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Connections between Horizon Client and Connection Server always use SSL. The default port for SSL
connections is 443. If Connection Server is not congured to use the default port, use the format shown
in this example: view.company.com:1443.
You might see a message that you must conrm before the Login dialog box appears.
6 When the Login dialog box appears, select a user account from the User account drop-down menu, if
necessary.
If only one user account is available, the drop-down menu is disabled and the user account is already
selected.
7 (Optional) If the Always use this account check box is available, select it to bypass the Login dialog box
the next time you connect to the server.
To deselect this seing before you connect to the server the next time, right-click the server icon on the
Horizon Client home window and select Forget the saved Unauthenticated Access account.
8 Click Login to log in to the server.
The application selection window appears.
9 To start the application, double-click an application icon.
Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector
For your convenience, you can reorganize or reduce the number of icons on the Horizon Client desktop and
application selector screen.
After you authenticate and connect to a particular server, a window appears that includes icons for all the
remote desktops and applications you are entitled to use. Try the following suggestions to quickly launch
your most frequently used remote desktops and applications:
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Quickly type in the rst few leers of the name. For example, if you have icons for Paint, PowerPoint,
and Publisher, you can quickly type pa to select the Paint application.
If more than one item matches the leers you typed, you can press F4 to go to the next item that
matches. When you get to the last item, you can press F4 to go back to the rst item that matches.
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Mark an icon as a favorite by right-clicking the icon and selecting Mark as Favorite from the context
menu. After you select favorites, click the Show Favorites View buon (star icon) to remove all the
icons that are not favorites.
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While in the Favorites view, select an icon and drag it to change the ordering of the icons. When you are
not in the Favorites view, by default desktop icons are listed rst, in alphabetical order, followed by
application icons, also listed in alphabetical order. But you can drag and drop icons to reposition them
while in the Favorites view.
The ordering of icons is saved on the server you are using, either when you disconnect from the server
or when you launch an application or desktop. If you do not manually disconnect from the server or
launch an item, your changes will not be saved.
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Create a shortcut so that you can access the remote desktop or application from your own local desktop
and avoid the selector window altogether. Right click the icon and select Create Shortcut from the
context menu.
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