Install Omnissa Horizon (VMware View) for Mac

  1. Visit https://view.nku.edu/.  Click on where it says “Click here to download Omnissa Horizon Client”.

Mac Omnissa Horizon download button.

 

  1. Find the "Omnissa Horizon Client for Mac" and click "Go to Downloads" on the right side.

Mac Omnissa Horizon download screen.

 

  1. On the next page, click the blue "Download" button.

Blue Mac Omnissa Horizon download button.

 

  1. A download window will appear.  Keep "Open with" selected, and click "OK" to begin the installation process.  Follow the prompts to install Omnissa Horizon.

Mac Omnissa Horizon install/open window.

 

  1. Find "Omnissa Horizon Client" in the Applications folder or on your desktop, and open it.
  2. Double click the "view.nku.edu" cloud icon. If it does not exist, type in view.nku.edu into the server window when it appears.

view.nku.edu icon in Omnissa Horizon .

 

  1. Double click on the virtual machine you would like to connect to. 

Mac view of Omnissa Horizon desktop selection

 

The desktop will launch full screen to cover your own.  This is the Omnissa ​​​​​​​Horizon View virtual machine.  Remember that any files must be saved to your J: or K: drive, OneDrive, other cloud storage, or a flash drive.  Any files saved on the desktop will be removed once you log off of the virtual machine. When finished, simply log off the of virtual machine.

 

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