{"id":44396,"date":"2020-07-14T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=44396"},"modified":"2020-07-14T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T12:27:12","slug":"configure-vmware-horizon-7-to-access-physical-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/configure-vmware-horizon-7-to-access-physical-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure VMware Horizon 7 to access physical machines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the situation where employees need to access their work computers remotely, VMware Horizon<\/a> can be configured to allow the access to physical machines located at office.<\/p>\n

To avoid tricky and unsecure solutions to access corporate computers from home, VMware Horizon<\/a> provides safe and controlled accesses<\/strong> to physical computers located at office with a limited load of the IT staff in terms of deployment and management.<\/p>\n

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Configure VMware Horizon 7 to access physical machines<\/h2>\n

The concept is to have a working Horizon Connection Server located in the corporate LAN reachable via VPN<\/strong> or via Internet through the Unified Access Gateway<\/strong> component. If the Horizon infrastructure is not already implemented, it is a matter of minutes to setup the required components for this purpose.<\/p>\n

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Relying on encrypted connections<\/strong>, Horizon supports different authentication protocols<\/strong> such as Active Directory, Radius, certificates and so on, offering a secure connection<\/strong>.\u00a0This procedure allows the administrators to make physical machines located in the corporate LAN reacheable by remote users<\/strong> assigning the access to specific users.<\/p>\n

This article has been written for\u00a0StarWind blog<\/a>\u00a0and can be found in\u00a0this page<\/a>. It covers the full procedure to configure VMware Horizon 7 to access physical machines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Test the connection<\/h2>\n

To test the connection, you may need to establish a VPN connection<\/strong> to your office first if the Unified Access Gateway is not available.<\/p>\n

Open your preferred browser and enter the address https:\/\/<dns_horizon_server>\/portal<\/span>. If the Blast Extreme protocol is supported, select VMware Horizon HTML Access<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Enter the username and password then click Login<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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From the Horizon's dashboard, click the assigned machine to connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The login screen of the physical machine is displayed. Enter the credentials and press Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The user is now connected to the physical computer<\/strong> located at the office and he\/she is now able to do his\/her duties.<\/p>\n

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In case of unpredictable events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, this solution allows the companies to save a lot of money<\/strong> since the purchase of expensive computers for employees working from home is not necessary. A simple and cheap computer may suffice for the user to connect the working place and become productive again.<\/p>\n

Read the\u00a0full article<\/a>\u00a0on StarWind blog.<\/p>\n

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