Lab 10: Configure the Horizon Client for Windows

Objective and Tasks

In this lab, you will configure Horizon Client settings and connect to Horizon Connection Server.

  1. Remote to the Windows 11 client machine.
  2. Add and connect to a Horizon Connection Server.
  3. Configure connection and session settings.
Expand or collapse content Task 1: Remote to the Windows 11 client machine
  1. Use RDP to connect to W11-client1
    • On your ControlCenter desktop open the RDP folder.
    • Click the RDP shortcut to W11-client1
    • This will automatically log you into the W11-client1 VM

If you do get get automatically logged into, use the credentials:

  • Username: OMNISSATRAINING\Administrator
  • Password: Pa$$w0rd
Expand or collapse content Task 2: Add and Connect to the Horizon Connection Server
  1. Launch the Omnissa Horizon Client
    • From the desktop of W11-Client1 machine, double click the Omnissa Horizon Client icon.

As this is the first time this Horizon Client has connected to this new Horizon 8 pod, you need to add a new server entry to the client.

In this lab, you will use the Connection Server FQDN. In a production deployment of a pod with multiple Connection Servers the load balancer virtual IP address or name would be used instead of an individual Connection Server address.

  1. Add a new Horizon 8 Pod to the Horizon Client.

The instructions here use horizon-01a and assume that you have completed the previous labs to install a new Connection Server on horizon-01a, and to create a desktop pool using horizon-01a.

You can alternatively use horizon-02a, which has been preinstalled as a Connection Server with a provisioned desktop pool, Win11-Site2.

  1. Login and authenticate with an assigned user from the Horizon-Students group.
    • Username: Student1
    • Password : Pa$$w0rd
    • Click Login.
  2. Launch the desktop.
    • Click on the 3 dots on the pool tile for Win11-Site1 and click Launch.
    • Alternatively you can double-click on the tile.
  3. Confirm successful desktop launch.
    • Ensure the virtual desktop opens successfully and the user is logged into the Windows desktop.
    • Verify that the desktop is functioning properly and the user can interact with the environment (login, desktop display, basic functionality).
    • Monitor user session from the Horizon admin console.
  4. Logout of the Horizon desktop pool desktop.
    • Use Windows > Student 1 > Sign out

You can add and connect to multiple Horizon environments following the same steps.

Expand or collapse content Task 3: Configure connection and session settings
  1. Launch Omnissa Horizon Client from the Desktop of W11-client1 machine

The Horizon Client should already be running from the previous task.

  1. Open the Settings configuration
    • Use the left-hand menu and click on Settings.
  2. Explore the available Settings.
    • Select each entry in the left-hand menu and explore the available configuration settings.
  1. Review the settings specific to a particular desktop pool.
    • Click on the entry for Win11 Site1.
    • Review the available settings that can be configure to control an individual desktop pool.
  1. Close the Settings screen.
    • Use the back button (<) on the top-left of the client.

You can also select settings for each published resources (Desktop/ Applications) by clicking the 3 dots on the resource icon and manage settings from there.

  1. Review the options for interacting with a desktop pool.
    • Click on the 3 dots on the pool tile for Win11-Site1.
    • Review the options available, such as Logoff, Reset Desktop, Restart Desktop, change display settings, change display protocol (Horizon Blast, PCoIP, RDP, and adding shortcuts to the Windows desktop or Start Menu.
  2. Close the Horizon Client.
  3. Close the RDP session for W11-Client1

This concludes this lab.

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