PCoIP Brokered Connections

PCoIP Brokered Connections  

PCoIP supports managed connections using a broker. If you want to experience the flexibility in machine assignment, configure, manage and monitor brokering of remote workstations, use multi-factor authentication and other brokering features, we recommend you to use managed brokered connections. 
In order to broker your connections, HP Anyware provides you a brokering solution, PCoIP HP Anyware Manager which is a management plane that allows you to manage and configure the brokered machines. The HP Anyware Connector enables external users to access their remote desktops without the complexity of endpoint VPNS. HP Anyware manager managed connections can be classified in different scenarios:

• Managed Connections for On-site LAN Users
• Managed Connections for WAN Users Connecting On-Premises
• Managed Connections for Public Cloud Workstations
• Managed Connections for Multicloud Workstations

Requirement for using Connection Manager /  Security Gateway

If you are using PCoIP HP Anyware Manager, Connection Manager and Security Gateway (CM-SG) gets installed as a service with HP Anyware connector and there is no need to install the CM-SG separately.  When you use a supported third party broker, you need to deploy CM-SG together as a set. Multiple instances of the Connection Manager and Security Gateway can be deployed to handle mixed LAN and WAN access points or for scaling large systems. To install CM-SG, refer to Connection Manager and Security Gateway

The PCoIP Connection Manager  uses a required third-party connection broker to authenticate users, query available desktops and applications, and then establish a PCoIP connection between the client and the selected desktop.

The PCoIP Security Gateway enables WAN users to securely access their remote desktops via the Internet without a VPN connection and it is not required with LAN connections. 

Below is the series of steps required for the brokered connections: