With the serial port redirection feature, end users can redirect locally connected serial (COM) ports, such as built-in RS232 ports or USB to Serial adapters, to their remote desktops and published applications. To support serial port redirection, your VMware Horizon deployment must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
- Virtual desktops
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Horizon Agent must be installed with the Serial Port Redirection setup option selected. This setup option is deselected by default.
The following operating systems are supported on virtual desktops.
- 64-bit Windows 7
- 64-bit Windows 8.x
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
Note: Horizon Agent 2006 and later does not support Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Window Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 R2.Serial port device drivers do not need to be installed in the virtual desktop.
- Published desktops and published applications
- RDS hosts must have Horizon Agent 7.6 or later installed with the Serial Port Redirection setup option selected. This setup option is deselected by default.
- Horizon Client computer or client access device
- Serial port redirection is supported on Windows 10 client systems. Any required serial port device drivers must be installed and the serial port must be operable.
- Display protocols
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- PCoIP
- VMware Blast
Serial port redirection is not supported in RDP desktop sessions.
For information about configuring serial port redirection, see "Configuring Serial Port Redirection" in the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon document.
