Configuring a Session Connection Type¶
The Session pages on the AWI and OSD let you configure how the device connects to PCoIP endpoints. The available configuration options depend on the session connection type you select.
Session Connection Types
The following are the main session connection types:
- Amazon Workspaces
- Auto Detect
- Direct to Host (with option for SLP host discovery)
- PCoIP Connection Manager (with option for Auto-Logon)
- View Connection Server (with various options)
Amazon Workspaces¶
The Amazon WorkSpaces session connection type allows the client to connect directly to your Amazon WorkSpaces desktop through multi-factor authentication. Amazon WorkSpaces session type uses an Amazon connection manager which requires multi-factor authentication when connecting to Amazon WorkSpaces.
Management Tool | Session Connection Options |
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AWI | Amazon WorkSpaces |
OSD | Amazon WorkSpaces |
Auto Detect¶
This connection type automatically detects which broker protocol a connection server is using so users in a mixed environment (for example, one that uses View Connection Servers and PCoIP Connection Managers) do not have to manually reconfigure the session type each time they switch brokers.
Auto Detect is the default session connection type.
Auto Detect Connections
Management Tool | Session Connection Options |
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AWI | Auto Detect |
OSD | Auto Detect |
Direct to Host¶
A Direct to Host session is a direct connection between a Tera2 PCoIP Zero Client and a remote workstation containing a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card. You can specify a Remote Workstation Card’s DNS name or IP address, or you can configure clients to use Service Location Protocol (SLP) to discover a host. You can also configure clients to automatically reconnect to a host when a session is lost.
Direct Session Connections
Management Tool | Session Connection Options |
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AWI | Direct to Host Direct to Host + SLP Host Discovery |
OSD | Direct to Host Direct to Host + SLP Host Discovery |
PCoIP Connection Manager¶
A PCoIP Connection Manager session is a connection between a Tera2 PCoIP Zero Client and a PCoIP endpoint using the PCoIP Connection Manager as a broker. You can configure this session type in basic mode or Auto-Logon mode.
PCoIP Connection Manager Connections
Management Tool | Session Connection Options |
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AWI | PCoIP Connection Manager PCoIP Connection Manager + Auto-Logon |
OSD | PCoIP Connection Manager PCoIP Connection Manager + Auto-Logon |
View Connection Server¶
A VMware Horizon session is a connection between a Tera2 PCoIP Zero Client and a VMware Horizon VDI desktop, DaaS desktop, or RDS-hosted desktop using View Connection Server as the connection manager (also known as the connection broker). You can configure this session type in basic mode, Auto-Logon mode, View Connection Server + Kiosk mode, and View Connection Server + Imprivata OneSign mode.
VMWare RDS-hosted application connections support different session types
VMWare Horizon RDS-hosted application connections are supported on the View Connection Server, View Connection Server + Auto-Logon, View Connection Server + Kiosk, and View Connection Server + Imprivata OneSign session types for Tera2 PCoIP Zero Clients. After configuring your View Connection Server, select the Enable RDS Application Access check box in Advanced Options on the Session page.
VMware Horizon Connections