Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) on a Mac

To use the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser with the URL Content Redirection feature on a Mac client, you must install the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension in the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser.

You install the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension from the Chrome Web Store.

Prerequisites

Install the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser on the Mac client. For supported versions, see System Requirements for URL Content Redirection.

Procedure

1. In the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser, enter https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vmware-horizon-url-conten/lfidjngibpklhhijphdmbmedchiiolgk.
2. Click the Add extensions from other stores button at the top of the browser window and click Allow.
3. Click Add to Chrome.
4. When you are prompted to add the extension to Microsoft Edge (Chromium), click Add extension.
5. To verify that the extension is installed, click the Settings and more (…) icon in the upper-right corner of the browser window and select Extensions.
   VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper appears in the Installed extensions list.

Results

When you start Horizon Client and connect to a Connection Server instance on which the URL Content Redirection settings have been configured, Horizon Client downloads the necessary URL Content Redirection configurations to the Mac client. Restart the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser on the Mac client.