System Requirements for Browser Redirection

The remote desktops and client systems on which you install the agent and client software must meet certain requirements to support the Browser Redirection feature.

Remote desktops

• Virtual desktops must have Horizon Agent 7.10 or later installed. See the topics about installing Horizon Agent in the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 document.
• RDS hosts for published desktops must have Horizon Agent 7.10 or later installed. See the topics about installing Horizon Agent in the Setting Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document.
• The VMware Browser Redirection group policy settings must be configured on the Active Directory server. See Install and Configure Browser Redirection.
• The Chrome browser must be installed.
• The VMware Horizon Browser Redirection extension must be installed in the Chrome browser. See Install the VMware Horizon Browser Redirection Extension for Chrome.

Client system

Horizon Client 5.2 for Windows or later must be installed with the Support for HTML5 Multimedia Redirection and Browser Redirection custom setup option selected. This option is selected by default. See the topics about installing Horizon Client in the VMware Horizon Client for Windows Installation and Setup Guide document. Only Windows client systems are supported.

Display protocol for the remote session

• PCoIP
• VMware Blast