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Configuring Kiosk Mode
Kiosk Client Device Types
Most traditional desktop and portable computing devices, such as PCs, have memory and storage capabilities
as well as processors, and they can function whether connected to a network or not. Zero clients have no
memory or storage and only limited processing ability, and they can function only with a network connection.
Thin clients also depend on a network connection, but they often have some software installed on them, such
as an operating system or device drivers.
Thin and zero clients are less expensive to acquire than PCs, and their maintenance cost is minimal. In some
settings, however, such as public libraries, it can be more economical to repurpose old PCs as kiosks than to
buy new hardware.
PCs have more local processing power than thin or zero clients, but they also require maintenance and tend to
be less secure. For a more detailed discussion of types of clients, see Key Considerations in Choosing a Zero
Client Environment for View Virtual Desktops in VMware Horizon and the VMware Compatibility Guide.
Setting Up the View Environment
In most cases, kiosks are added to an existing View deployment. If the View environment is not yet set up, refer
to the following documentation:
•View Installation
•Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View
•Reviewer’s Guide for View in Horizon 6
Preparing Active Directory for Kiosk Mode
As a best practice, do not use the same View Connection Server to handle both a production environment
and clients in kiosk mode. Instead, use dedicated View Connection Server instances, and create dedicated
organizational units (OUs) and groups in Active Directory for kiosk client accounts. This practice simplifies
client configuration and can help to prevent intrusions.
For more detailed information, see
Prepare Active Directory and View for Clients in Kiosk Mode
in View
Administration and
Create an OU for View Machines
in Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View.
Preparing Desktops for Kiosk Mode
To prepare View desktops to run in kiosk mode
Createavirtualmachinetemplatefortheguestoperatingsystemasexplainedin
CreatingVirtualMachine
Templates
intheSettingUpDesktopandApplicationPoolsinViewguide
InstalltheViewAgentonthevirtualmachinetemplate
TheViewAgentVirtualPrintingcomponentincludestheThinPrintdriver
VirtualprintingdoesnotrequireinstallationofprinterdriversontheremoteViewdesktopFormore
informationseeConfiguringPrinting
Becausekioskpasswordsareusuallyunknownkiosksshouldnotbeshutdownautomaticallyinmost
settingsToenableuseraccesstothekiosksatanytimeconfiguretheguestWindowsOSsothatclients
areneverlockedwhenleftunattended
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