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If your Horizon administrator has allowed it, you can set the certicate checking mode. To set the certicate
checking mode, start Horizon Client and select File > Preferences from the menu bar. You have three
choices:
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Never connect to untrusted servers. If any of the certicate checks fails, the client cannot connect to the
server. An error message lists the checks that failed.
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Warn before connecting to untrusted servers. If a certicate check fails because the server uses a self-
signed certicate, you can click Continue to ignore the warning. For self-signed certicates, the
certicate name is not required to match the server name you entered in Horizon Client.
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Do not verify server identity . This seing means that no certicate checking occurs.
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.
If your administrator has allowed it, you can 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 in Horizon Client,” on page 9.
If you want to use an account congured with unauthenticated access to launch published applications, see
“Connect to Published Applications Using Unauthenticated Access,” on page 11 for information.
Prerequisites
Obtain the following information from your View administrator:
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Instructions about whether to turn on a VPN (virtual private network) connection.
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Server name to use for connecting to the server.
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If the port is not 443, the port number to use for connecting to the server.
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Credentials to log in, such as an Active Directory 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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Domain name for logging in.
Procedure
1 If a VPN connection is required, turn on the VPN.
2 Either open a terminal window and enter vmware-view or search the applications for VMware Horizon
Client, and double-click the icon.
3 If you are prompted for RSA SecurID credentials or RADIUS authentication credentials, enter the user
name and passcode and click OK.
4 If you are prompted for a user name and password, supply Active Directory credentials.
a Type the user name and password of a user who is entitled to use at least one desktop or
application pool.
If the Domain drop-down menu is disabled, you must type the user name as domain\username or
username@domain.
b (Optional) Select a domain value from the Domain drop-down menu.
c Click OK.
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