Administrator Guide

Configure the VMware broker connection
About this task
This section describes how to configure the VMware broker setup on your thin client.
Steps
1. From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Remote Connections.
The Remote Connections dialog box is displayed.
2. In the Broker Setup tab, select VMware Horizon from the Select Broker Type drop-down list, and do the following:
● Broker Server—Enter the IP address/Hostname/FQDN of the broker server.
● Auto Connect List—Enter the name of the desktops that you want to launch automatically after logging in to the
respective broker. You can enter multiple desktop names. Each desktop name is separated by semicolon, and is case-
sensitive.
● Security mode—Select the preferred security mode from the following options:
○ Full—Full Security requires an FQDN address with a domain certificate.
○ Warning—Warn Security requires an FQDN address with a self-signed certificate, or without any certificate. But the
corresponding warning message is displayed for user to continue.
○ Low—Security allows an FQDN or IP address with or without a certificate.
● Connection Protocol—From the drop-down list, select the type of protocol connection. By default, the option is set to
Server Default.
NOTE:
The PCoIP only connection protocol is applicable only to PCoIP clients. If you do not install the Teradici
PCoIP package, then the PCoIP protocol option is not available.
The available options are:
○ Server default—Select this protocol connection to display the desktop with default protocol as configured in the
VMware View Admin console, for each pool in the broker. If a desktop pool is configured with default protocol as RDP
in the View Admin console, then only the RDP connection of the desktop is displayed in ThinOS after users sign in to
the device.
○ All Supported—Select this protocol connection to display the desktop in all the available connections. This is
applicable when a desktop pool is configured to allow users to select the protocol as yes. If the desktop is configured
with default protocol as PCoIP and allow user to select protocol as no, then ThinOS only displays the desktop in the
PCoIP connection.
○ RDP only—Select this protocol connection to display the desktop in RDP connection only. If a desktop pool is
configured with default protocol as PCoIP in the View Admin console, and allow users to select the protocol as no,
then this desktop is not displayed in ThinOS after user signs in to the device.
○ PCoIP only—This option is available only for PCoIP enabled clients. Select this protocol connection to display only
the desktop in the PCoIP connection, for each pool in the broker. If a desktop pool is configured with default protocol
as RDP in the View Admin console, and allow user to select the protocol as no, then this desktop is not displayed in
ThinOS after user signs in to the device.
○ Blast only—VMware Blast display protocol can be used for remote applications and for remote desktops that use
virtual machines or shared-session desktops on an RDS host. Select this protocol connection to display the desktop
with the Blast protocol.
● Log in anonymously using Unauthenticated Access—Select this check box to anonymously log in to the VMware
session with application remoting.
3. Click OK to save the settings.
VMware Real Time Audio-Video
About this task
Use the Real-Time Audio-Video feature to run Skype and other online conference applications on the remote desktop. Both
audio and video devices that are connected to your thin client can be used for VoIP in a remote desktop.
To know more about the VMware Real Time Audio-Video support, go to pubs.vmware.com.
NOTE: There is no additional configuration for ThinOS.
92 Configuring connection brokers