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Use Unauthenticated Access to Connect to Remote Applications
An administrator can use the Unauthenticated Access feature to create Unauthenticated Access users and
entitle those users to remote applications on a Connection Server instance. Unauthenticated Access users can
log in to the server anonymously to connect to their remote applications.
By default, users select the Log in anonymously using Unauthenticated Access seing from the Options
menu and select a user account to log in anonymously. An administrator can congure group policy seings
to preselect the Log in anonymously using Unauthenticated Access seing and log in users with a specic
Unauthenticated Access user account.
Prerequisites
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Perform the administrative tasks described in “Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client,” on
page 19.
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Set up Unauthenticated Access users on the Connection Server instance. For information, see
"Providing Unauthenticated Access for Published Applications" in the View Administration document.
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If you are outside the corporate network, verify that your client device is set up to use a VPN
connection and turn on that connection.
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Verify that you have the fully qualied domain name (FQDN) of the server that provides access to the
remote application. Underscores (_) are not supported in server names. If the port is not 443, you also
need the port number.
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If your administrator has allowed it, congure the certicate checking mode for the SSL certicate
presented by Connection Server. To determine which mode to use, see “Seing the Certicate Checking
Mode for Horizon Client,” on page 40.
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(Optional) Congure the Account to use for Unauthenticated Access and Log in anonymously using
Unauthenticated Access group policy seings to change the default Unauthenticated Access behavior.
For information, see “Scripting Denition Seings for Client GPOs,” on page 43.
Procedure
1 If a VPN connection is required, turn on the VPN.
2 Double-click the VMware Horizon Client desktop shortcut or click Start > Programs > VMware
Horizon Client.
3 If instructed to do so by your administrator, click the Options buon in the menu bar and select Log in
anonymously using Unauthenticated Access.
Depending on how your client system is congured, this seing might already be selected.
4 (Optional) To set the certicate checking mode, click the Options buon in the menu bar and select
 SSL.
You can congure this seing only if your administrator has allowed it.
5 Connect to the server on which you have unauthenticated access to remote applications.
Option Action
Connect to a new server
Double-click the + Add Server buon or click the + New Server buon in
the menu bar, enter the name of the server, and click Connect.
Connect to an existing server
Double-click the server icon on the Horizon Client home window.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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