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Advanced VMware Horizon View options, Using advanced command line arguments

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NOTE: To log in to the VMware Horizon View Manager administrator server with a smart card, the local smart card driver must be installed on the client. Once logged in to the remote host, the smart card will be passed to the remote host using a virtual channel, not USBR This virtual channel redirection makes sure that the smart card can be used for tasks such as email signing, screen locking, and so on, but might cause the smart card to not show as a smart card device in the Windows Device Manager. NOTE: The remote host must have the proper smart card drivers installed. Advanced VMware Horizon View options Using advanced command line arguments To use advanced command line arguments: 1. In the VMware Horizon View Connection Manager, navigate to Edit Connection Settings > General. 2. Under Command Line Arguments, enter arguments that pass to the VMware Horizon View client when it starts. For more help on using advanced command line options, do one of the following: ● On the command line, enter vmware-view--help. ● See the Linux Horizon View client documentation provided by VMware at http://www.vmware.com Starting a desktop connection using PCoIP instead of RDP To start a desktop connection using PCoIP instead of RDP: 1. Click Connections > Add. 2. Select a connection in the Connections window, and click Connect. Type the hostname or the IP address of the View Connection Server in the field, if necessary. 3. Type the user name, password, and domain name in the corresponding fields and click Connect. 4. Click the arrow on the right side of the desktop pool. Select Protocols > PCoIP. 5. Click Connect. NOTE: To either set PCoIP as the default protocol or to disable user protocol selection, edit the desktop pool settings in the VMware Horizon View Manager window (http:/// admin). NOTE: To enable VMware Horizon View USB redirection, use the USB Manager utility. See Redirecting USB devices on page 36 for instructions. XDMCP XDMCP is a way to connect directly to remote X servers. X servers are used to display graphics on most UNIX-like operating systems, such as Linux, Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), and Hewlett Packard UniX (HP-UX). 1. To add an XDMCP connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select Xdmcp and set the appropriate configuration options: 24 Chapter 3 Connections

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NOTE:
To log in to the VMware Horizon View Manager administrator server with a smart card, the
local smart card driver must be installed on the client. Once logged in to the remote host, the smart
card will be passed to the remote host using a virtual channel, not USBR This virtual channel
redirection makes sure that the smart card can be used for tasks such as email signing, screen
locking, and so on, but might cause the smart card to not show as a smart card device in the
Windows Device Manager.
NOTE:
The remote host must have the proper smart card drivers installed.
Advanced VMware Horizon View options
Using advanced command line arguments
To use advanced command line arguments:
1.
In the VMware Horizon View Connection Manager, navigate to
Edit Connection Settings >
General
.
2.
Under
Command Line Arguments
, enter arguments that pass to the VMware Horizon View client
when it starts.
For more help on using advanced command line options, do one of the following:
●
On the command line, enter
vmware-view--help
.
●
See the Linux Horizon View client documentation provided by VMware at
Starting a desktop connection using PCoIP instead of RDP
To start a desktop connection using PCoIP instead of RDP:
1.
Click
Connections > Add
.
2.
Select a connection in the
Connections
window, and click
Connect
.
Type the hostname or the IP address of the View Connection Server in the field, if necessary.
3.
Type the user name, password, and domain name in the corresponding fields and click
Connect
.
4.
Click the arrow on the right side of the desktop pool. Select
Protocols > PCoIP
.
5.
Click
Connect
.
NOTE:
To either set PCoIP as the default protocol or to disable user protocol selection, edit the
desktop pool settings in the
VMware Horizon View Manager
window (
http://<Server>/
admin
).
NOTE:
To enable VMware Horizon View USB redirection, use the USB Manager utility. See
Redirecting USB devices
on page
36
for instructions.
XDMCP
XDMCP is a way to connect directly to remote X servers. X servers are used to display graphics on
most UNIX-like operating systems, such as Linux, Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), and Hewlett
Packard UniX (HP-UX).
1.
To add an XDMCP connection, click
Connections > Add
.
2.
Select
Xdmcp
and set the appropriate configuration options:
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Chapter 3
Connections