Connecting to an Agent Machine

Connecting to Remote Desktops

The Software Client for macOS can connect to any remote host with a Anyware agent installed and configured, or a Remote Workstation Card. Remote hosts can be Windows, macOS, or Linux, and connections can be made directly (client direct to host) or brokered through Anyware Manager or a Connection Manager.

Note: Remote Workstation Card connections

Preventing Devices From Using Local Termination

Preventing Devices From Using Local Termination

By default, supported Wacom devices use local termination automatically to provide improved responsiveness and tolerance of high-latency networks. Local Termination does not support all advanced Wacom features; if you depend on one of these unsupported features, you can fall back to bridged mode by adding your device to a blacklist.

Customizable Session Features

The following PCoIP session features can be customized:

  • Session Menu Bar Visibility
  • Disable Hot Keys
  • Windowed or Fullscreen Mode
  • Set Host Resolution
  • Image Scaling
  • Maintain Aspect Ratio

Examples show command-line usage

The examples shown here invoke the Anyware Software Client via the command line. You can also set these priorities when invoking the Anyware Software Client programmatically.

Securely Passing Parameters via the Command Line

In addition to passing arguments via the Command Line, you can also provide parameters via the standard input stream using the --ask-extra-args-as-json parameter. This approach is preferred when you want to pass sensitive data, such as user credentials, to the pcoip-client process. The --ask-extra-args-as-json parameter accepts arguments as JSON strings, thereby ensuring that user data is prevented from being recorded in the shell history.

To launch the client, using the --ask-extra-args-as-json parameter:

Printing

Printing Support

The following are the printing options available with the Anyware Client:

  • Local USB Printing: Printing to a USB printer locally attached to the Client device.

  • Remote Network Printing: Enables printing to a network printer on the nost machines network. Not suitable in situations here the Anyware Software Client device is not on the same network as he host device.

PCoIP Ultra

PCoIP Ultra

The Anyware Client for Linux provides support for PCoIP Ultra, the latest protocol enhancements from HP.

PCoIP Ultra enhancements are controlled on the Anyware agent. There is no configuration required on the Anyware Client.

Important: PCoIP Ultra is Enabled by Default

Connection Health Monitor

Anyware Connection Health

The Connection Health Indicator gives you quick feedback on the quality of your active PCoIP session, including a general status indicator and several specific metrics that you can use to troubleshoot connection problems.

Collaboration

Collaboration

PCoIP Ultra Collaboration enables a PCoIP session user to share their session with multiple remote collaborators using Anyware Software Clients.

Note: Collaboration terminology