WorkSpaces Clients
You can connect to your WorkSpace using the client application for a supported device or a web browser. To start using your WorkSpace, see Getting started with your WorkSpace.
Important
WorkSpaces Pool is supported only on the macOS, Web Access, and Windows client Application version 5.20.0 or greater.
Clients
Supported WSP features
The following table compares the features that are supported by the WSP WorkSpaces clients.
Note
Android and iPad clients aren't currently supported by WSP WorkSpaces.
| Feature | Windows client | MacOS client | Linux client | Web access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorkSpaces Pool support | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | On client version 5.20.0 or greater. |
| Client access restriction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Control device access |
| USB redirection | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Audio input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not supported on Amazon Linux WSP WorkSpaces but supported on Ubuntu WorkSpaces. See Manage your Ubuntu WorkSpaces and Manage your Red Hat Enterprise Linux WorkSpaces for more information. |
| Video input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not supported on Amazon Linux 2 WSP WorkSpaces but supported on Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WorkSpaces. See Manage your Ubuntu WorkSpaces and Manage your Red Hat Enterprise Linux WorkSpaces for more information. |
| Storage redirection | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Local printer redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Print from a WorkSpaces |
| Clipboard redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Copy and paste on iPad and Android supports text and HTML content only. |
| HIPAA/PCI compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compliance and Security FAQ |
| Active directory authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manage directories for WorkSpaces |
| SAML 2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Certificate-based Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Multi-factor authentication (MFA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compliance and Security FAQ |
| Smart card (CAC and PIV readers) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | WorkSpaces client smart card support |
| Certificate for access control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Configure the restriction |
| Encryption at rest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Encryption FAQ |
| Client customization available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Customize WorkSpaces branding |
| WebAuthn support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | WorkSpaces client WebAuthn support |
| Monitor support | Windows display support | macOS display support | Linux display support | Web access client views |
Supported PCoIP features
The following table compares the features that are supported by the PCoIP WorkSpaces clients.
| Feature | Windows client | MacOS client | Linux client | iPad client | Web access | Android | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client access restriction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Control device access |
| USB redirection | Available with exceptions | ✗ | ✗ | N/A | ✗ | N/A | WorkSpaces only supports YubiKey redirection for Windows clients. For a list of supported devices, see WorkSpaces client peripheral device support. For more information on YubiKey redirection, see Hardware security keys. |
| Audio input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Video input | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | WorkSpaces supports video input on WSP only. |
| Storage redirection | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Local printer redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Print from a WorkSpaces |
| Clipboard redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Available with exceptions | ✓ | Available with exceptions | Copy and paste on iPad and Android supports text and HTML content only. |
| HIPAA/PCI compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compliance and Security FAQ |
| Active directory authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manage directories for WorkSpaces |
| SAML 2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Certificate-based Authentication | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Multi-factor authentication (MFA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compliance and Security FAQ |
| Smart card (CAC and PIV readers) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | WorkSpaces client smart card support |
| Certificate for access control | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Configure the restriction |
| Encryption at rest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Encryption FAQ |
| Client customization available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Customize WorkSpaces branding |
| YubiKey support | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Enable USB redirection for YubiKey U2F |
| Monitor support | Windows display support | macOS display support | Linux display support | N/A | Web access client views | Android client views |