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Horizon Client

Configuration

General Settings
Setting
Value
Description
Autostart

Yes

No

Select here to start the application automatically after the thin client boots up.

Hide icon

Yes

Hide on desktop

No

Yes:

Hide the application icon.

Hide on desktop:

Remove the icon from the desktop; it'll appear only in the menu and Run dialog.

Show the application icon.

Show the application icon

After closing the application

Take no action

Restart application

Log out the user

Restart the thin client

Shut down the thin client

Configure behavior after closing the application.

Custom icon File name

Here, assign a custom icon to the application.

Save the icon on the openthinclient server in the folder: <Manager-Home>/nfs/root/custom/icons

Use a supported file format. .png or .ico . Use a size of 32 × 32 or 64 × 64.

Application Settings
Setting
Value
Explanation
Server URL (Connection Broker)

The address of the Horizon server

Example: https://view.company.com:443

Specify the protocol and port when they differ from the default values.

Desktop name Text

Specify the desktop to open automatically at startup.

Login

Login Dialog / Use the login credentials below

Use Single Sign-On

Specify where the application retrieves the login credentials:

Login Dialog / Use the login credentials below:

If the Domain, User, and Password fields are empty, the system prompts for credentials.

If only the Domain field is filled in, it'll be used as the default domain.

Use Single Sign-On:

See the article User Login with Autologin or Single Sign-On

Domain Text

Username Text with variables

Password Text

Connection settings
Setting
Value
Explanation
Default display protocol

PCoIP

Blast

Preferred display protocol. Note: Depending on broker settings, the system may select a different protocol.

Handling SSL Certificates

Always connect only to trusted servers.

Issue a warning before connecting to untrusted servers

Verify server identity certificates.

Horizon uses system-wide certificates that can be added to the Custom folder under system-certs can be added

Enable USB redirection

Yes

No

Start the USB redirection service.

Currently, only HID devices are redirected. To configure USB redirection, create a configuration file in the Custom folder. See the Horizon documentation for details on USB settings. Also, follow the instructions below under "Custom Configuration."

Serial port redirection

Yes

No

Details can be found in the Horizon documentation
Window
Setting
Value
Explanation

Window size

Normal window

Full Screen

The size of the selection window in which servers and desktops can be selected.

Show menu bar

Yes

Yes

Control the display of the menu bar in selection windows and the toolbar in desktop views.

Selection window

Close after connection or error

Always show

Close the selection window as soon as it's no longer needed.

This ensures that the action set in "After application exit" is executed during connection changes or after the Windows session ends.

Blast Options
Setting
Value
Explanation
H.264 Decoding

Enable

Disable

Details can be found in the Horizon documentation
HEVC decoding

Enable

Disable

Custom configuration

Customize Horizon client behavior with configuration files. Distribute these files to clients through the Custom folder, for example. Note, place configuration files only through the intended method.method.

  • Distribute configuration files only via packages/ — or rootfs/usr/lib/omnissa —.
  • The directory /home/tcos/.omnissa Use a different location, because the application overwrites this directory.

For further information, consult the corresponding Horizon documentation.