User`s guide

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In Horizon View Client 2.2 and earlier, perform these steps.
a On the Horizon View Client Home screen, display the remote desktop's context menu.
The context menu is available only if your administrator has allowed it. The items in the menu are
available only if the status of the desktop is such that the action can be taken.
Option Action
Use a Recent Desktops shortcut
Tap and hold the shortcut for the recently used desktop.
Use the servers list
1 Tap the Cloud icon in the upper-right corner of the screen and tap
the server name.
2 If prompted, supply your RSA user name and passcode, your
Active Directory user name and password, or both, and connect to
the server.
3 Tap and hold the desktop name.
b Select Log Off from the context menu.
c If you accessed the desktop from a desktop shortcut, if prompted, supply your RSA user name and
passcode, your Active Directory user name and password, or both.
What to do next
If you have Horizon View Client 2.3 or later, you can tap the system Back button and tap Log Out to return
to the Recent Connections screen.
Roll Back a Desktop
Rolling back discards changes made to a remote desktop that you checked out for use in local mode on a
Windows PC or laptop.
CAUTION If changes were made to the local mode desktop and those changes were not replicated back to the
View server before rolling back, the changes are lost.
Prerequisites
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Obtain the credentials you need to log in, such as a user name and password, RSA SecurID user name
and passcode, RADIUS authentication user name and passcode, or smart card personal identification
number (PIN).
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Back up the desktop to the server to preserve data or files.
You can use View Administrator to replicate data to the server, or, if the policy is set to allow it, you can
use Horizon View Client with Local Mode on the Windows client where the desktop is currently
checked out.
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If you have not logged in at least once, familiarize yourself with the procedure “Log In to a Remote
Desktop for the First Time,” on page 21.
Procedure
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In Horizon View Client 2.3 and later, perform these steps.
a On the Recent Connections screen, tap the Cloud icon in the upper-right corner and tap the arrow
(>) next to the server name.
b If prompted, supply your RSA user name and passcode, your Active Directory user name and
password, or both.
c In the Desktops list, touch and hold the desktop name until the context menu appears.
d Tap the Roll Back button in the context menu.
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