PCoIP Zero Client and Host Administrator Guide (Issue 5)

You also need to configure a Direct from Client session connection type on the host. You
have the option of allowing the host to accept a connection request from any client or from a
specific client only. If the latter, you need to provide the client's MAC address.
For details on how to configure this option, see the following topics in the GUI Reference:
l MC: Direct to Host: Explains how to use the MC to configure a profile that sets the
Direct to Host session connection type for client devices. For information on how to
statically link specific hosts and clients using the MC, see the "PCoIP® Management
Console User Manual" (TER0812002).
l AWI Client: Direct to Host: Explains how to use the AWI to statically configure a client
to connect to a specific host card.
l AWI Host: Direct from Client: Explains how to use the AWI to configure a host card to
accept a connection request from any client or from a specific client only.
l OSD: Direct to Host: Explains how to use the OSD to statically configure a client to
connect to a specific host card.
Connecting Hosts and Clients Using SLP Host Discovery
If hosts reside on the same subnet as clients, you can use the Direct to Host + SLP session
connection type to configure clients to use Service Location Protocol (SLP) to discover the
hosts on the subnet. With this configuration, the client OSD will list the first 10 hosts
discovered. The user can then select the desired one and connect to it.
Note: SLP host discovery is not suitable for deployments with more than 10 hosts if a client
needs to connect to a specific host all the time. In this situation, a 3rd party connection
broker is required.
You also need to configure a Direct from Client session connection type on the host. You
have the option of allowing the host to accept a connection request from any client or from a
specific one only. If the latter, you need to provide the client's MAC address.
For details on how to configure this option, see the following topics in the GUI Reference:
l MC: Direct to Host + SLP: Explains how to use the MC to configure a profile that sets
the Direct to Host + SLP session connection type for client devices.
l AWI Client: Direct to Host + SLP: Explains how to use the AWI to configure a client to
use SLP discovery to connect to a host card.
l AWI Host: Direct from Client: Explains how to use the AWI to configure a host card to
accept a connection request from any client or from a specific client only.
l OSD: Direct to Host + SLP: Explains how to use the OSD to configure a client to use
SLP discovery to connect to a host card.
Connecting Hosts and Clients Using a 3rd Party Connection Broker
A 3rd party connection broker is a resource manager that dynamically assigns host PCs to
zero clients based on the identity of the user establishing a connection from the zero client.
Connection brokers are also used to allocate a pool of hosts to a group of zero clients. They
are typically used in large PCoIP deployments, or when hosts and clients do not reside on
the same subnet.
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