Android, thin client, and Chromebook devices that run Horizon Client must meet certain hardware and software requirements. What to read next System Requirements for Android DevicesThe Android device on which you install Horizon Client, and the peripherals it uses, must meet certain system requirements. System Requirements for Thin ClientsYou can install Horizon Client on certain thin clients. System Requirements for ChromebooksYou can install Horizon Client on certain Chromebook models. You install Horizon Client on a Chromebook from Google Play. System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-VideoReal-Time Audio-Video works with standard audio and video devices and with standard conferencing applications such as Skype, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. To support Real-Time Audio-Video, your VMware Horizon 8 environment must meet certain software and hardware requirements. Smart Card Authentication RequirementsClient devices that use a smart card for user authentication must meet certain requirements. Fingerprint Authentication RequirementsTo use fingerprint authentication in Horizon Client, the client device on which you install Horizon Client must meet certain requirements. OPSWAT Integration RequirementsAt some companies, an administrator might integrate Unified Access Gateway with the third-party OPSWAT MetaAccess application. This integration, which is typically used on unmanaged devices in corporate bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environments, allows organizations to define device acceptance policies for Horizon Client devices. Supported Desktop Operating SystemsA Horizon administrator creates virtual machines that have a guest operating system and installs agent software in the guest operating system. End users can log in to these virtual machines from a client device. Preparing Connection Server for Horizon ClientBefore end users can connect to a server in a Horizon 8 deployment and access a remote desktop or published application, a Horizon administrator must configure certain Connection Server settings. System Requirements for Geolocation RedirectionHorizon Agent and Horizon Client, and the virtual desktop or RDS host and client machine on which you install the agent and client software, must meet certain requirements to support the Geolocation Redirection feature. Parent topic: Setup and Installation
