You can use the silent installation feature of Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In (formerly View Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In). In a silent installation, you use the command line and do not have to respond to wizard prompts.
With silent installation, you can efficiently deploy Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In in a large enterprise. For more information on Windows Installer, see "Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options" in the
Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8 document. Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In supports the following MSI properties.
| MSI Property | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| LISTENPORT | The TCP port that Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In uses to accept remote connections. By default, the installer will configure Windows Firewall to allow traffic on the port. | 443 |
| MODIFYFIREWALL | If set to 1, the installer will configure Windows Firewall to allow traffic on LISTENPORT. If set to 0, the installer will not. | 1 |
| DISABLE_SSLV3 | If SSL 3.0 is already explicitly enabled or deactivated in the registry, the installer ignores this property. Otherwise, the installer deactivates SSL 3.0 at the operating system level if this property is set to 1, and the installer performs no action if this property is set to 0. | 1 |
Prerequisites
- Verify that Horizon Agent is installed. If your environment does not include Connection Server, install Horizon Agent from the command line and specify a parameter that tells Horizon Agent not to register with Connection Server. See Windows - Set Up the Desktop for HTML Access.
