AWI: View Connection Server + Kiosk Session Settings

Enter the View Connection Server’s DNS name or IP address.

Select the type of username that matches the naming you use for the devices on the View Connection Server.

• Zero Client MAC: Select this option to automatically populate the Username field with the MAC address of the PCoIP Zero Client.
• Custom: Enter the username for the PCoIP Zero Client. This username has the prefix “Custom.”

When Custom is selected as the username type, enter the value for this component of the custom username. This field is limited to 13 characters.

To password protect the virtual machine for the kiosk, enter a password in this field. This password must match the one entered for the device in the View Connection Server.

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.

Select the level of verification performed on the certificate presented by the connection server:

• Never connect to untrusted servers: Configure the client to reject the connection if a trusted, valid certificate is not installed. (This is the most secure option.)

• Warn before connecting to untrusted servers: Configure the client to display a warning if an unsigned or expired certificate is encountered, or if the certificate is not self-signed and the PCoIP Zero Client trust store is empty. (This option is selected by default.)

• Do not verify server identity certificates: Configure the client to allow all connections. (This option is not secure.)

When enabled, prevents users from changing the Certificate Check Mode settings from the OSD or AWI.

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.

When enabled, the OSD logo banner appears at the top of login screens in place of the default banner.

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.

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.

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.

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).

• Disabled: Disables the PCoIP Utility Bar. Note: (By default, the utility bar is disabled.)
• Enabled: Enables and auto-hides the PCoIP Utility Bar. Users can show the utility bar by pointing the mouse at the top of the screen directly under the utility bar. Users can slide the utility bar to the right and left at the top of the screen.
• Enabled and Pinned: Enables and pins the PCoIP Utility Bar at the top of the screen. Users cannot hide the utility bar, but they can slide it to the right and left at the top of the screen.

Note: This feature is configurable from the MC and AWI only. It requires firmware version 4.2.0 or newer.

Configure the Transport Layer Security (TLS) cipher to use for negotiating the TLS session between the PCoIP client and the PCoIP host.

• Maximum Compatibility: TLS 1.0 or higher with RSA keys: This option provides maximum compatibility.
• Suite B: TLS 1.2 with Suite B-compliant 192-bit elliptic curve encryption. This option provides a higher level of security.

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:

• You have been disconnected because you logged in from another location or your host was shut down or restarted.
• You have been disconnected because an administrator disconnected you.
• You have been disconnected because you logged in from another location.
• You have been disconnected because you disconnected from your workstation.

Warning: System-initiated, but expected actions affecting the session:

• You have been disconnected because your session timed out.

Error: Unexpected system-initiated actions causing session to fail:

• You have been disconnected.
• Unable to connect (0x1001). Please contact your IT administrator.
• Unable to connect (0x1002). Please contact your IT administrator.
• Session closed remotely.
• Session closed remotely (unknown cause).
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x100). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x201). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x300). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x301). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x302). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x303). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x305). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x400). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x401). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x402). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x403). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.
• You have been disconnected due to a configuration error (0x404). Please contact your IT administrator for assistance.

Note: For detailed information about the above session disconnect codes, see KB 15134-872 in the Teradici Support Site.

You can choose to display:

1. Show All messages – This option shows all disconnect messages including Info, Warning, and Error messages.
2. Show Error and Warnings Only – This option hides info messages and displays only error and warning messages.
3. Show Error Only – This option hides Info and Warning messages and displays only Error messages.
4. Show None – Don’t show any disconnect messages.

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.

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.

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.