Tenafly Technology Department 9/1/2015
Getting Started with VMware Horizon View (Remote Desktop Access)
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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)
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
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
Click ok.
You now have a window 7 desktop.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Keep defaults and click “next”.
Click on “Install “to begin the install process
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.
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.
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
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.
