Horizon Client

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Access to online ressources with Horizon Client and OpenVPN

To access online resources that do not work via institutional login (see Shibboleth), the Horizon Client software must be used in addition to OpenVPN. This activates a virtual desktop (VDI) at the university and provides access to all library resources.

Attention:

The Horizon Client with the selected pool (library terminal or any other pool of your department) must be used together with OpenVPN.

Access with Horizon Client

To use the Horizon Client, you must first log in to the OpenVPN! Instructions VPN Client

  1. Installing the Horizon Client (Horizon website)
  2. Starting the Horizon Client
    When starting for the first time, select the menu item “Add server” and enter horizon.htw-berlin.de as the new server
  3. Log in with “login\s0xxxxxx” (HTW account / matriculation number) or login\"username”
  4. Select the desktop “Bibliothekstermial”, or a Horizonpool of your department. All pools provide access to all library resources.

Notes

Linked drives (always save work files in one of these drives!):

  • H: (university-wide user drive),
  • Y,Z: local drives of the device from which you start Horizon (for your own devices)
  • USB devices that must be connected to the Horizon Pool
  • HTW Cloud


Important:

After logging off, the desktop will be discarded and all unsaved data will be lost! Save your data to your home drive!