Administrator Guide

Conguring the remote connections

Use the Remote Connections dialog box to congure thin client remote connections including ICA, RDP, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

(formerly Citrix XenDesktop), Microsoft, VMware View, Dell vWorkspace, and other broker server connections. This dialog box also enables

you to congure visual options, and general connection settings.

• Conguring the Broker setup

• Conguring the Visual settings

• Using the General options

• Conguring the Authentication settings

NOTE: In the Classic Desktop option, the Remote Connections dialog box allows you to create the default RDP connections for

use. If you want to create more than the default connections, use the Connect Manager, For more information see Using the

Connect Manager.

Conguring the broker setup

To congure the broker setup:

1 From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Remote Connections.

The Remote Connections dialog box is displayed.

2 In the Broker Setup tab, from the drop-down list, select the Broker type.

a Select None, and click either of the following connection protocols:

• ICA—For more information, see Conguring ICA connections.

• RDP—For more information, see Conguring RDP connections.

b Select any one of the available broker connections, and congure the broker setup to connect to the respective virtual desktop

environments. For instructions about conguring a particular broker setup, see

Conguring the connection brokers.

The available broker connections that you can congure on ThinOS are:

• Citrix Xen

• VMware View

• Microsoft

• Dell vWorkspace

• Amazon vWorkspace—This is applicable only to the PCoIP clients.

c Select Other, and use the following guidelines:

• Broker Server—Enter the IP address of the Broker server.

• Auto Connect List—Enter the name of the desktops that you want to launch automatically after logging in to the respective

broker. More than one desktop can be listed. Each desktop name is separated by a semi-colon, and is case-sensitive.

3 Click OK to save the settings.

Conguring the visual settings

To congure the visual settings:

1 From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Remote Connections.

The Remote Connections tab is displayed.

2 Click Visual Experience tab, and use the following guidelines:

Conguring the connectivity