Configuring VMware Horizon Connection Server – Horizon Console (HTML5)

Open a web browser and navigate to the Horizon Console with the fully qualified domain name of the load-balanced address or individual connection server and append /admin to the end. Don’t navigate using the short name, as it will likely result in logon issues when trying to authenticate.

https://hcs000v.aaronrombaut.com/admin

For the very first log on, use the domain account that was added to the computer’s Local Administrators group on the server where Horizon Connection Server is installed. Once in the UI, additional administrators can be configured.

Also on the very first log on, you will be presented with a license screen. Go ahead and enter the license key and click the OK button.

Settings in Horizon Console 2013

Servers

From this menu, vCenter Servers, Gateways, and Connection Servers can be configured.

Domains

From this menu, Instant Clone Engine Domain Accounts can be configured, Connection Server domains can be viewed, and untrusted domains can be added in the Domain menu.

Product Licensing and Usage

From this menu, Licensing can be modified, license Usage can be viewed, or the Customer Experience Program settings can be managed.

Global Settings

From this menu, General Settings, Security Settings, and Client Restriction Settings can be edited.

Registered Machines

From this menu, RDS Hosts and Other machines can be viewed.

Administrators

From this menu, users, administrators, groups, and roles can be configured in the Administrators and Groups, Role Privileges, Role Permissions, and Access Groups sub menus.

Cloud Pod Architecture

This menu item is for linking multiple pods to create a single pod federation.

Event Configuration

From this menu, the Event Database can be configured as well as the Syslog and Events to File System settings.

Global Policy

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Troubleshooting

Certificates; Event Database Configuration; License