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4 Connect to a server.
Option Description
Connect to a new server
Click the New Server icon on the Horizon Client Home screen, type the
server name and port number (if required), and click Connect. An example
using a non-default port is view.company.com:1443.
Connect to an existing server
Double-click the server shortcut on the Horizon Client Home screen.
5 If you are prompted for RSA SecurID credentials or RADIUS authentication credentials, type the user
name and passcode and click Login.
6 Type your user name and password and select a domain.
7 (Optional) Select the Remember this password check box if your administrator has enabled this feature
and if the server certificate can be fully verified.
8 Click Login.
You might see a message that you must confirm before the login dialog box appears.
9 If the desktop security indicator turns red and a warning message appears, respond to the prompt.
Usually, this warning means that Connection Server did not send a certificate thumbprint to the client.
The thumbprint is a hash of the certificate public key and is used as an abbreviation of the public key.
10 (Optional) If multiple display protocols are configured for a remote desktop or application, select the
protocol to use.
PCoIP provides an optimized PC experience for delivery of images, audio, and video content on the
LAN or across the WAN. VMware Blast provides better battery life and is the best protocol for high-
end 3D and mobile device users. The default display protocol is PCoIP.
Option Description
Select a display protocol for a
remote desktop
Select the remote desktop name, press Control-click, and select the display
protocol from the context menu.
Alternatively, you can select Settings from the context menu and select the
display protocol from the Connect Via drop-down menu in the Settings
dialog box.
Select a display protocol for a
remote application
Select the remote application name, press Control-click, select Settings
from the context menu, and select the display protocol from the Preferred
protocol drop-down menu in the Settings dialog box.
11 Double-click a remote desktop or application to connect.
If you are connecting to a session-based remote desktop, which is hosted on a Microsoft RDS host, and
if the desktop is already set to use a different display protocol, you will not be able to connect
immediately. You will be prompted to either use the protocol that is currently set or have the system
log you off of the remote operating system so that a connection can be made with the protocol you
selected.
NOTE If you are entitled to only one remote desktop on the server, Horizon Client automatically
connects you to that desktop.
After you are connected, the client window appears.
The Sharing dialog box might appear. From the Sharing dialog box, you can allow or deny access to files on
your local system. For more information, see “Share Access to Local Folders and Drives,” on page 26.
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