Set up VMware Client for students

1. Click the VMware Horizon link to navigate to the download website, and then click Install VMware Horizon Client.
   
2. On the Download VMware Horizon Clients page, on the Product Downloads tab, in the VMware Horizon Client for Windows group, click the Go to Downloads link.
   
3. On the Download VMware Horizon Client for Windows page, on the Product Downloads tab, in the VMware Horizon Client for Windows group, click the Download button.
   
4. Follow your web browser’s prompts for installing software, or double‑click the VMware Horizon Client installer in your Downloads folder and follow the prompts.
   
5. On the VMware Horizon window, click Agree & Install, and accept all the software’s default settings if prompted.
   
6. When the Success window opens, click Finish, and then click Restart Now.
   
7. Once your system restart is complete, double‑click the VMware Horizon Client desktop icon to launch the software.
   
8. If you are launching the software for the first time, on the VMware Horizon Client window, click the New Server button.
   
9. Enter the server name as it appears in the image below into the field, and then click Connect.
   
10. On the Disclaimer window, click Accept.
    
11. On the Login window, enter your College user name and password, and then click Login.
    

Once you log on, you will see the virtual desktop connections that you have access to.

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