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If your system administrator instructs you to configure the certificate checking mode, see Setting the
Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client.
Procedure
1 If a VPN connection is required, turn on the VPN.
2 Double-click the VMware Horizon Client desktop shortcut or click Start > Programs > VMware
Horizon Client.
3 If instructed to do so by your system administrator, click the Options button in the menu bar and
select Log in anonymously using Unauthenticated Access.
Depending on how your client system is configured, this setting might already be selected.
4 Connect to the server on which you have unauthenticated access to published applications.
Option Action
Connect to a new server Double-click the + Add Server button or click the + New Server button in the
menu bar, enter the name of the server, and click Connect.
Connect to an existing server Double-click the server icon on the Horizon Client home window.
Connections between Horizon Client and the server always use SSL. The default port for SSL
connections is 443. If the server is not configured to use the default port, use the format shown in this
example: view.company.com:1443.
You might see a message that you must confirm before the Login dialog box appears.
5 When the Login dialog box appears, select a user account from the User account drop-down menu,
if necessary.
If only one user account is available, the drop-down menu is disabled and the user account is already
selected.
6 (Optional) If the Always use this account check box is available, select it to bypass the Login dialog
box the next time you connect to the server.
To deselect this setting before you connect to the server the next time, right-click the server icon on
the Horizon Client home window and select Forget the saved Unauthenticated Access account.
7 Click Login to log in to the server.
The application selection window appears.
8 To start an application, double-click the application icon.
Log O or Disconnect
With some configurations, if you disconnect from a remote desktop without logging off, applications in the
desktop can remain open. You can also disconnect from a server and leave published applications
running.
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