How do I change the image quality properties of a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card?
Review the below table to understand where to change the image quality properties in a remote workstation environment. This information applies to sessions between PCoIP Zero Clients and a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card (i.e. host card). If you are using a …
How do I tell which encryption method is being used for the PCoIP session?
PCoIP technology supports just AES-256-GCM encryption. Both methods of encryption - AES-128-GCM and Salsa20-256-round12 have been deprecated. The examples below are still valid when trying to determine which encryption method is being used. In viewing the …
How many VMware View pools are supported by PCoIP Zero Clients?
PCoIP Zero Clients support up to 10 desktop pools when using Firmware 3.2.0 or earlier.  Firmware 3.3.0 and later increased support for the number of pools to 100. When more than 100 pools are configured, the PCoIP Zero Client becomes unresponsive for a …
CVE-2017-5754, CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715 Information regarding speculative execution Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Detail On January 3, 2018 it was formally announced that researchers had found three vulnerabilities that take advantage of the implementation of speculative execution of instructions on many modern microprocessor architectures to perform …
How to configure audio in a Linux workstation with a Tera1 or Tera2 Remote Workstation Card
Note: This knowledge base article covers older versions of Linux, newer modern versions Linux will automatically pick up the Audio device on the PCoIP Remote Workstation Card and activate the audio drivers. This knowledge base article has been made …
Mouse cursor does not change when using PCoIP Zero Clients to connect to a VM using View Agent 7.4.
Scenario:  This is most visible in Office (especially MS Excel) application but occurs in applications or windows that require a cursor change such as changing the column widths in Excel. This event can be identified in the zero client log file with the …
Why does my attempt to change my Active Directory password fail from a PCoIP Zero Client in an Imprivata Onesign environment?
Scenario In an environment containing an Imprivata Onesign appliance, your Imprivata server authenticates you but your Active Directory password change attempts fails after entering a new password at the prompt. You are able to change your password from a …
Random Session Disconnects due to Spanning Tree Configuration
Scenario PCoIP sessions experience random session disconnects of some or all clients. Re connection is not always possible straight away.   Cause A Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) re-calculation can cause random session disconnects. STP will cause the …
What is the correct DNS and host file configuration for the Management Console 2.x and 3.x?
Under normal operation of the PCoIP Management Console 2.x and 3.x it is not necessary to modify the hosts file or the hostname. You should assign a static IP address to your PCoIP Management Console and create a DNS "A" record with the hostname and the …
Are there any limitations on physical distance for a PCoIP session?
Due to the design of PCoIP, using UDP for data transmission, PCoIP will operate over vast distances and network latencies up to 250 ms. PCoIP intelligently acknowledges the traffic inside the protocol allowing for high speed transmission over high latency …