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Configure the certificate checking mode for the SSL certificate presented by View Connection Server.
See “Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon Client,” on page 15.
Procedure
1 On your Chrome OS device, tap the Chrome App Launcher icon in the taskbar and tap the Horizon
Client for Chrome OS app.
The Horizon Client window opens.
2 Type the name of a View server, type a description (optional), and tap Connect.
For example: view.company.com
Connections between Horizon Client and a View server always use SSL. The default port for SSL
connections is 443. If the View sever is not configured to use the default port, use the format shown in
this example: view.company.com:1443.
3 If you are prompted for RSA SecurID credentials or RADIUS authentication credentials, either enter
your credentials or, if you plan to use an embedded RSA SecurID token, install an embedded token.
Option Action
Existing token
If you use a hardware authentication token or software authentication
token on a smart phone, enter your user name and passcode. The passcode
might include both a PIN and the generated number on the token.
Install software token
Click External Token. In the Install Software Token dialog box, paste the
CT-KIP URL or CTFString URL that your administrator sent to you in
email. If the URL contains an activation code, you do not need to enter
anything in the Password or Activation Code text box.
4 If you are prompted a second time for RSA SecurID credentials or RADIUS authentication credentials,
enter the next generated number on the token.
Do not enter your PIN and do not enter the same generated number entered previously. If necessary,
wait until a new number is generated.
If this step is required, it is required only when you mistype the first passcode or when configuration
settings in the RSA server change.
5 In the login dialog box, type your user name and password, select a domain, and tap Connect.
6 Tap a remote desktop or application icon to connect to it.
After a successful connection is made to a View server, a shortcut for the server is saved to the Servers tab.
The next time you open Horizon Client to connect to the server, you can tap this shortcut. For more
information about server shortcuts, see “Manage Server Shortcuts,” on page 16.
After you connect to a remote desktop or application for the first time, a shortcut for the desktop or
application is saved to the Recent tab. The next time you want to connect to the remote desktop or
application, you can tap this shortcut.
If Horizon Client cannot connect to the remote desktop, perform the following tasks:
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Determine whether View Connection Server is configured not to use SSL. Horizon Client requires SSL
connections. Check whether the global setting in View Administrator for the Use SSL for client
connections check box is deselected. If so, you must either select the check box, so that SSL is used, or
set up your environment so that clients can connect to an HTTPS enabled load balancer or other
intermediate device that is configured to make an HTTP connection to View Connection Server.
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Verify that the security certificate for View Connection Server is working properly. If it is not, in View
Administrator, you might also see that the View Agent on desktops is unreachable.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Chrome OS
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