Why do I hear pops and crackles or dead air in my PCoIP session when connecting with a PCoIP Zero Client?
This article refers to the audio playback using the PCoIP Analog Audio Data Channel from a host machine to a PCoIP Zero Client. It does not apply to microphone input from a PCoIP Zero Client to a VM.   Problem The PCoIP Zero Client must have either an …
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 …
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 PCoIP GPO settings in VMware Horizon View take effect immediately after the change is made?
Answer: There are currently 4 GPO settings which changes take effect immediately. These are available in Horizon View 5.2 and are listed below along with links to the individual GPO descriptions. In Horizon View 5.3 an additional GPO was added to this …
What is the DHCP request timeout on a PCoIP Zero Client or PCoIP Remote Workstation Card?
The PCoIP Zero Client and PCoIP Remote Workstation Card will attempt to get a DHCP lease 4 times after power on or after the network link comes up. When a PCoIP device is connected to a network with no DHCP server and the DHCP request time-out period …
How does competing traffic on the network affect PCoIP performance?
This article outlines how other types of network traffic may negatively impact PCoIP performance. Please refer to  Network session checklist for PCoIP protocol LAN and WAN deployments  for more details on network configuration. On most modern LAN's, …
How do I improve performance when dragging a window on the screen using firmware pre-4.1.0 and without a PCoIP Hardware Accelerator installed?
Problem While there are many factors that determine desktop performance - see  PCoIP TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS: VMware View Virtual desktop performance  - lower performance of window dragging may be observed in the following environment: VMware Horizon View …
Encryption and bandwidth metrics used for various setups PCoIP Devices and VMware Horizon View
Answer:   Encryption and Bandwidth Metrics   Tera1 Zero Client Tera2 Zero Client Windows View Client Host Card No View Security Server Up to 220 Mbps AES-128 (not encapsulated) Up to 500 Mbps AES-128/AES-256| (not encapsulated/encapsulated) FW 4.1.0 and …
What network switch or router queue size should be used?
Network device queues, also known as network buffer's, should be configured to accommodate 50ms to 100ms of PCoIP protocol traffic in total. This assumes that one network device (e.g. switch or router) is congested for a given network path. If the network …