HP t505 ThinPro 4.3 Administrator s Guide - Page 27

Logging in to the VMware Horizon View Manager server, Using Kiosk Mode with VMware Horizon View

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Table 3-31 VMware Horizon View login options (continued) Box Description Connection security levels Valid options are: Allow all connections, Warn, and Refuse insecure connections. Command line arguments Enables the command line arguments to be used for the connection. 6. When completed, click Finish. Logging in to the VMware Horizon View Manager server 1. In the VMware Horizon View Client screen, type the following credentials: a. Username b. Password c. Domain 2. Click Connect. NOTE: The client performs the following tasks: ● Contacts the VMware Horizon View Management server. ● Authenticates and retrieves the available desktops from the server If only one desktop is available (or a desktop is configured in the connection settings), the user will automatically be connected to the desktop. Using Kiosk Mode with VMware Horizon View In Kiosk Mode, the client performs an automatic login to a remote desktop using predefined user credentials at startup. If you lose a connection because of a logout, disconnect, or network failure, the connection automatically restores when connectivity returns. To minimize the session and return to the login screen, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+End. To set up a Kiosk mode login: 1. As the administrator, select Connections on the HP ThinPro desktop. 2. Choose a connection and click Edit. 3. Under Network, fill in the following settings: a. Server name (hostname or IP address) b. Username c. Password d. Domain e. Desktop (if applicable) 4. Under Advanced, set the Autostart value to 1. 5. Click Apply, and then clickOK. 6. Reboot the system. Add 21

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Table 3-31
VMware Horizon View login options (continued)
Box
Description
Connection security levels
Valid options are:
Allow all connections
,
Warn
, and
Refuse insecure
connections
.
Command line arguments
Enables the command line arguments to be used for the connection.
6.
When completed, click
Finish
.
Logging in to the VMware Horizon View Manager server
1.
In the
VMware Horizon View Client
screen, type the following credentials:
a.
Username
b.
Password
c.
Domain
2.
Click
Connect
.
NOTE:
The client performs the following tasks:
Contacts the
VMware Horizon View Management
server.
Authenticates and retrieves the available desktops from the server
If only one desktop is available (or a desktop is configured in the connection settings), the user
will automatically be connected to the desktop.
Using Kiosk Mode with VMware Horizon View
In Kiosk Mode, the client performs an automatic login to a remote desktop using predefined user
credentials at startup. If you lose a connection because of a logout, disconnect, or network failure, the
connection automatically restores when connectivity returns.
To minimize the session and return to the login screen, use the keyboard shortcut
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
End
.
To set up a Kiosk mode login:
1.
As the administrator, select
Connections
on the HP ThinPro desktop.
2.
Choose a connection and click
Edit
.
3.
Under
Network
, fill in the following settings:
a.
Server name (hostname or IP address)
b.
Username
c.
Password
d.
Domain
e.
Desktop (if applicable)
4.
Under
Advanced
, set the Autostart value to
1
.
5.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
6.
Reboot the system.
Add
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