Select the View Connection Server session connection type from the Configuration > Session page to configure the client to use a View Connection Server as the broker when connecting to a VMware desktop.
Note: You can also use a View Connection Server to connect to a workstation with a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card installed. For this option, VMware View Agent must be installed on the remote workstation, and a number of other configuration requirements for both the client and host must be in place. For complete details, please refer to “Using PCoIP® Host Cards with VMware View” (TER0911004) in the Teradici Support Documentation Center.
Figure 5-48: AWI Session Connection Type – View Connection Server
Table 5-44: AWI View Connection Server Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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DNS Name or IP Address |
Enter the View Connection Server’s DNS name or IP address. For VMware Horizon DaaS, this is the DNS name or IP address of the VMware Horizon DaaS Desktop Portal. |
Pool Name to Select |
Enter the pool name. When the list includes a pool with this name, the client will immediately start a session with that pool. Note: This field is case-insensitive. For Tera1 PCoIP Zero Clients, this parameter is called Desktop Name to Select. |
Port |
By default, port 443 is used to communicate with the connection server. If your network is set up to use a non-standard port for secure connections, enter the port number. |
Certificate Check Mode |
Select the level of verification performed on the certificate presented by the connection server:
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When enabled, prevents users from changing the Certificate Check Mode settings from the OSD or AWI. |
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Trusted View Connection Servers |
Click the Show button to display View Connection Servers for which the client has received a valid certificate. Click the Clear button to clear this cache. |
Auto Connect |
This field determines the client’s auto connect behavior after startup:
Note: Devices running firmware 4.1.1 or lower do not support Retry On Error behavior and will always perform a single attempt to contact the connection server when this option is selected. Note: After enabling Auto Connect, the client must be power-cycled for the change to take effect. |
Connection Server Cache Mode |
This field determines whether a connection server is dynamically added to the Server drop-down menu on the OSD Connect page when a user types in a valid server address, or whether it appears in a read-only list for the user to select.
Note: You can use the PCoIP Management Console to pre-populate the list of available connection servers. |
Enable Self Help Link |
See Enabling the Self Help Link for details. |
Auto Launch If Only One Pool |
When enabled, users are automatically connected to a provisioned desktop or application after user credentials are entered. Note: For Tera1 PCoIP Zero Clients, this parameter is called Auto Launch If Only One Desktop. Note: This feature only applies to users who are entitled to a single desktop. It does not apply to users entitled to multiple virtual desktops. |
Remember Username |
When enabled, the username text box automatically populates with the last username entered. |
Use OSD Logo for Login Banner |
When enabled, the OSD logo banner appears at the top of login screens in place of the default banner. |
Prefer GSC-IS |
When selected, the GSC-IS interface is used if a smart card supports more than one interface such as CAC (GSC-IS) and PIV endpoint. If a smart card supports only one interface, such as either CAC or PIV endpoint, then only the CAC or PIV endpoint interface is used regardless of this setting. This only affects smart card access performed outside of PCoIP sessions. |
Enable Peer Loss Overlay |
When enabled, the “Network Connection Lost” overlay appears on the display(s) when a loss of network connectivity is detected. Normal hypervisor scheduling delays can falsely trigger this message. Note: This option is only available for a PCoIP Zero Client. Desktop applications that require the peer loss notification should re-enable the feature through the OSD, AWI, or MC. |
Enable Preparing Desktop Overlay |
When enabled, the “Preparing Desktop” overlay appears on the display(s) when users log in. Note: This overlay provides assurance that login is proceeding if the desktop takes more than a few seconds to appear. |
Enable Session Disconnect Hotkey |
When enabled, users can press the Ctrl+Alt+F12 hotkey sequence to pop up the “Zero Client Control Panel” overlay, which lets them disconnect the current session on the workstation or power off the workstation. Note: Before users can use this disconnect hotkey sequence, certain other configuration options must be in place. See Disconnecting from a Session for details. |
When enabled and users connect to a VMware Horizon View Connection Server that offers applications, a list of available applications will be presented. Note: Applications open in full-screen mode, but can be re-sized once users are in session. |
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PCoIP Utility Bar Mode |
When enabled, the PCoIP Utility Bar appears at the top of the primary display when a user is in session and moves the cursor directly under the bar. The utility bar can be used to disconnect a session or to shut down a remote workstation. For Direct to Host session connection types, Local Cursor and Keyboard must be enabled in order for the PCoIP Zero Client to process mouse events for the utility bar. For all connection types, the mouse must be locally connected (i.e., not bridged).
Note: This feature is configurable from the MC and AWI only. It requires firmware version 4.2.0 or newer. |
Session Negotiation Cipher Suites |
Configure the Transport Layer Security (TLS) cipher to use for negotiating the TLS session between the PCoIP client and the PCoIP host.
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Disconnect Message Filter |
This field lets you control what type of messages appear when a session is disconnected. There are three categories: Information: User- or administrator-initiated actions affecting the session:
Warning: System-initiated, but expected actions affecting the session:
Error: Unexpected system-initiated actions causing session to fail:
Note: For detailed information about the above session disconnect codes, see KB 15134-872 in the Teradici Support Site. You can choose to display:
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Custom Session SNI |
When enabled, sets a customized Server Name Indication (SNI) string on authorized man-in-the-middle-enabled clients. The SNI string is appended to the TLS HELLO when the client initiates a connection with the host. |
Enable DSCP |
When enabled, the device populates the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) field in the IP header, allowing intermediate network nodes to prioritize PCoIP traffic accordingly. |
Enable Congestion Notification |
When enabled, transport congestion notification is enabled to allow PCoIP endpoints to react accordingly if an intermediate network node sets the congestion notification bit in either the IP header or PCoIP transport header. Note: For more information about the PCoIP transport header, see PCoIP Packet Format. |
This setting supports VMware Horizon View 6.1 implementations, which enable View-brokered IPv6 sessions on IPv6-only networks. When enabled, clients can advertise IPv6 and FQDN capability to the View connection Server and receive IPv6 and FQDN peer addresses back. |
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When enabled, the client’s IPv6 address is preferred for FQDN resolution when the client requests a session. |
The Self Help Link option lets you configure a self-help link that will appear on the OSD Connect window. When users click this link, they are automatically connected to a specific desktop that can be used as a corporate resource—for example, a desktop containing IT help information. After enabling this option, you then configure all the necessary details to automatically log users in to the desktop that you specify. You also configure the link text that you want to appear on the Connect window.
Figure 5-49: Enable Self Help Link Options
When you enable this field, the following options appear:
Parameter | Description |
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Connection Server |
Enter the fully-qualified domain name of the connection server brokering the desktop (e.g., a PCoIP Connection Manager for a PCoIP Connection Manager session connection type, or a View Connection Server for a View Connection Server session connection type). |
Port |
By default, port 443 is used to communicate with the connection server. If your network is set up to use a non-standard port for secure connections, enter the port number. |
Username |
To password protect the self-help desktop, enter a username in this field. |
Password |
To password protect the self-help desktop, enter a password in this field. |
Domain |
Enter the domain name for the self-help desktop (e.g., mycompany.com). |
Pool Name to Select |
Enter the pool or desktop name for the self-help desktop. |
Link Text |
Enter the text that you want to appear as hyperlinked text on the Connect window. |