In this quick walkthrough, we're going to demo Horizon 8 HTML Access.
Overview
- We will connect to the Horizon HTML Access Portal and log in.
- Launch Firefox.
- Launch Microsoft Word, all from our Chrome browser tab!
Before You Begin
In order to perform the full end-to-end demo make sure you have the following:
- A valid account in the VMware TestDrive environment, sign up here if you don't
- Network access from your device and TCP ports 80, 443 and 8443 enabled
- An appropriate HTML 5 web browser, Google Chrome is preferred
Navigate Browser to Horizon Portal
Let's get started, open up your web browser and navigate to the Horizon server at https://horizon.discovery.vmware.com.
Once connected you should see a couple of options to log in, we want to select VMware Horizon HTML Access.
Horizon Login
You should now be prompted to enter your credentials.
Enter your TestDrive username and password in the format below and then hit Login.
Username: {your_username}
Password: {your_password}
Domain: VMWDP
*NOTE you may also enter your username in the format {username}@vmwdp.com if you prefer. DO NOT enter your personal email address.
Launch Firefox
Once logged in you will see your Horizon VDI desktops and published apps available to launch.
Let's begin by launching RDSH-Firefox.
Firefox Launched
After a few moments, Firefox will load and we can interact with the app.
Once you're done, click on the sidebar tab to open up the HTML access UI.
Sidebar Tab
Here we can see the sidebar and the running apps (Firefox at the moment).
Launch Another App
Now finally let's bring up the sidebar again and launch Microsoft Word.
Word Launched
Once that's launched, you can play around in the app and switch between your running Horizon resources, all in your Chrome browser tab!
Log Out of Running Apps
When you're done, you can select the sidebar one last time and logout of your running apps.