Zero Client to Virtual Desktop via View Connection Server (LAN)

The figure below shows a zero client establishing a session with a virtual desktop from within a LAN using a View Connection Server to connect the endpoints.

Zero Client to Virtual Desktop via View Connection Server (LAN)

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.
   • Ensure that the Use Secure Tunnel connection to desktop check box is enabled. (This check box is enabled by default.)
   • Enter the View Connection Server's IP address or domain name for the External URL (e.g. 192.168.1.140:443 or https://myserver.com:443).

3. From the zero client's AWI:
   • Configure the View Connection Server session connection type, and enter the DNS name or IP address of the View Connection Server.
4. Start a PCoIP session.
5. 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