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4 Connect to the Connection Server that is congured for unauthenticated access.
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If the server that you need has not yet been added, double-click the + Add Server buon if no
servers have yet been added or click the + New Server buon in the menu bar to add a new one,
and enter the name of the Connection Server or a security server, and click Connect.
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If the server that you need is displayed in the Horizon Client home screen, right-click the icon for
the server and select Connect from the context menu.
You might see a message that you must conrm before the login dialog box appears.
5 In the Server Login dialog box, specify the unauthenticated access account to use.
a Select a user account from the drop-down list of existing unauthenticated access accounts.
The default user account has (default) displayed next to it.
b (Optional) Click Always use this account if you want to bypass the Server Login dialog box the
next time you connect to the server.
c Click OK.
The application selector window appears and displays the published applications that the
unauthenticated access account is authorized to use.
N If you had selected the Always use this account option during a previous unauthenticated
access login session, you will not be prompted for the account to use for the current unauthenticated
access session. To deselect this option, right-click the icon for the server in the Horizon Client home
screen, and select Forget the saved Unauthenticated Access account from the context menu.
6 To start an application, double-click the application icons to launch it.
The application window appears.
7 Exit the application after you are done using it.
The Disconnect from Session dialog box appears asking if you want to disconnect from the server.
If the session timeout specied by your Horizon administrator is reached, the session is automatically
disconnected from the server.
Log Off or Disconnect
With some congurations, if you disconnect from a remote desktop without logging o, applications in the
desktop can remain open. You can also disconnect from a server and leave remote applications running.
Even if you do not have a remote desktop open, you can log o of the remote desktop operating system.
Using this feature has the same result as sending Ctrl+Alt+Del to the desktop and then clicking Log .
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