This feature allows/causes all IE browser content that is accessed on the server side (VM or TS/RDSH) to be opened/played using the IE browser on the client physical desktop.
For example, if a user clicks a link to a URL on their VDI desktop, that URL is opened using the IE browser on their local PC. The browser on the VM/TS is not used.
The pros and cons to this feature are as follows:
Pros:
• Frees up much needed resources.
• Frees up much needed bandwidth.
Cons:
• If using Linux or Mac clients you will need to create separate VM/TS pools so IE is not redirected. This is because IE is unavailable to the OS’s.
• If the user is connected externally and no VPN is connected, there is no connectivity to local resources such as intranets.
This feature redirects Internet Explorer from the server to the user access device.
When you enable IE Redirection from the server machine to the end point, embedded URLs are intercepted on the server machine and sent to the end point. The user's locally installed browser is then used to access the URL. Users cannot disable this feature.
For example, users may frequently access web and multimedia URLs they encounter when running an email program published on a server.
If you do not enable IE Redirection from the server machine to the end point, users open these URLs with Internet Explorer present on servers running vWorkspace redirection enabled Servers.
The following server side registry entries need to be set.
To register:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) =""C:\Program Files\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1"
For a x64 bit system, the registry entry should be set as follows:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1"
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTPS\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1"
For a computer where Windows is installed on a drive other than C:, the registry entry should be set with the appropriate drive designation as follows:
For example, if the drive designation is D:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = ""D:\Program Files\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1"
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTPS\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = ""D:\Program Files\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1"
To unregister:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = ""C:\Program Files\InternetExplorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome"
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTPS\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = ""C:\Program Files\InternetExplorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome"
You need to install Virtual Desktop Extensions (PNTools) on the VDI machines. Terminal Servers/Remote Desktop Session Hosts are already having all necessary pieces installed after vWorkspace is installed on them.
When IE redirection is enabled, some embedded hyperlinks in documents may not be redirected.
If the computer has been installed another web browser(s) and one of them is set as default following steps must be followed:
To register:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.HTTP\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) ="C:\Program Files\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1
For a x64 bit system, the registry entry should be set as follows:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.HTTP\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.HTTPS\shell\open\command"(Default)" (REG_SZ) = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" %1
Once registered, to trigger IE Redirection the user will need to launch a URL from a shortcut or run window.
For example, Start > Run > http://www.google.com - IE Window will be redirected.
Or:
Create a shortcut to the following file and append a URL to the Target of the shortcut:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\vWorkspace\IE Redirection\iexplore.exe" http://www.google.com
TFS203536 has been logged to make IE Redirection configurable in the vWorkspace Management Console, along with adding granular support so that administrators can choose which websites/URLs are redirected.
