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4.G. VMWare View Client Configuration

VMware view is a desktop virtualization solution. The use of this softwaremodule requires that a VMware virtualized desktop environment is present. Connections to virtual desktops can be made via the softwaremodule Vmwareview.
Create a New connection and enter a Connection name.
Virtual desktops support tunneled and not tunneled communication. The option Create tunnel, creates a direct data transfer to the view connection server. If no tunnel is created the data transfer will be between the host system of the desktop and the client directly.
If a tunnel is to be created, enter the Tunnel-connection id.
The View connection server will provide these.
Enter the DNS-Name or the IP address of the view Connection Server, to be able to make a connection between the client and the connection server.
To prevent that the server input field is still writeable afterwards choose the option lock the server-url-field.
The certificate handling can be configured in the certificate field. You can choose between the following:
  • Only trustworthy certificates
  • Warn at differences
  • Allow all
In the login mode you have these modes:
  • Userdata
  • Samba with FQDN
  • Samba with workgroup
You can enter the fields user, password and domain for an automatic connection start and login, if you have chosen userdata.
Enter your desktop-name into the field desktop-name, when there are different virual desktops provided by your server-connection. The desktop-name will be automatically startet.
You can choose your session-protocol via RDP / PCoIP. If you choose RDP, the RDP softwaremodule must be locally installed on your thin client. PCoIP must be acitved on your server, if you choose this option.
Resolution specifies the display of the window:
  • Resolution modes: Small, Large, Fullscreen
  • If you would like your session to span over two monitors, choose the option Dualhead.
In the drop down menu RDP-color-depth the colordepth for the connection can be chosen between 8bit to 32bit.
Two options are present to map connected drives:
  • With Map all disks on a single letter all detected drives will be displayed as folders in one single drive letter. The dropdown menu allows you to chose the letter to assign.
  • Alternatively by using Map each disk on an individual letter all drives can be mapped to indivual letters. Detected drives will be listed and each has his own dropdown menu for chosing a drive letter to assign. 
Activating the checkbox for Enable printers mapping makes installed printers on this Thin Client available for use in the virtual desktop session. 
Connection ending option lets you select how the client behaves when the connection ends. These options can be set in the configuration or selected by the user.
If the connection shall start after the boot of the Thin Client active the option automatic start.
Kommbox - Connections -> VMWare View Client configuration -> New connection

Figure 4.13. Kommbox - Connections -> VMWare View Client configuration -> New connection