Connecting to VMWare Horizon

Download, Install & Configure the VMWare Horizon Client

1. Go to https://horizon.nmhschool.org/

2. Click ‘Install VMWare Horizon Client’

   • You can use the HTML Access option, but the ‘full client’ will give you a better experience

   • The Install link will bring you to a customer support web site and you will need to locate the appropriate client for your environment.

   • Click on 'View Download Components' next to Omnissa Horizon Clients.

     

   • Click the appropriate 'Go To Downloads' link and download and install the client using typical application installation methods for your environment

     

     

3. Once installed, you will use the client directly and not need the web page

4. Open the client and select ‘New Server’ if the Connection Server dialog does not automatically open

   • Mac:  Go -> Applications -> VMWare Horizon Client

   • Windows:  Start -> VMWare Horizon Client

5. For the Connection Server name, use https://horizon.nmhschool.org/

6. Enter your NMH username (not email address) and password.  If you are off campus, you should be directed to Okta for sign in.

7. This should give you at least two options:  ‘Instant Clone V2’ (this is the one you will be using) and ‘Calculator’ (just a test to show the ability to access specific applications directly).  There may be other options for employees with more customized needs.

Starting your Horizon Desktop for the first time

1. BEFORE accessing ‘Instant Clone V2’, right click the tile (or Control-Click on a Mac) to set a default display preference.  This will prevent ‘Full Screen’, which you may want in the future, but to start we will use something different

   • Windows:  Right-click ‘Instant Clone’, select Display->Window - Large

   • Mac:  See below after logging in

   • Also make sure ‘PCoIP’ is selected if it’s not the default

2. Access your Horizon Desktop by double-clicking ‘Instant Clone’

   • It may take up to 30 seconds to completely log in and there may be some windows flashing by.

   • There could also be an error about a file in use…  Please ignore that.

3. You should now have a Desktop with a solid color background

4. Mac Full Screen:  On Macs, the default is Full Screen.  To exit, move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and 'double-swipe' down.  Then select the Window menu and de-select 'Enter Full Screen'

Setting up your environment

1. You will need to log in to Chrome since this is a new environment

2. You may be asked to make Chrome your default browser.  I am trying to automate this, but I still see the message from time to time - Just select Make Default and the follow the prompt on the resulting window to make it permanent

Remember to Sign Out when you’re done!