How to Install VMware Client 1. Open up Internet Explorer and type into the address bar http://mydesktop.hopwood.ac.uk. 2. This will then load a page titled “VMware View Portal 4.5”. Please click on the option for “View Client with Local Mode (105 MB)” and then click the Download button.
3. You may now find that the page loads up; however a beige information bar appears as shown below. Please left click on this bar (The bar will highlight in a blue colour), and select “Download File”.
4. Click “run”, so that the file will download to your computer and load automatically for install.
5. Once the file has downloaded onto your computer, you will receive Security Warning, please click run, to continue with the installation.
. 6. The installation will then run, and a box will appear as shown below, please click next twice, this will then ask you to accept the user agreement. Please accept this and click next to continue, and click next once again. (Please see the below screenshots).
7. You will then be presented with three customizable options, please click on “Log in as current user”, and select the option for “This feature will not be available.” This will then mark the option with a red X.
8. You will now be asked to enter the information of the “Default View Connection Server” Please type: http://mydesktop.hopwood.ac.uk, and click next.
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From the next options, please click next twice, and then click Install on the third screen. (Please see the screenshots below).
10. You will now be presented with an installation progress bar.
11. To complete the installation click the “Finish� button. You will then be asked to restart your computer.
12. Once your computer has restarted, and you are connected to the internet. Double Click the VMware View Client on your desktop to run the program.
13. Once the program has loaded, ensure the “connection server” box has the below address listed and click the options button, then click “Always connect to this server at start-up”.
14. Click “connect” and you should then be presented with the below screen, asking for your username and password. Your Username is your firstname.lastname, for example; dean.lewis Your password upon first logon is; hopwood1, you must change this straight away, please refer to step 17 for instructions on how to do this. Please ensure the domain is: staff. Enter these details, and your Virtual Desktop Interface will then load up.
15. Once you have entered your username and password, you will then need to select the Desktop pool of which you would like to connect to, yours will be SMT, and you will need to click the arrow (located on the right hand side). Select “Display Protocol” and then; a. From within college you can use “PCoIP (Default)”. Which can only be used within college, and provide a better experience for you the end user. b. At home you must use Microsoft RDP. This can also be used within the college also.
16. To change your password, you will need to press “Ctrl + Alt + Insert� at once to change your password. 17. If you requite access to the Portal, open IE and this is your Homepage. You will be prompted for a username and password, please use Hopwood\username and your usual password. Again we will address this tomorrow. 18. You will be able to locate your documents via Start > My Computer > H: Drive (signified by your username.)