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Connecting to Remote Desktops and
Applications 3
You can use Horizon Client to connect to remote desktops and applications.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Seing the Certicate Checking Mode in Horizon Client,” on page 9
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“Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 10
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“Use Unauthenticated Access to Connect to Remote Applications,” on page 12
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“Log O or Disconnect,” on page 13
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“Reconnecting to a Desktop or Application,” on page 14
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“Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window,” on page 14
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“Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on the Client Desktop or Start Menu,” on page 14
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“Using Start Menu Shortcuts That the Server Creates,” on page 15
Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
You can determine whether client connections are rejected if any or some server certicate checks fail by
conguring a seing in Horizon Client.
N At some companies, an administrator might set the default certicate verication mode and prevent
end users from changing it in Horizon Client.
Certicate checking occurs for SSL connections between the server and Horizon Client. Certicate
verication includes the following checks:
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Has the certicate been revoked?
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Is the certicate intended for a purpose other than verifying the identity of the sender and encrypting
server communications? That is, is it the correct type of certicate?
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Has the certicate expired, or is it valid only in the future? That is, is the certicate valid according to
the computer clock?
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Does the common name on the certicate match the host name of the server that sends it? A mismatch
can occur if a load balancer redirects Horizon Client to a server that has a certicate that does not match
the host name entered in Horizon Client. Another reason a mismatch can occur is if you enter an IP
address rather than a host name in the client.
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Is the certicate signed by an unknown or untrusted certicate authority (CA)? Self-signed certicates
are one type of untrusted CA.
To pass this check, the certicate's chain of trust must be rooted in the device's local certicate store.
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