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Configure remote desktop

For a remote desktop, you can additionally configure VPN, configure clipboard redirection, disable drive sharing.

Configure a VPN

When configuring VPN, consider the limitations.

If you use your own DNS servers, add an entry to the host file.

Limitations

When configuring a VPN, do not use:

  • the default gateway of the remote network. You can disable gateway usage in Windows settings;

  • networks used by DaaS:

    • 10.49.32.0/24
    • 172.16.X.X/26

You can use any networks from 172.16.0.0/12, except for the allocated /26 network. Upon agreement, we can replace the allocated /26 block with another of the same size.

Disable the default network gateway

  1. In the Start menu, select Settings.
  2. Open Network and Internet → Ethernet.
  3. Open the Change adapter settings page.
  4. Right-click the desired network connection and select Properties.
  5. Open the Networking tab.
  6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
  7. Click Advanced.
  8. Clear the Use default gateway on remote network checkbox.
  9. Click OK → OK → OK.

Add an entry to the host file

If you use your own DNS servers, specify the following in the host file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc):

  • 10.49.32.17 cs-7a1.daas.vmw.selectel.org
  • 10.49.32.18 cs-7a2.daas.vmw.selectel.org
  • 10.49.32.19 cs-7a0.daas.vmw.selectel.org

Configure clipboard redirection

By default, clipboard redirection works only from the user's computer (Omnissa® Horizon® Client) to the remote desktop virtual machine (Omnissa® Horizon® Agent).

Configuring the clipboard makes the exchange bidirectional.

For more information on configuring clipboard settings using Active Directory group policies, see the View Agent Configuration ADMX Template Settings guide in the Omnissa® Horizon® documentation.

  1. Submit a ticket to get ADMX templates for Omnissa® Horizon® Client.
  2. Install the ADMX templates for VMware Horizon Client.
  3. Create a new group policy (GPO); for more information, see the Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Horizon Client guide in the Omnissa® Horizon® documentation.
  4. Go to Computer Configuration → Policies → Administrative Templates → Omnissa View Agent Configuration → Clipboard Redirection.
  5. For the Configure clipboard redirection object, select the checkbox Enabled in both directions.
  6. Apply the Group Policy.
  7. Reconnect to your desktop.

Values of the ClipboardData and Clipboard.Direction parameters

The ClipboardData (on Windows) and Clipboard.Direction (on Linux) parameters determine the direction in which the clipboard will work.

0, Disabled in both directionsClipboard redirection is disabled in both directions
1, Enabled in both directionsClipboard redirection is enabled in both directions
2, Enabled client to server onlyClipboard redirection is enabled from client to agent (default)
3, Enabled server to client onlyClipboard redirection is enabled from agent to client

Disable drive redirection

By default, drive sharing (Drive Redirection) is enabled, and the user can connect drives and folders to the remote desktop virtual machine. You can disable this feature.

After disabling drive sharing, the clipboard (Clipboard) between the user's computer and the remote desktop virtual machine will also be disabled.

Drive redirection can only be disabled via Omnissa® Horizon® Client on Windows.

  1. Submit a ticket to get ADMX templates for Omnissa® Horizon® Client.
  2. Install the ADMX templates for VMware Horizon Client.
  3. Create a new group policy (GPO); for more information, see the Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Horizon Client guide in the Omnissa® Horizon® documentation.
  4. Go to Computer Configuration → Policies → Administrative Templates → Omnissa Horizon Client Configuration → Scripting definitions.
  5. Select the Disable sharing files and folders checkbox.
  6. Apply the Group Policy.
  7. Reconnect to your desktop.