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Connecting to VMWare Horizon
Download, Install & Configure the VMWare Horizon Client
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Go to https://horizon.nmhschool.org/
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Click ‘Install VMWare Horizon Client’
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You can use the HTML Access option, but the ‘full client’ will give you a better experience
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The Install link will bring you to a customer support web site and you will need to locate the appropriate client for your environment.
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Click on 'View Download Components' next to Omnissa Horizon Clients.

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


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Once installed, you will use the client directly and not need the web page
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Open the client and select ‘New Server’ if the Connection Server dialog does not automatically open
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For the Connection Server name, use https://horizon.nmhschool.org/
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Enter your NMH username (not email address) and password. If you are off campus, you should be directed to Okta for sign in.
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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
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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
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Windows: Right-click ‘Instant Clone’, select Display->Window - Large
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Mac: See below after logging in
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Also make sure ‘PCoIP’ is selected if it’s not the default
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Access your Horizon Desktop by double-clicking ‘Instant Clone’
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You should now have a Desktop with a solid color background
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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
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You will need to log in to Chrome since this is a new environment
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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!