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   * borrow a Notebook for a day in our UNIBZ Library - Notebooks can be used only inside Campus
-  * use your Personal Computer/Notebook/Tablet/Smart Phone - Accessible everywhere
+  * use your PC/Notebook or Tablet/SmartPhone - Accessible everywhere
+  * login with your UNIBZ credentials in PC-Labs E231, E331, E431, A518
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 The notebooks can be borrowed anytime during the normal opening hours of the Library: Mon.-Fri. 8am-7pm, Sat. 9am-5pm.
-===== Accessing virtual desktops =====
+===== Use your PC/Notebook =====
-==== PC Labs ====
+Point your browser at [[https://desktop.scientificnet.org/]].
+You can select:
+  * Install VMware Horizon Client (recommended)
+  * VMware Horizon HTML Access (if for any reason you cannot install the client)
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-Virtual desktops are available the PC labs E331/E431/E531 in the E building. To access them just power on a PC and choose
-) View Client  - VDI Desktop
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-The VMware View client starts and in a couple of seconds the login dialog will pop up. Please choose UNIBZ as you domain ant type in your username and password.
+==== Install VMware Horizon Client ====
+**Step 1** Install the client for your OS
+=== Linux ===
+  * Download the Horizon Client installer file. The name of the file is VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.arch.bundle.
+  * Open a Terminal window and change directories to the directory where you downloaded the installer.
+  * Run the installer by executing <code> sudo sh ./VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.arch.bundle</code>
+  * Follow the promts to finish the installation.
+<note important>You are prompted to allow the installer to register and start installed services after the installation. Allowing the installer to complete these tasks means that you will not need to manually start USB redirection services every time you reboot, and you will not need to manually enable the virtual printing feature.</note>
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+  * After installation is complete, specify whether to perform the compatibility scan for libraries that various feature components are dependent on. Log information about the installation is recorded in /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-installer-pid.log
-At this point you have access to different resources. You can start your virtual desktop by choosing **Windows 10 - PC Labs**. The first run will take a couple of minutes to log you in to your desktop.
+=== Mac ===
+  * Download the Horizon Client installer file. The name of the file is VMware-Horizon-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.dmg.
+  * Double-click the .dmg file to open it and click Agree. The contents of the disk image appear in a Horizon Client Finder window
+  * In the Finder window, drag the VMware Horizon Client icon to the Applications folder icon. If you are not logged in as an administrator user, you are prompted for an administrator credentials.
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+=== Windows ===
+  * Download the Horizon Client installer file. The name of the file is  VMware-Horizon-Client-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe OR VMware-Horizon-Client-x86-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe (depending on your OS).
+  * Run the installation program
+=== iOS - Android ===
+  * Download and install the Horizon Client from your store (AppStore - Google Play store - Amazon AppStore)
+  * If needed read the [[https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info?slug=desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon_clients/4_0 |installation guidelines]] concerning iOS or Android devices.
-==== Your PC/MAC/Android/iOS/Linux device ====
+**Step 2** Configure the client for first use
-You can also access the virtual desktops form your devices. Clients for the principal OSes [[https://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients|here]]. Apps for iOS and Android can be dowloaded from the respective stores, just search for "VMware View".
+The VMware View client needs to be configured the first time it is used.
-The VMware View client needs to be configured to be able to access the desktops. Press the "**+**" button
+Press the "**+**" button
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 and type **https://desktop.scientificnet.org** as server.
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 login with your UNIBZ credentials
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+and choose **Windows Labs**
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-and choose **Windows 10 - PC Labs**
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  The first run will take a couple of minutes to log you in to your desktop.
-==== HTML5 access - Unsupported ====
+==== VMware Horizon HTML Access (Unsupported) ====
 If you need to access your desktops and you don't have the possibility to install the client, you can use a HTML5 compatible browser. This access is offered as best effort, there are some know issues, i.e. you have to use the US keyboard layout. We won't provide support for this type of access.
-Point it at [[https://desktop.scientificnet.org/]] and choose VMware Horizon HTML access
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 Put your credentials and dont'forget to choose UNIBZ as domain
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 Select **Windows 10 - PC Labs**
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+===== PC Labs =====
+Virtual desktops are available the PC labs E231/E331/E431/A518 in the E and A building. To access them just power on a PC and choose
+) View Client  - VDI Desktop
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+The VMware View client starts and in a couple of seconds the login dialog will pop up. Please choose UNIBZ as you domain ant type in your username and password.
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+At this point you have access to different resources. You can start your virtual desktop by choosing **Windows 10 - PC Labs**. The first run will take a couple of minutes to log you in to your desktop.
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