Branding Your Session Client

Branding Your Session Client

You can customize the branding of your custom session client in several ways by creating a client branding package. These customizations affect the user’s experience once they have connected to their PCoIP session. The following elements can be customized in the session client:

About PCoIP Sessions

About PCoIP Sessions

Establishing a PCoIP session involves a number of key components, including system actors, PCoIP session phases, and connection brokers as discussed next.

System Actors

There are at least three components that work together to create a PCoIP session:

About Brokered and Non-Brokered Connections

About Brokered and Non-Brokered Connections

PCoIP-compatible brokers are resource managers that authenticate users and dynamically assign authorized host agents to Anyware clients based on the identity of the user. Anyware clients can connect to Anyware agents using a PCoIP-compatible broker, called a brokered connection, or directly, called a non-brokered or direct connection. The broker c

Wacom Tablets

Wacom Tablet Support

The Software Client for Linux supports Wacom tablets in two configurations: bridged, where peripheral data is sent to the desktop for processing, and locally terminated, where peripheral data is processed locally at the Software Client.

The Collaboration Broker Client Example

The Collaboration Broker Client Example

The SDK package comes with a sample command line pre-session client called the Collaboration Broker Client Example, which calls the included broker client libraries and enables you to join a PCoIP collaboration session. The Collaboration Broker Client API Example demonstrates the success path for joining a PCoIP collaboration session.

The Broker Client API Example

The Broker Client Example

The SDK package comes with a sample command line pre-session client called the Broker Client
example, which calls the included broker client libraries and establishes a PCoIP connection. The Broker Client API example demonstrates the success path for establishing new PCoIP sessions.

Do not Use the Broker Client Example in Production

Using the Branding Package

Using the Branding Package

Once you have created the branding package, it can be used by the session client. The pre-session client is responsible for verifying the package and passing it to the session client executable.

To use the branding package:

Enabling PCoIP Ultra

PCoIP Ultra

The Anyware Client provides support for PCoIP Ultra, the latest protocol enhancements from HP. PCoIP Ultra is optimized for truly lossless support with bit-exact color accuracy and preservation of content detail at the highest frame rates.