The client provides a navigation sidebar with toolbar buttons so that you can easily disconnect from a remote desktop or application or use a button click to send the equivalent of the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key combination.
Feature Support Matrix When you access a remote desktop or application from the browser-based HTML Access client, some features are not available.
Internationalization The user interface and documentation are available in English, Japanese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.
Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application Use your Active Directory credentials to connect to the remote desktops and applications that you are authorized to use.
Shortcut Key Combinations Regardless of the language used, some key combinations cannot be sent to the to a remote desktop or application.
International Keyboards When using non-English keyboards and locales, you must use certain settings in your client system, browser, and remote desktop. Some languages require you to use an IME (input method editor) on the remote desktop.
Screen Resolution If the View Administrator configures a remote desktop with the correct amount of video RAM, the Web client can resize a remote desktop to match the size of the browser window. The default configuration is 36MB of video RAM, which is comfortably more than minimum requirement of 16MB if you are not using 3D applications.
H.264 Decoding If you use a Chrome browser, you can allow H.264 decoding in the HTML Access client for remote desktop and application sessions.
Setting the Time Zone The time zone used in a remote desktop or application is automatically set to the time zone in your local machine. However, when using the HTML Access client, you might need to manually set the time zone if it cannot be correctly determined due to some daylight saving policies.
Using the Sidebar After you connect to a remote desktop or hosted application, you can use the sidebar to launch other applications and desktops, switch between running desktops and applications, and perform other actions.
Sound You can play sound in your remote desktops and applications, but some limitations apply.
Copying and Pasting Text It is possible to copy text to and from remote desktops and applications. Your View administrator can set this feature so that copy and paste operations are allowed only from your client system to a remote desktop or application, or only from a remote desktop or application to your client system, or both, or neither.
Transferring Files Between the Client and a Remote Desktop With the file transfer feature, you can transfer (upload and download) files between the client and a remote desktop. File transfer to or from applications is not supported.
Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use your client machine's webcam or microphone in a remote desktop or application. Real-Time Audio-Video is compatible with standard conferencing applications and browser-based video applications, and supports standard webcams, audio USB devices, and analog audio input.
Log Off or Disconnect With some configurations, if you disconnect from a remote desktop without logging off, applications in the desktop can remain open. You can also disconnect from a server and leave remote applications running.
Reset a Remote Desktop or Application You might need to reset a desktop or application if the application or desktop operating system stops responding. Resetting a remote desktop shuts down and restarts the desktop. Resetting your remote applications quits the applications. Unsaved data is lost.