With the URL Content Redirection feature, you can configure specific URLs to open on the client machine or in a remote desktop or published application. You can redirect URLs that users type in the Internet Explorer address bar or in an application.
Understanding URL Content Redirection The URL Content Redirection feature supports redirection from a remote desktop or published application to a client, and from a client to a remote desktop or published application.
System Requirements for URL Content Redirection To use the URL Content Redirection feature, your client machines, remote desktop machines, and RDS hosts must meet certain requirements.
Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment If you have a Cloud Pod Architecture environment, you can configure global URL content redirection settings in addition to local URL content redirection settings.
Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature To use URL content redirection from a remote desktop or published application to a client (agent-to-client redirection), or from a client to a remote desktop or published application (client-to-agent redirection), you must enable the URL Content Redirection feature when you install Horizon Agent .
Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection With agent-to-client redirection, Horizon Agent sends the URL to Horizon Client , which opens the default application for the protocol in the URL.
Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection With client-to-agent redirection, Horizon Client opens a remote desktop or published application to handle a URL link that a user clicks on the client. If a remote desktop is opened, the default application for the protocol in the URL processes the URL. If a published application is opened, the published application processes the URL.
URL Content Redirection Limitations The behavior of the URL Content Redirection feature might have certain unexpected results.
Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features The URL Content Redirection feature does not work in certain circumstances.
Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows To use the Chrome browser with the URL Content Redirection feature on a Windows client or Windows agent machine, you must install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension for Chrome.
Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac To use the Chrome browser with the URL Content Redirection feature on a Mac client, you must enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension for Chrome.
Install the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Edge on Windows To use the Edge browser with the URL Content Redirection feature on a Windows client or Windows agent machine, you must install the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension in the Edge browser.
Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Edge on a Mac To use the Edge browser with the URL Content Redirection feature on a Mac client, you must install the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension in the Edge browser.
Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for Firefox on Linux To use the Firefox browser for client-to-agent URL content redirection from a Linux client, you must install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for Firefox.
Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on Linux To use the Chrome browser for client-to-agent URL content redirection from a Linux client, you must install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension for Chrome.