Administrator Guide
Table 13. Login
Parameter Description
Host Enter the host name or IP address or FQDN of the Horizon of
the VMware View Server.
Port Enter the port number of the host.
Protocol From the drop-down list, select the specic protocol. The
available options are:
• PCOIP
• RDP
• Blast
Username Enter the User ID that is used to log in to the remote Horizon
server.
Password Enter the password that is used to log in to the remote Horizon
server.
Published Application Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
If enabled, specify the Published Application name.
If disabled, specify the Published desktop name.
Enable interactive mode Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
If enabled, then after a successful connection to the server, it
displays all the published application and desktop icons. You can
start the applications or desktop sessions based on your choice
If disabled, then the Published Applications option is enabled in
the Login tab, and selecting that option enables you to directly
start the application or desktop that you specify.
Ping before connect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If
enabled, it pings the connection is checked in server IP/FQDN
before connecting to a session.
Enable NLA This option is available to congure when you select the protocol
as RDP. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this
option. Enable the Network Level Authentication (NLA), if NLA is
enabled on your remote computer. Your remote computer
requires NLA user authentication before you establish a full
Remote Desktop connection and the login screen is displayed.
Enable UDP networking This option is available to congure when you select the protocol
as Blast. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this
option. Select this option to allow UDP networking in Horizon
Client. When this option is selected (the default setting), Horizon
Client uses UDP networking, if UDP connectivity is available. If
the UDP networking is blocked, Horizon Client uses TCP
networking. Deselect this option to always use TCP
networking. .This option is applicable only for VMware Blast
protocol.
NOTE: UDP is disabled by default on a Horizon remote
desktop. For UDP to work, it must be enabled on the
desktop, the client, and the Blast Secure Gateway (BSG)
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