Edit General Settings

Option	Description
Networks	The Networks list shows a list of your currently used networks. This list is not editable. To edit or add networks, contact your service provider.
Default Domain	Default domain that you are editing.
Session Timeout	Client Heartbeat Interval - Controls the interval between Horizon Client heartbeats and connected state. These heartbeats report to the broker the amount of idle time that has passed. Idle time occurs when no interaction occurs with the end-point device, as opposed to idle time in the desktop session. In large desktop deployments, setting the activity heartbeats at longer intervals might reduce network traffic and increase performance. Client Idle User - Maximum time that a user can be idle while connected to the tenant. When this maximum is reached, the user is disconnected from all active Horizon Client Desktop sessions. The user must reauthenticate to reaccess the Horizon Client. Note: Set the Client Idle User timeout to be at least double the Client Heartbeat Interval to avoid unexpected disconnects from desktops. Client Broker Session - Maximum time that a Horizon Client instance can be connected to the tenant before its authentication expires. The timeout count starts each time you authenticate. When this timeout occurs, you can continue to work. If you perform an action that causes communication to the broker, such as changing settings, the system requires you to reauthenticate and log back in to the desktop. Note: The Client Broker Session timeout must be at least equal to the sum of the Client Heartbeat Interval and the Client Idle User timeout. User Portal Timeout - How long you can be on the User Portal when you try to broker a connection before you must log in again. Admin Portal Timeout - How much idle time can pass in the Administration Console before the session times out.
HTML Access	Cleanup credentials when the tab is closed - Controls whether to delete credentials of the broker session when an HTML Access portal connection tab is closed.
RDSH Farm	Defines policy parameters for RDSH farms. Session Lifetime Reminder Message - This message reminds users that they will be logged off after a specified grace period. Default message is "Dear user, your session has reached the maximum lifetime, you will be logged off in {0} minutes". The value specified in the Grace Period text box replaces {0} in the message seen by the user. Grace Period - Interval of time after which user is logged off following Session Lifetime Reminder Message.
Desktop Assignment Options	Use this setting to configure the displayed virtual desktops' names seen by your end users when they access their assigned virtual desktops using their end-user clients. This setting applies only to virtual desktops provisioned by a dedicated VDI desktop assignment. For information about desktop assignments, see Types of Assignments. Initially, when an end user logs in to their end-user client and sees a desktop newly provisioned from a dedicated VDI desktop assignment, the client displays the name of the dedicated VDI desktop assignment. At this time, a specific desktop virtual machine (VM) is not yet assigned to that end user as their dedicated desktop VM. When that end user takes the step to launch the virtual desktop for the first time, the system dedicates that specific desktop VM to that user as a result of that initial launch. Then for subsequent desktop launches, the name for that desktop that appears in that end user's client depends on the setting you select here. Important: When you change the setting, it can take up to 5 minutes for the update to take effect. This option does not apply to end-user connections using Workspace ONE Access. When an end user uses Workspace ONE Access to access a desktop entitled to them from a dedicated VDI desktop assignment, Workspace ONE Access displays the assignment name and the user's Horizon Client and HTML Access portal displays the VM name for subsequent desktop launches. When the toggle Enable Dedicated Desktop Assignment Name is disabled, the end user's client displays the name of the virtual desktop's underlying VM. Displaying the VM name is the legacy behavior. When the toggle Enable Dedicated Desktop Assignment Name is enabled, the end user's client continues to display the name of the dedicated VDI desktop assignment that provisions the virtual desktop, even for subsequent desktop launches.
Outbound Proxy Options	Use Proxy - Allows you to configure an outbound proxy to access Internet services. To configure a proxy: Click Edit. Select Yes. Proxy configuration text boxes display. Enter information as follows. Proxy - Hostname or IP address for your proxy server. Port - Port number specified in your proxy server configuration. Username - [Optional] Proxy authentication user name. Only required if the proxy requires authentication. Basic authentication is supported. Password/Verify Password - [Optional] Proxy authentication user password. Only required if the proxy requires authentication. Basic authentication is supported. Proxy Validation URL - URL to validate that the URL can be reached through the configured proxy. By default, https://www.vmware.com is used. Click Test Proxy Status to verify that the validation URL can be reached through the configured proxy setting.
Domain Security Settings	Use these settings to prevent communication of Active Directory domain names to unauthenticated users using the various Horizon clients. These settings govern whether the Active Directory domain information is sent to the client and, if sent, how it is displayed in the end-user clients' login screens. For details, see Domain Security Settings on General Settings Page. Important: The combination of options selected here changes the user experience in the clients. Certain combinations can set requirements on how your end users specify their domain information in the client login screen, especially when using older clients, command-line clients, and when your environment is configured with multiple Active Directory domains. How these settings affect the client user experience depends on the client. You might need to balance your desired end-user experience according to your organization's security policies. For more information, see Domain Security Settings on General Settings Page.
Monitoring	Enable User Session Information - This feature allows user and domain data to be used by the Cloud Monitoring Service (CMS) for reports on the Reports page. If it is disabled, the following are not provided: The Unique User Summary feature of the Utilization report The Session History report
Notifications	Enter email addresses, separated by a comma, for the users you want to receive notifications for system issues such as AD connectivity and authentication failure. Note: Site24x7 integration must be completed for this feature to be functional.
Contact Info	Contact information for administrator and technical support.

Networks

The Networks list shows a list of your currently used networks. This list is not editable. To edit or add networks, contact your service provider.

Default Domain

Default domain that you are editing.

Session Timeout

Client Heartbeat Interval - Controls the interval between Horizon Client heartbeats and connected state. These heartbeats report to the broker the amount of idle time that has passed. Idle time occurs when no interaction occurs with the end-point device, as opposed to idle time in the desktop session. In large desktop deployments, setting the activity heartbeats at longer intervals might reduce network traffic and increase performance.
Client Idle User - Maximum time that a user can be idle while connected to the tenant. When this maximum is reached, the user is disconnected from all active Horizon Client Desktop sessions. The user must reauthenticate to reaccess the Horizon Client.
Note: Set the Client Idle User timeout to be at least double the Client Heartbeat Interval to avoid unexpected disconnects from desktops.
Client Broker Session - Maximum time that a Horizon Client instance can be connected to the tenant before its authentication expires. The timeout count starts each time you authenticate. When this timeout occurs, you can continue to work. If you perform an action that causes communication to the broker, such as changing settings, the system requires you to reauthenticate and log back in to the desktop.
Note: The Client Broker Session timeout must be at least equal to the sum of the Client Heartbeat Interval and the Client Idle User timeout.
User Portal Timeout - How long you can be on the User Portal when you try to broker a connection before you must log in again.
Admin Portal Timeout - How much idle time can pass in the Administration Console before the session times out.

HTML Access

Cleanup credentials when the tab is closed - Controls whether to delete credentials of the broker session when an HTML Access portal connection tab is closed.

RDSH Farm

Defines policy parameters for RDSH farms.

Session Lifetime Reminder Message - This message reminds users that they will be logged off after a specified grace period.
Default message is "Dear user, your session has reached the maximum lifetime, you will be logged off in {0} minutes". The value specified in the Grace Period text box replaces {0} in the message seen by the user.
Grace Period - Interval of time after which user is logged off following Session Lifetime Reminder Message.

Desktop Assignment Options

Use this setting to configure the displayed virtual desktops' names seen by your end users when they access their assigned virtual desktops using their end-user clients. This setting applies only to virtual desktops provisioned by a dedicated VDI desktop assignment. For information about desktop assignments, see Types of Assignments.

Initially, when an end user logs in to their end-user client and sees a desktop newly provisioned from a dedicated VDI desktop assignment, the client displays the name of the dedicated VDI desktop assignment. At this time, a specific desktop virtual machine (VM) is not yet assigned to that end user as their dedicated desktop VM. When that end user takes the step to launch the virtual desktop for the first time, the system dedicates that specific desktop VM to that user as a result of that initial launch. Then for subsequent desktop launches, the name for that desktop that appears in that end user's client depends on the setting you select here.

Important:

When you change the setting, it can take up to 5 minutes for the update to take effect.
This option does not apply to end-user connections using Workspace ONE Access. When an end user uses Workspace ONE Access to access a desktop entitled to them from a dedicated VDI desktop assignment, Workspace ONE Access displays the assignment name and the user's Horizon Client and HTML Access portal displays the VM name for subsequent desktop launches.

When the toggle Enable Dedicated Desktop Assignment Name is disabled, the end user's client displays the name of the virtual desktop's underlying VM. Displaying the VM name is the legacy behavior.
When the toggle Enable Dedicated Desktop Assignment Name is enabled, the end user's client continues to display the name of the dedicated VDI desktop assignment that provisions the virtual desktop, even for subsequent desktop launches.

Outbound Proxy Options

Use Proxy - Allows you to configure an outbound proxy to access Internet services. To configure a proxy:

Click Edit.
Select Yes.
Proxy configuration text boxes display.
Enter information as follows.
- Proxy - Hostname or IP address for your proxy server.
- Port - Port number specified in your proxy server configuration.
- Username - [Optional] Proxy authentication user name. Only required if the proxy requires authentication. Basic authentication is supported.
- Password/Verify Password - [Optional] Proxy authentication user password. Only required if the proxy requires authentication. Basic authentication is supported.
- Proxy Validation URL - URL to validate that the URL can be reached through the configured proxy. By default, https://www.vmware.com is used.
Click Test Proxy Status to verify that the validation URL can be reached through the configured proxy setting.

Domain Security Settings

Use these settings to prevent communication of Active Directory domain names to unauthenticated users using the various Horizon clients. These settings govern whether the Active Directory domain information is sent to the client and, if sent, how it is displayed in the end-user clients' login screens. For details, see Domain Security Settings on General Settings Page.

Important: The combination of options selected here changes the user experience in the clients. Certain combinations can set requirements on how your end users specify their domain information in the client login screen, especially when using older clients, command-line clients, and when your environment is configured with multiple Active Directory domains. How these settings affect the client user experience depends on the client. You might need to balance your desired end-user experience according to your organization's security policies. For more information, see Domain Security Settings on General Settings Page.

Monitoring

Enable User Session Information - This feature allows user and domain data to be used by the Cloud Monitoring Service (CMS) for reports on the Reports page. If it is disabled, the following are not provided:

The Unique User Summary feature of the Utilization report
The Session History report

Notifications

Enter email addresses, separated by a comma, for the users you want to receive notifications for system issues such as AD connectivity and authentication failure.

Note: Site24x7 integration must be completed for this feature to be functional.

Contact Info

Contact information for administrator and technical support.

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