System Requirements

The device on which you use Horizon Client for Chrome must meet certain software requirements.

• Device models

  Chromebook

• Operating systems

  Chrome OS 75 or later

• CPU architecture

  ARM or x86

• Horizon Connection Server

  Latest maintenance release of one of the following:

  • Horizon Connection Server 2006 or later
  • Horizon Connection Server 7.13 or later If client systems connect from outside the corporate firewall, use a Unified Access Gateway appliance so that client systems do not require a VPN connection. If your company has an internal wireless network to provide routable access to remote desktops that devices can use, you do not need to set up Unified Access Gateway or a VPN connection.

• Horizon Agent

  Latest maintenance release of one of the following:,

  • Horizon Agent 2006 or later
  • Horizon Agent 7.13 or later

• Smart card authentication

  See Smart Card Authentication Requirements.

• Third-party firewalls

  Firewalls must allow inbound traffic on certain TCP ports. See Firewall Rules for Client Web Browser Access.

• Display protocol

  Omnissa Blast

• System Requirements for Geolocation Redirection

  Horizon Agent and Horizon Client, and the virtual desktop or RDS host and client machine on which you install the agent and client software, must meet certain requirements to support the Geolocation Redirection feature. See System Requirements for Geolocation Redirection.