Horizon Client can use the PCoIP, Microsoft RDP and VMware Blast remote display protocols to establish a network connection between client devices and Horizon View desktops running on a server in the data center. IT administrators can also use Horizon Client and the View Connection Server to deliver Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host ( RDSH) desktops and applications from an RDSH farm or to deliver VMware ThinApp applications within Horizon View.
Users enter credentials into Horizon Client and the View Connection Server authenticates them and then finds their virtual desktops. The Horizon Client app communicates with the View Connection Server, which acts as a broker between the client device and View desktops. IT administrators can also install Horizon Client for Windows on the Windows Server operating system to deliver Horizon View desktops remotely to thin client and zero client deployments. VMware offers versions of Horizon Client for Windows and Linux, Apple iOS, macOS, Google Android and Chrome OS. These instructions have been prepared for Windows computers, but they can also be applied for Mac and Cubbli.VMware Horizon Client is software that establishes a connection between endpoint devices and Horizon View virtual desktops and applications. If you cannot find the program on the workstation, see the instructions on how to install the VMware Horizon Client software. The VMware Horizon Client software is installed centrally on the workstations of the University. By default, people in an employment relationship with the university can see both Windows and Linux computers and others only see Linuxes.
The selection of available computers depends on the user’s employment status and any possible additionally purchased licences. Here you can find a more detailed description of what a virtual workstation is. All other programs can also be used in a virtual desktop in the same way as in conventional university workstations. The University of Helsinki uses a virtual desktop environment (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI environment) used with the VMware Horizon Client software. You can access a Windows 10 university desktop computer on your home computer using a remote connection.
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