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.

To use client-to-agent redirection, perform the following configuration tasks.

• Use the vdmutil command-line utility on a Connection Server instance to create a URL Content Redirection setting that indicates, for each protocol, how Horizon Client should redirect the URLs. See Create a Local URL Content Redirection Setting or Create a Global URL Content Redirection Setting.
• Use the vdmutil command-line utility on a Connection Server instance to assign the URL Content Redirection setting to Active Directory users or groups. See Assign a URL Content Redirection Setting to a User or Group.
• Enable the URL Content Redirection feature in Horizon Agent. See Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature.
• (Windows clients only) Enable the URL Content Redirection feature in Horizon Client for Windows. See Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature.
• (Linux clients only) Install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for the Firefox browser. See Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for Firefox on Linux.
• (Windows, Mac, and Linux clients only) To use URL Content Redirection in the Chrome browser, install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension. For Windows clients, see Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows. For Mac clients, see Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac. For Linux clients, see Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on Linux.
• (Windows and Mac clients only) To use URL Content Redirection in the Microsoft Edge browser, install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension. For Windows clients, see Install the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Edge on Windows. For Mac clients, see Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Edge on a Mac.
• Verify the URL content redirection setting. See Test a URL Content Redirection Setting.

Important: You can use group policy settings to configure client-to-agent redirection rules, but using the vdmutil command-line utility is the preferred method. For information about using group policy settings, see Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Client-to-Agent Redirection. For Mac and Linux clients, you must use vdmutil to configure client-to-agent redirection. Because macOS and Linux do not support GPOs, you cannot use group policy settings to configure client-to-agent configuration if you have Mac or Linux clients.