#VMWARE HORIZON VIEW CLIENT FOR WINDOWS WITH LOCAL MODE OPTION PASSWORD#
Step 4: Set default values for the organisational unit (OU), password expiration, and group membership of clients in kiosk mode. Make sure to delete or refresh the VDI immediately at logoffĮntitle the group you created in step 2 to this desktop pool Step 3: create a new floating Desktop pool in VMware Horizon ViewĪdd all the VDIs to the OU created in Step 1 This security group will contain all accounts that will have access to a kiosk mode VDI Step 2: create a new Active Directory Security group Specific GPOs can be associated with this OU to lock down the VDI session.Įxample: OU=kiosk,OU=vdi,DC=mydomain,DC=local This OU will contain all kiosk mode VDIs and all accounts that will have access to a kiosk mode VDI.
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Step 1: create a new organisational unit (OU) specific for kiosk users
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The setup of kiosk mode in VMware Horizon View is rather simple, but does require the use of the command line tool vdmadmin. In this case, people who know the password can use the kiosk, but these users are not identified by personal credentials. This scenario can be desirable when use of the kiosk or an application is restricted to a known set of users, such as company employees or registered students, but is not available to the general public.
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In some circumstances however, it might be required that all kiosk users log in to the VMware Horizon View desktop with the same, predetermined username and password. Instead of associating a VDI with a userID, kiosk mode associates a VDI with a MAC address or a clientID of an endpoint device.This allows an organisation to provide access to a VDI to users that do not have a user ID, which is typically the case in public places.Īs there is no user authentication, there is obviously also no need to preserve user data or to deliver persistent desktops. Kiosk mode is a method of delivering a VMware Horizon View desktop to a zero client, a thin client or a PC without the need for an end-user to authenticate to the connection server.