Installation and Setup Guide

Managing Remote Desktop and
Application Connections 3
End users can use Horizon Client to connect to a server, log in to or o of remote desktops, and use remote
applications. For troubleshooting purposes, end users can also restart and reset remote desktops and reset
remote applications.
Depending on how you congure policies for remote desktops, end users might be able to perform many
operations on their remote desktops.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 51
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“Connect to Published Applications Using Unauthenticated Access,” on page 53
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“Share Access to Local Folders and Drives with Client Drive Redirection,” on page 54
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“Seing the Certicate Checking Mode in Horizon Client,” on page 56
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“Switch Desktops or Applications,” on page 58
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“Log O or Disconnect,” on page 58
Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
After logging in to a server, you can connect to the remote desktops and applications that you are
authorized to use.
Before you have end users access their remote desktops and applications, test that you can connect to a
remote desktop or application from a client device. You must specify a server and supply credentials for
your user account.
To use remote applications, you must connect to View Connection Server 6.0 or later.
Prerequisites
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Obtain login credentials, such as a user name and password, RSA SecurID user name and passcode,
RADIUS authentication user name and passcode, or smart card personal identication number (PIN).
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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 15.
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If you are outside the corporate network and require a VPN connection to access remote desktops and
applications, verify that the client device is set up to use a VPN connection and turn on that connection.
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