unicast Streams 16 Set Up Client Devices for Flash URL Redirection 16 Disable or Enable Flash URL Redirection 17 Configuring Flash Redirection 17 System Requirements for Flash Redirection 19 Install and Configure Flash Redirection 19 Use Windows Registry Settings to Configure Flash Redirection 22 Configuring HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 23 System Requirements for HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 23 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 28 Configuring Browser Redirection 29 System Requirements for Browser Redirection 29 Install and Configure Browser Redirection 30 Install the VMware Horizon Browser Redirection Extension for Chrome 33 Browser Redirection Limitations 34 Configuring Geolocation Redirection 35 System Requirements for Geolocation Redirection 35 Install and Configure Geolocation Redirection 37 Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection IE Plugin 38 Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Chrome Plugin 39 Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video 40 Configuration Choices for Real-Time Audio-Video 40 System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video 41 Ensuring That Real-Time Audio-Video Is Used Instead of USB Redirection 42 Selecting Preferred Webcams and Microphones 43 Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings 44 VMware, Inc. 3 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth 47 Configuring Microsoft Teams with Real-Time Audio-Video 47 Configuring Scanner Redirection 48 System Requirements for Scanner Redirection 49 User Operation of Scanner Redirection 50 Configuring Scanner Redirection Group Policy Settings 51 Configuring Serial Port Redirection 55 System Requirements for Serial Port Redirection 56 User Operation of Serial Port Redirection 57 Guidelines for Configuring Serial Port Redirection 58 Configuring Serial Port Redirection Group Policy Settings 59 Configure USB to Serial Adapters 64 Managing Access to Windows Media Multimedia Redirection (MMR) 65 Enabling Multimedia Redirection in Horizon 7 65 System Requirements for Windows Media MMR 66 Determine Whether to Use Windows Media MMR Based on Network Latency 67 Managing Access to Client Drive Redirection 68 Using Client Drive Redirection in a Unified Access Gateway Implementation 69 Use Group Policy to Disable Client Drive Redirection 69 Use Group Policy to Configure Drive Letter Behavior 70 Use Registry Settings to Configure Client Drive Redirection 71 Configuring the Drag and Drop Feature 72 Configuring Simple Device Orientation (SDO) Sensor Redirection 73 Configuring Session Collaboration 74 Configuring VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business 75 Collect Logs to Troubleshoot Skype for Business 79 Configuring VMware Integrated Printing Redirection 80 3 Configuring URL Content Redirection 84 Understanding URL Content Redirection 84 Requirements for URL Content Redirection 85 Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment 86 Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature 86 Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection 87 Add the URL Content Redirection ADMX Template to a GPO 87 URL Content Redirection Group Policy Settings 88 Syntax for URL Content Redirection Rules 90 Regular Expression Rules That URL Content Redirection Supports 91 Agent-to-Client Redirection Group Policy Example 93 Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection 93 Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature 94 VMware, Inc. 4 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Using the vdmutil Command-Line Utility 95 Syntax for the --agentURLPattern Option 97 Create a Local URL Content Redirection Setting 97 Create a Global URL Content Redirection Setting 99 Assign a URL Content Redirection Setting to a User or Group 101 Test a URL Content Redirection Setting 102 Managing URL Content Redirection Settings 103 Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Client-to-Agent Redirection 104 URL Content Redirection Limitations 105 Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features 105 Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows 106 Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac 108 4 Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications 109 Limitations Regarding USB Device Types 110 USB Redirection Recommendations 111 Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection 111 Configuring Fingerprint Scanner Redirection 112 Configuring Card Reader Redirection 113 Network Traffic and USB Redirection 114 Enabling the USB Over Session Enhancement SDK Feature 114 Automatic Connections to USB Devices 115 Deploying USB Devices in a Secure Horizon 7 Environment 115 Disabling USB Redirection for All Types of Devices 116 Disabling USB Redirection for Specific Devices 117 Using Log Files for Troubleshooting and to Determine USB Device IDs 118 Using Policies to Control USB Redirection 119 Configuring Device Splitting Policy Settings for Composite USB Devices 120 Configuring Filter Policy Settings for USB Devices 123 USB Device Families 126 USB Settings in the Horizon Agent Configuration ADMX Template 127 Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems 130 5 Configuring Policies for Desktop and Application Pools 133 Setting Policies in Horizon Administrator 134 Configure Global Policy Settings 134 Configure Policies for Desktop Pools 134 Configure Policies for Users 135 Horizon 7 Policies 135 Using Smart Policies 136 Requirements for Smart Policies 136 VMware, Inc. 5 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Installing Dynamic Environment Manager 136 Configuring Dynamic Environment Manager 137 Horizon Smart Policy Settings 138 Bandwidth Profile Reference 139 Adding Conditions to Horizon Smart Policy Definitions 139 Create a Horizon Smart Policy in Dynamic Environment Manager 142 Using Active Directory Group Policies 143 Creating an OU for Remote Desktops 144 Enabling Loopback Processing for Remote Desktops 144 Using Horizon 7 Group Policy Administrative Template Files 144 Horizon 7 ADMX Template Files 145 Add the ADMX Template Files to Active Directory 146 VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX Template Settings 147 Client System Information Sent to Remote Desktops 155 Running Commands on Horizon Desktops 159 Session Collaboration Policy Settings 159 Client Drive Redirection Policy Settings 160 VMware HTML5 Feature Policy Settings 162 VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business Policy Settings 165 VMware Horizon Performance Tracker Policy Settings 166 VMware Integrated Printing Policy Settings 167 PCoIP Policy Settings 168 PCoIP General Settings 169 PCoIP Clipboard and Drag and Drop Settings 178 PCoIP Bandwidth Settings 182 PCoIP Keyboard Settings 185 PCoIP Build-to-Lossless Feature 186 VMware Blast Policy Settings 187 Enabling Lossless Compression for VMware Blast 192 Using Remote Desktop Services Group Policies 193 RDS Application Compatibility Settings 193 RDS Connections Settings 195 RDS Device and Resource Redirection Settings 199 RDS Licensing Settings 204 RDS Printer Redirection Settings 207 RDS Profiles Settings 209 RDS Connection Server Settings 212 RDS Remote Session Environment Settings 216 RDS Security Settings 222 RDS Session Time Limits 226 RDS Temporary Folders Settings 231 VMware, Inc. 6 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 Filtering Printers for Virtual Printing 231 Setting Up Location-Based Printing 232 Register the Location-Based Printing Group Policy DLL File 234 Configure the Location-Based Printing Group Policy 234 Location-Based Printing Group Policy Setting Syntax 235 Managing Special Unity Windows 237 Active Directory Group Policy Example 239 Create an OU for Horizon 7 Machines 239 Create GPOs for Horizon 7 Group Policies 240 Add a Horizon 7 ADMX Template File to a GPO 240 Enable Loopback Processing for Remote Desktops 241 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 on virtual desktops or RDS hosts. The information is written for Windows system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and data center operations. VMware, Inc. 8 Configuring