Getting Started with VMware Horizon View (Remote Desktop Access)

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1 Getting Started with VMware Horizon View (Remote Desktop Access) Use The Links Below To Navigate This Document Using VMware Horizon View with Tablet and Smartphone APP or Mobile Web Browser Walk Through The Installation Of The Horizon View Client (Computer) Using VMware Horizon View HTML Access (Web Browser) Tenafly Technology Department 9/1/2015

2 Getting Started with VMware Horizon View (Remote Desktop Access) Using VMware Horizon View with Tablet and Smartphone APP or Mobile Web Browser You can use the web browser on your smartphone but it s recommended to use the APP. Horizon View Client for ios is available from the Apple itunes store or Horizon Client for Android is available from the Google Play store. For this document we will be using the Apple client. Go to the app store on your Smartphone or tablet and search for vmware horizon view client. Download and install. Press the new installed icon

3 For the server address type desktop.tenafly.k12.nj.us (the description is optional). Press Add Server. Enter your district network username and password. Depending on the permissions that are granted to a user you will be presented with desktops. Press on desktop to select

4 Click ok. You now have a window 7 desktop.

5 The circle on the screen will expand to give easy access to funtions. To exit press start logoff. If you do not log off the system will force a log off and you will lose all unsaved data.

6 Getting Started with VMware Horizon View (Remote Desktop Access) PC Client Install This document will walk through the installation of the Horizon View client on a Windows 7 computer. From any browser go to desktop.tenafly.k12.nj.us Click on Install VMware Horizon Client Select client (for this demo I will select Windows 64-bit). Click on Go to Downloads To find which edition of Windows 7 you are using Open System by clicking the Start button, right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties. The edition of Windows 7 you're running is displayed under Windows edition near the top of the window. Click on Download and run the installer.

7 Click on Next Check the box that says I accept the terms in the License Agreement Then click Next Select IPv4 (this should be the default) then click next.

8 Keep the defaults and click Next. Add desktop.tenafly.k12.nj.us to the Default Horizon Connection Server then click Next. For home or non-district owned computers keep defaults. District computers contact technology.

9 Keep defaults and click next. Click on Install to begin the install process

10 Click Finish A restart is required to complete the install. Click on Yes Click on the desktop icon to open the program. Then click on the blue cloud (desktop.tenafly.k12.nj.us) created with install. Enter your district netowrk user name and password and login.

11 Depending on the permissions that are granted to a user you will be presented with desktops. Click on desktop to select. Click ok. Click on Log off when finished.

12 Getting Started with VMware Horizon View (Remote Desktop Access) Using VMware Horizon View HTML Access (Web Browser) This document will explain Horizon View HTML Access on a Windows 7 computer. Client operating systems Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows 7 SP1 or no SP (32- or 64-bit), Windows 8.x Desktop (32- or 64-bit), Windows Vista SP1 or SP2 (32-bit), Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8), Mac OS X Lion (10.7), Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9), Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10), ipad with ios 7.0 or later (therefore, ipad 1 is not supported), Chrome OS 28.x or later From any supported browser go to desktop.tenafly.k12.nj.us Click on VMware Horizon HTML Access Enter school network user name and password

13 Depending on the permissions that are granted to a user you will be presented with desktops. Click on desktop to select Click OK You should now have a Windows 7 Desktop To exit click start logoff. If you do not log off the system will force a log off and you will lose all unsaved data.