You can configure H.264 decoding and network protocol options for remote desktop and application sessions that use the VMware Blast display protocol.

About this task

Prerequisites

This feature requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later.

Procedure

  1. Open Settings and tap VMware Blast.

    If you are connected to a remote desktop or application in full-screen mode, tap the Horizon Client Tools radial menu icon and tap the gear icon to access Settings. If you are not using full-screen mode, Settings is in the menu in the upper right corner of the Horizon Client toolbar. If you are not connected to a remote desktop or application, tap the gear icon in the upper right corner of the Horizon Client screen.

  2. Configure the decoding and network protocol options.

    Option

    Description

    H.264

    Select this option to allow H.264 decoding in Horizon Client. When this option is selected (the default setting), Horizon Client uses H.264 decoding if the agent supports H.264 software encoding. If the agent does not support H.264 software encoding, Horizon Client uses JPG/PNG decoding.

    Deselect this option to always use JPG/PNG decoding.

    UDP

    Select this option to allow UDP networking in Horizon Client. When this option is selected (the default setting), Horizon Client uses UDP networking if UDP connectivity is available. If UDP networking is blocked, Horizon Client uses TCP networking.

    Deselect this option to always use TCP networking.

    Note:

    UDP is disabled by default on a Horizon remote desktop. For UDP to work, it must be enabled on the desktop, the client, and the Blast Secure Gateway (BSG).

Results

Your changes take effect the next time a user connects to a remote desktop or application and selects the VMware Blast display protocol. Your changes do not affect existing VMware Blast sessions.