3.0.1

View Manager Administration Guide
130 VMware, Inc.
Beforedownloadinganautomatedpooldesktopforthefirsttime,usersmustconnect
tothisdesktopusinganyViewManagerclient.Thiswillensurethatalocalprofileis
createdonthatdesktopthatcanbeusedtoauthenticateofflinesessionsin
environmentsthathavenonetworkavailability.Itwillalsoen
surethatthedesktopis
correctlyassociatedwiththeuserinViewManager.Thisstepisoptional(although
recommended)forindividualdesktops.
To install View Client with Offline Desktop
1RuntheViewClientwithOfflineDesktopexecutableonthesystemthatwillhost
theclient,wherexxxisthebuildnumberofthefile:
VMware-viewclientwithoffline-xxx.exe
TheInstallationwizardisdi
splayed.ClickNext.
2AccepttheVMwarelicensetermsandclickNext.
3 Chooseyourcustomsetupoptions.YoumustinstalltheViewClientwithOffline
Desktopcomponent,howeveryoumaydeselecttheUSBRedirectioncomponent
ifvirtualdesktopusersdonotneedtoaccesslocallyconnectedUSBdeviceswith
theirvirtualdesktops.
Clic
kNexttoacceptthedefaultdestinationfolderorclickChangetousea
differentdestinationfolderandthenclickNext.
4 (Optional)EnterthedefaultIPaddressorFQDNoftheservertowhichtheclient
willconnectandclickNext.
5ConfigureshortcutsfortheViewClientwithOfflineDesktopandthe
nclick
Next > Install > Finish.
To start View Client with Offline Desktop
1IfViewClientdoesnotstartautomaticallyafterinstallation,clickStart>Programs>
VMware>ViewManagerClient.
2IntheConnectionServerdrop‐downmenu,enterthehostnameorIPaddressof
aViewConnectionServerandclickConnect.
3Enterthecredentialsfo
ranentitlesuser,selectthedomainandclickLogin.
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OTEInenvironmentswhereanetworkconnectionisavailable,theusersessionwill
alwaysbeauthenticatedbyViewConnectionServer.