Zero Client to Virtual Desktop via View Security Server (WAN)

The figure below shows a zero client establishing a PCoIP session with a virtual desktop over a WAN using a View Security Server and View Connection Server pair to authenticate and connect the endpoints.

Zero Client to VDI Desktop via View Security/Connection Server

To establish the connection:

Note: For more information about configuring View Connection Servers, please refer to VMware documentation.

1. On the ESXi server:
   • Create a virtual machine (VM).
   • Install Windows and View Agent on the VM.
2. On the View Connection Server:
   • Create a pool, and add the VM to the pool.
   • Define the pairing password (and pairing timeout) that will be used to pair the View Connection Server and View Security Server.
3. On the View Security Server:
   • Pair the View Security Server with the View Connection Server.
   • Enable the Use Secure Tunnel connection to desktop and Use PCoIP Secure Gateway for PCoIP connections to desktop check boxes.
   • Enter the View Security Server's IP address for the External URL (e.g., https://12.50.16.151:443) and for the PCoIP External URL (e.g.,12.50.16.151:4172). This is the WAN-facing address that remote clients can resolve. Only the port number is different for the two addresses.

4. On your firewall or router:
   • Allow both TCP and UDP traffic on port 4172, and TCP traffic on port 443.

5. From the zero client's AWI:
   • Configure the View Connection Server session connection type, and enter the DNS name or external WAN IP address of the View Security Server.
6. Start a PCoIP session.
7. If necessary, adjust bandwidth and image settings in the PCoIP session variables to optimize performance.

Note: By default, the image settings in the Configure PCoIP image quality levels PCoIP session variable are used to adjust the image quality. However, if you enable the Use image settings from zero client if available parameter in this variable, the image settings you have configured in the zero client's AWI Image page are used instead.

In View 5.2 onwards, image settings are immediately applied when you configure them and then click Apply. This is true whether you are using the image settings from the zero client (i.e., Use image settings from zero client if available is enabled) or from the Configure PCoIP image quality levels PCoIP session variable (i.e., Use image settings from zero client if available is not enabled).

For information on optimizing networks for VMware Horizon connections, please log in to the Teradici Support Site see the following Knowledge Base topics:

• PCoIP session variable settings: KB 15134-276
• Windows desktop experience optimization: KB 15134-242, KB 15134-880