User manual

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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Obtain the NETBIOS domain name for logging in. For example, you would use mycompany rather than
mycompany.com.
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Perform the administrative tasks described in “Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon Client,”
on page 10.
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If you are outside the corporate network and are not using a security server to access the remote
desktop, verify that your client device is set up to use a VPN connection and turn that connection on.
IMPORTANT VMware recommends using a security server rather than a VPN.
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Verify that you have the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server that provides access to the
remote desktop or application. Note that underscores (_) are not supported in server names. You also
need the port number if the port is not 443.
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If you plan to use the RDP display protocol to connect to a remote desktop, verify that the
AllowDirectRDP View Agent group policy setting is enabled.
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If your administrator has allowed it, you can configure the certificate checking mode for the SSL
certificate that the View server presents. See “Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon Client,” on
page 29.
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If you are using smart card authentication, you can configure Horizon Client to automatically use a
local certificate or the certificate on your smart card. See “Configure Horizon Client to Select a Smart
Card Certificate,” on page 27.
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If end users are allowed to use the Microsoft RDP display protocol, verify that the client system has
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from Microsoft, version 2.0 or later. You can download this
client from the Microsoft Web site.
Procedure
1 In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Horizon View Client (Horizon Client 3.0) or
VMware Horizon Client (Horizon Client 3.1 and later).
2 Click Continue to start remote desktop USB and printing services, or click Cancel to use Horizon Client
without remote desktop USB and printing services.
If you click Continue, you must provide system credentials. If you click Cancel, you can enable remote
desktop USB and printing services later.
NOTE The prompt to start remote desktop USB and printing services appears the first time you launch
Horizon Client. It does not appear again, regardless of whether you click Cancel or Continue.
3 Click the Add Server (Horizon Client 3.0) or New Server (Horizon Client 3.1 and later) icon on the
Horizon Client Home screen.
4 Type the server name and a port number if required, and click Continue (Horizon Client 3.0) or
Connect (Horizon Client 3.1 and later).
An example using a nondefault port is view.company.com:1443.
5 If you are prompted for RSA SecurID credentials or RADIUS authentication credentials, type the user
name and passcode and click Login.
6 Enter your user name and password, select a domain, and click Login.
You might see a message that you must confirm before the login dialog box appears.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
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