Administrator Guide
Parameter Description
Username Enter the User ID that is used to log in to the remote Horizon
server.
Password Enter the password that is used to log in to the remote Horizon
server.
Domain Enter the Domain name. It is used to log in the remote Horizon
server.
Username with Domain Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
If enabled, specify the domain along with user name.
Unauthenticated Access Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
If enabled, specify the unauthenticated access username.
Password and domain credentials are not required.
Enable interactive mode Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
If enabled, then after a successful connection to the server, it
displays all the published application and desktop icons. You can
start the applications or desktop sessions based on your choice
If disabled, then the Published Applications option is enabled in
the Login tab, and selecting that option enables you to directly
start the application or desktop that you specify.
Ping before connect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If
enabled, it pings the connection is checked in server IP/FQDN
before connecting to a session.
Enable MMR Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the multimedia
redirection (MMR) feature. If enabled, the multimedia stream is
processed on the thin client using a virtual channel.
Enable NLA This option is available to congure when you select the protocol
as RDP. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this
option. Enable the Network Level Authentication (NLA), if NLA is
enabled on your remote computer. Your remote computer
requires NLA user authentication before you establish a full
Remote Desktop connection and the login screen is displayed.
Enable H.264 decoding Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
Select this option to allow H.264 decoding in Horizon Client.
When this option is selected (the default setting), Horizon Client
uses H.264 decoding, if the agent supports H.264 software
encoding. If the agent does not support H.264 software
encoding, Horizon Client uses JPG/PNG decoding. Deselect this
option to always use JPG/PNG decoding. This option is
applicable only for VMware Blast protocol.
Secure connection Click the Secure Preferences tab and select any of the options
that determine how the client should proceed when it cannot
verify that your connection to the server is secure.
Published Application Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
If enabled, specify the Published Application name.
If disabled, specify the Published desktop name.
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