WorkSpaces Clients
You can connect to your WorkSpace using the client application for a supported device or a web browser.
Clients
Supported WSP features
The following table compares the features that are supported by the WSP WorkSpaces clients.
Feature | Windows client | MacOS client | Linux client | Web access | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 for more information. |
Video input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not supported on Amazon Linux WSP WorkSpaces but supported on Ubuntu WorkSpaces. See Manage your Ubuntu 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 |