Installing the Connection Server on Horizon View 7

We know Horizon View is a desktop virtualization platform.  Today we will look at the main part of that – Connection Server.

Connection Server – a software service that acts as a broker for client connections by authenticating and then directing incoming user requests to the appropriate virtual desktop, physical desktop, or terminal server.

VMware Horizon View 7:

1. Double Click selected application  to start the installation:

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2. On the “Welcome to the installation Wizard for VMware Horizon 7 connection server” page, click Next :

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3. Accept the license agreement after read all carefully and click next:

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4. Click Next to install to this folder, or click change to install to a different folder. I keep that as default.

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5. In this page, We will select the type of Horizon connection server instance. Select Horizon 7 Standart Server and check the box labeled Install HTML access, click next:

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6. On the Data Recovery page Enter a password for the protects data backups of your Horizon Connection server. Recovering a backup will require the entry of this password, click next:

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7. Check the “Configure Windows Firewall automatically” for make sure firewall ports are open. Click Next:

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8. On Initial Horizon 7 Administrators page specify the domain user or group for initial Horizon 7 administration. You will use this credentials when you log in to Horizon 7 Administrator:

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9. Check the box if you want to participate in the User Experience Improvement Program. Click Next:

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10. Click Install to start the installation on “Ready to Install the program” page.

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11. The installer has successfully installed, Click Finish to exit the wizard:

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After installation You can log in Horizon 7 Administrator panel with a credential which you provided on ” Initial Horizon 7 Administrators” page:

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