The VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX template file (vdm_agent.admx) contains policy settings related to the VMware HTML5 features.

General VMware HTML5 Feature Settings

General VMware HTML5 feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features folder.

Table 1. General VMware HTML5 Feature Settings
Setting Description
Enable VMware HTML5 Features

Enables the VMware HTML5 features. You must enable this setting to use the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection, Geolocation Redirection, or Browser Redirection feature. This setting takes effect at the next logon.

Disable Automatically Detect Intranet

When the policy is enabled, the intranet settings "Include all local (intranet) sites not listed in other zones" and "Include all sites that bypass the proxy server" are disabled during the next logon.

When this policy is disabled, no changes are made to the IE Local intranet zone.

Important: You must enable this setting if you enable the Edge browser for the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature or enable the Geolocation Redirection feature.

VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection Feature Settings

VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features > VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection folder.

Table 2. VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection Policy Settings
Setting Description
Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection

Enables the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature. This setting takes effect at the next logon.

Enable URL list for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection

Specifies which websites use the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature.

Enter the list of URLs for the websites that can redirect HTML5 multimedia content in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs.

For example, to redirect all videos on YouTube, enter https://www.youtube.com/*. To redirect all videos on Vimeo, enter https://www.vimeo.com/*.

Leave the Value column blank.

Enable Chrome Browser for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection

This policy is used only when the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature is enabled. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection setting.

Enable Edge Browser for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection

This policy is used only when the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature is enabled. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection setting.

VMware Geolocation Redirection Feature Settings

VMware Geolocation Redirection feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features > VMware Geolocation Redirection folder.

Table 3. VMware Geolocation Redirection Settings
Setting Description
Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection Enables the Geolocation Redirection feature. This setting takes effect at the next logon.
Enable URL list for VMware Geolocation Redirection Specifies which websites use the Geolocation Redirection feature.

Enter the list of URLs for the websites that can redirect geolocation information in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs.

For example, to specify all YouTube videos, enter https://www.youtube.com/*. To specify all Vimeo videos, enter https://www.vimeo.com/*.

Leave the Value column blank.

Set the minimum distance for which to report location updates Specifies the minimum distance, in meters, between a location update in the client and the last update reported to the agent for which the new location must be reported to the agent.

By default, the minimum distance used is 75 meters.

VMware Browser Redirection Feature Settings

VMware Browser Redirection feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features > VMware Browser Redirection folder.

Table 4. VMware Browser Redirection Settings
Setting Description
Enable VMware Browser Redirection Enables the Browser Redirection feature.
Enable URL list for VMware Browser Redirection Specifies all the URLs for the Browser Redirection feature. Users can visit these URLs by entering them in either the Chrome address bar or the custom address bar. Users can also visit these URLs by navigating to them starting from another URL in the list, or from any agent-side rendered page.

Enter the URLs in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs. Match patterns must follow https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/match_patterns.

For example, to specify all YouTube content, enter https://www.youtube.com/*.

Leave the Value column blank.

Enable Navigation URL list for VMware Browser Redirection Specifies the URLs that a user is allowed to navigate to from a URL specified in the Enable URL list for VMware Browser Redirection white list., either by entering the URL directly in the custom address bar, or by navigating to the URL starting from a URL in the white list.

Users cannot visit these URLs directly by typing them into the Chrome address bar or by navigating to them from an agent-side rendered page.

Enter the list of URLs in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs. Match patterns must follow https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/match_patterns.

For example, to specify all YouTube content, enter https://www.youtube.com/*.

Leave the Value column blank.
Enable automatic fallback after a whitelist violation When this setting is enabled, if a user navigates to a URL that is not specified in one of the Browser Redirection white lists, either by entering it in the custom address bar or by navigating to it starting from a URL in either white list, redirection stops for that tab and the URL is fetched and displayed on the agent instead.
Note: If a user attempts to navigate to a URL that is not specified in the Enable URL list for VMware Browser Redirection setting, the tab always falls back to fetching and rendering the URL on the agent, regardless of whether this setting is enabled.
Show a page with error information before automatic fallback When this setting is enabled, and a white list violation occurs, a page appears that shows a five-second count down. After five seconds have elapsed, the tab falls back to fetching and rendering the URL that caused the violation on the agent. If this setting is disabled, the five-second warning page does not appear.

This setting takes effect only if the Enable automatic fallback after a whitelist violation setting is also enabled.

VMware WebRTC Redirection Features Settings

General VMware HTML5 feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features > VMware WebRTC Redirection Features folder.

Table 5. VMware WebRTC Redirection Features Settings
Setting Description
Enable datachannel for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams

This setting is used to enable or disable the data channel for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams.

If "Enabled", the data channel can be used for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams, and features that require the data channel are available (for example, live captions).

If "Disabled", the data channel cannot be used for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams, and features that require the data channel are not available.

If "Not Configured", the data channel is enabled.

Enable E911 for Microsoft Teams While Microsoft Teams runs in optimized mode, the client sends E911 data to Microsoft.

To disable sharing E911 data with Microsoft, select "Disabled".

If "Enabled or "Not Configured", client E911 is shared with Microsoft.
Enable Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams Enable this policy to apply Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams. If the policy is not configured, it is disabled.
Enable sharing the client desktop screen while remoting the Microsoft Teams application in application sharing mode If you enable this policy, when you use the screen share feature in Microsoft Teams in a remote desktop, the screen share feature will share the client desktop screen instead of the remote desktop screen. Disable the policy to disable the screen share feature in application sharing mode. If the policy is not configured, the screen share will share the client desktop screen by default.
Enable software acoustic echo cancellation for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams

This setting is used to configure Software Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams.

If "Enabled"; AEC is enabled in the software. Check "Use recommended AEC algorithm" for optimal audio quality and performance. Uncheck "Use recommended AEC algorithm" to use an AEC algorithm that uses less CPU but compromises audit quality. This option is useful for low end processors with low floating point power. Using the recommended AEC algorithm is strongly recommended and is ideal in most cases.

If "Disabled", AEC is disabled in the software and is longer used.

If "Not Configured", AEC is enabled in the software using the recommended algorithm. When using Windows client, software AEC is used if hardware AEC is not available. If hardware AEC is available (for example, if the headset has built-in AEC), software AEC is not used. When using a non-Windows client, the software AEC is used irrespective of whether hardware AEC is available.