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Managing Remote Desktop and
Application Connections 3
You can use Horizon Client to connect to a server and log in to remote desktops and applications.
Depending on how an administrator congures policies for remote desktops, end users might be able to
perform many operations on their desktops.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 13
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“Seing the Certicate Checking Mode for Horizon Client,” on page 14
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“Disconnecting From a Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 15
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“Logging O From a Remote Desktop,” on page 15
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“Switch Desktops or Applications,” on page 15
Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
To connect to a remote desktop or application, you must provide the name of a server and supply
credentials for your user account.
To use remote applications, you must connect to Connection Server 6.0 or later.
N Before you have end users access their remote desktops, test that you can log in to a remote desktop
from a client device.
Prerequisites
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Obtain credentials to log in, such as an Active Directory username and password or RSA SecurID user
name and passcode.
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Obtain the NETBIOS domain name for logging in. For example, you might use mycompany rather than
mycompany.com.
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Perform the administrative tasks described in “Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client,” on
page 8.
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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 on that connection.
I VMware recommends using a security server rather than a VPN.
If your company has an internal wireless network to provide routable access to remote desktops that
your device can use, you do not have to set up a View security server or VPN connection.
VMware, Inc.
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