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Virtual Desktop - Installing VMware View Client - Mac
Download and connection instructions for VMware View on a Mac
View this video tutorial or follow the written instructions below.
- Browse to: https://view.ion.uwplatt.edu
- Select Install VMWare Horizon Client.
- Download the Mac VMWare Horizon Client.
- Begin the install by double-clicking the file.
- First you must agree to the EULA by clicking "Agree"
- Click and drag the "VMWare Horizon View Client.app" to your applications folder.
- Launch the application and click on "Add Server".
- Enter the server address "view.ion.uwplatt.edu" and click "Continue".
- Login using your campus credentials. Enter your NetID and password and click "Login".
- Enter a passcode or the number (1-4) indicating your chose device. Click Login and complete the two-factor authentication process.
NOTE: You will only be offered the number of devices which you have registered (1-4). If you have more than four devices registered, you will see a shorter message like that below. Type in the chosen Duo method to authenticate (e.g. push1 = push to my primary device). Click Login and complete the authentication process.
- Once logged in, you should see a list of the desktops which are available to you. To launch a desktop, double click that desktop.
If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 608.342.1400 or helpdesk@uwplatt.edu. You may also visit the Help Desk on the first floor of the Karrmann Library.