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Planning a Rich User Experience
VMware View provides the familiar, personalized desktop environment that end users expect. End users can
access USB and other devices connected to their local computer, send documents to any printer that their local
computer can detect, authenticate with smart cards, and use multiple display monitors.
VMware View includes many features that you might want to make available to your end users. Before you
decide which features to use, you must understand the limitations and restrictions of each feature.
This chapter includes the following topics:
"Feature Support Matrix,"
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"Choosing a Display Protocol,"
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"Using a View Desktop Without a Network Connection,"
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"Accessing USB Devices Connected to a Local Computer,"
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"Printing from a View Desktop,"
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"Streaming Multimedia to a View Desktop,"
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"Using Single Sign-On for Logging In to a View Desktop,"
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"Using Multiple Monitors with a View Desktop,"
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Feature Support Matrix
Most features, such as access to local USB devices, virtual printing, Wyse multimedia redirection (MMR), and
PCoIP and Microsoft RDP display protocols, are supported on most client operating systems.
When planning which display protocol and features to make available to your end users, use
Table 2-2
to determine which client operating systems support the feature.
Table 2-1. Features Supported on Windows Clients
Feature
USB access
RDP display protocol
PCoIP display protocol
HP RGS display protocol
Wyse MMR
Virtual printing
Smart cards
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on page 16
on page 20
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Windows XP Home/Pro
Windows Vista SP1, SP2,
SP3, 32-bit
32-bit
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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on page 19
on page 20
on page 21
Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit
X
X
X
X
X
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