Administrator Guide
Conguring the remote connections
Use the Remote Connections dialog box to congure thin client remote connections including ICA, RDP, Citrix XenDesktop,
Microsoft, VMware View, Dell vWorkspace, and other broker server connections. This dialog box also enables you to congure visual
options, and general connection settings.
• Conguring the Broker setup
• Conguring the Visual settings
• Using the General options
• Conguring 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.
Conguring the broker setup
To congure 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 Conguring ICA connections.
• RDP—For more information, see Conguring RDP connections.
b. Select any one of the available broker connections, and congure the broker setup to connect to the respective virtual
desktop environments. For instructions about conguring a particular broker setup, see
Conguring the connection brokers.
The available broker connections that you can congure on ThinOS are:
• Citrix Xen
• VMware
• 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.
Conguring the visual settings
To congure 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:
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