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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store

Using VMware Horizon View Client for

Windows Store

March 2014

Horizon View

This document supports the version of each product listed and

supports all subsequent versions until the document is

replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions

of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

EN-001056-03

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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store March 2014 Horizon View This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: http://www.vmware.com/support/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2012–2014 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com 2 VMware, Inc.
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Contents Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store 5 Setup and Installation for View Client for Windows Store 5 System Requirements for Horizon View Client for Windows Store 5 Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client 6 Supported Desktop Operating Systems 6 Install or Upgrade Horizon View Client for Windows Store 6 Help Topics Available in Horizon View Client 7 Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware 7 Using URIs to Configure Horizon View Client 9 Syntax for Creating vmware-vie
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store 4 VMware, Inc.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store This guide, Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store, provides information about installing and ® using VMware Horizon View™ software on a Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 RT, or Windows 8.1 Pro device to connect to a Horizon View desktop in the datacenter. The information in this document includes system requirements and instructions for installing and using Horizon View Client for Windows Store.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client Administrators must perform specific tasks to enable end users to connect to remote desktops.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store n Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the VMware Horizon View Client installer. This URL might be the VMware Downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients or it might be the Windows Store. Procedure 1 On your Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 RT, or Windows 8.1 Pro device, browse or search the Windows Store for the VMware Horizon View app. 2 Download and install the app.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Table 1.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Using URIs to Configure Horizon View Client Using uniform resource identifiers (URIs), you can create a Web page or an email with links that end users click to launch Horizon View Client, connect to View Connection Server, and launch a specific desktop with specific configuration options. You can simplify the process of logging in to a remote desktop by creating Web or email links for end users.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Note that you cannot specify a UPN address, which includes the domain. To specify the domain, you can use the domainName query part in the URI. To specify a port number, use the following syntax: server-address:port-number path-part Specifies the desktop. Use the desktop display name. If the display name has a space in it, use the %20 encoding mechanism to represent the space.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Horizon View Client is launched and connects to the view.mycompany.com server. The login box prompts the user for a user name, domain name, and password. After a successful login, the client connects to the desktop whose display name is displayed as Primary Desktop, and the user is logged in to the guest operating system. NOTE The default display protocol and window size are used. The default display protocol is PCoIP.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store

Managing Server Connections and Desktops Use Horizon View Client to connect to View Connection Server or a security server, edit the list of servers you connect to, and log in to or off of a remote desktop.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store 2 Tap the Add Server button, type the name of View Connection Server or a security server, and tap Connect. Connections between Horizon View Client and View Connection Server always use SSL. The default port for SSL connections is 443. If View Connection Server is not configured to use the default port, use the format shown in this example: view.company.com:1443. You might see a message that you must confirm before the login dialog box appears.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store 2 Tap a server in the Resent Servers list or, if necessary, tap the Add Server button, enter the name of View Connection Server or a security server, and tap Connect. You might see a message that you must confirm before the login dialog box appears. 3 Supply your credentials and tap Login. 4 In Horizon View Client, on the Desktops screen that displays remote desktop shortcuts, tap the Options button on the shortcut icon.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store 2 Tap Log Off. Alternatively, when you are logged in to the remote desktop operating system, you can log off by tapping Disconnect > Log Off in the app commands at the bottom of the screen. To display the app commands, swipe up from the bottom of the screen or tap the tab at the top of the screen.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Gestures and Navigation Aids Horizon View Client provides several app commands that help you navigate a remote desktop and perform actions such as resetting, logging off of, or disconnecting from a remote desktop. Horizon View Client App Commands As with other Windows Store apps, Horizon View Client app commands appear in a toolbar when you swipe in from the bottom of the screen while logged in to a remote desktop.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Touch Pointer Control With the touch pointer feature, your entire screen becomes a touchpad for using a mouse pointer. Tap Touch Pointer in the app commands to use this feature. The command is available only if your device is touch-enabled. With this feature you can use the following gestures: n To move the pointer, drag with your finger. n To create a mouse click with the pointer, tap with your finger.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Troubleshooting Horizon View Client You can solve most Horizon View Client problems by resetting the desktop or reinstsalling the app. You can also enable log collection and send log files to VMware for troubleshooting. Horizon View Client Stops Responding or the Remote Desktop Freezes When the screen freezes, first, try resetting the remote desktop operating system.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Alternatively, when you are logged in to the remote desktop operating system, you can reset by tapping Reset in the app commands at the bottom of the screen. To display the app commands, swipe up from the bottom of the screen or tap the tab at the top of the screen. 3 If you accessed the desktop from a desktop shortcut, if prompted, supply your RSA user name and passcode, your Active Directory user name and password, or both.
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store Procedure 1 In Horizon View Client, swipe in from the right side of the screen, tap the Settings charm, and tap General Settings. 2 In the Logging section, turn on the Enable advanced logging control. 3 Tap Collect Support Information and navigate to the location on your device to store the log files. 4 (Optional) To create a .
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Index A O app commands for View Client 16 onscreen keyboard 16 operating systems, supported on View Agent 6 options, configuration 16 B background multitasking 17 C closing View Client 17 connection problems 19 copying and pasting 17 customer experience program, desktop pool data 7 P Pin to Start screen 13 prerequisites for client devices 6 proxy connections 19 Q quitting the VMware Horizon View app 17 D R desktop log off from 14 reset 18 switch 15 disconnect 14 disconnecting from a remote deskto
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Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Store View Client for Windows Store installing 6 uninstalling 19 View Connection Server 6 W Windows 8.1 and RT, installing View Client on 5 Windows Store 6, 19 Windows Store View Client, uninstalling 19 Z zooming 16 22 VMware, Inc.