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If you plan to use Touch ID to authenticate, add at least one ngerprint in the Touch seing on your
Mac. Touch ID authentication is available only if biometric authentication is enabled on the server. For
complete Touch ID authentication requirements, see “Touch ID Authentication Requirements,” on
page 10.
Procedure
1 If a VPN connection is required, turn on the VPN.
2 In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Horizon Client.
3 Click Continue to start remote desktop USB and printing services, or click Cancel to use Horizon Client
without remote desktop USB and printing services.
If you click Continue, you must provide system credentials. If you click Cancel, you can enable remote
desktop USB and printing services later.
N The prompt to start remote desktop USB and printing services appears the rst time you start
Horizon Client. It does not appear again, regardless of whether you click Cancel or Continue.
4 Connect to a server.
Option Description
Connect to a new server
Click the New Server icon on the Horizon Client Home window, enter the
server name and port number (if necessary), and click Connect. An
example using a non-default port is view.company.com:1443.
Connect to an existing server
Double-click the server shortcut on the Horizon Client Home window.
5 If you are prompted for RSA SecurID credentials or RADIUS authentication credentials, type the user
name and passcode and click Login.
6 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.
b Select a domain.
If the Domain drop-down menu is hidden, you must type the user name as username@domain or
domain\username.
c (Optional) Select the Remember this password check box if your administrator has enabled this
feature and if the server certicate can be fully veried.
d (Optional) Select the Enable Touch ID check box to enable Touch ID authentication.
If Touch ID is enabled and you are logging in for the rst time, your Active Directory credentials
are stored securely on your Mac for future use.
e Click Login.
You might see a message that you must conrm before the login dialog box appears.
7 If the desktop security indicator turns red and a warning message appears, respond to the prompt.
Usually, this warning means that Connection Server did not send a certicate thumbprint to the client.
The thumbprint is a hash of the certicate public key and is used as an abbreviation of the public key.
8 If you are prompted for Touch ID authentication, place your nger on the Touch ID sensor.
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