Troubleshooting artifacts in a PCoIP Session
Problem During a PCoIP Session artifacts are appearing on the screen. The artifacts may stay or slowly disappear.   Cause and Resolution There are may reasons artifacts may appear on the screen. Some may be source issues such as the application or …
How do I fix the unsecure browser warning when accessing the PCoIP Management Console web interface?
Problem When accessing the Management Console web interface the web browser displays a message such as "This site is not secure", "Your connection is not secure" or "Your connection is not private"   Cause The web browser cannot validate the security …
Why is the BIOS not visible when my Dell workstation boots with a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card?
Scenario The BIOS on a Dell R5500/R5400 is not visible on boot up. After the OS loads, the monitor then displays the desktop. On some graphic cards, only the primary port is active during the POST phase of the host PC boot process. For example, when using …
How can I determine the frame rate at a PCoIP protocol client?
Answer: There are a multiple ways to determine the frame update rate displayed at the PCoIP Zero Client.    Note: the frame rate displayed at the client this may be different than the source display frame rate when in a congested network environment.  Log …
Another device on the network has the same IP address as this device. Please contact your network administrator for assistance.
Problem PCoIP Zero Client OSD shows, "Another device on the network has the same IP address as this device.Please contact your network administrator for assistance." The PCoIP Zero Client or PCoIP Remote Workstation Card logs show: 0d,00:43:06.390> The …
Why can I not establish a PCoIP connection through my Palo Alto firewall?
Scenario With the PCoIP Transport Header enabled and using a Palo Alto firewall: PCoIP Zero Clients fail to open a session and show a black screen. The PCoIP Zero Client must be rebooted to get out of this state. Soft clients will only be able to connect …
Can a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card be brokered by VMware Horizon View?
A PCoIP Remote Workstation Card (host card) can be brokered by VMware View 4.5 and newer. This way, the host can be accessed by either a PCoIP Zero Client or the VMware View software client. Refer to  PCoIP Remote Workstation Card 4.9.0 Administrators' …
How much latency does PCoIP technology add to the remote system?
The latency added by PCoIP technology to a remote system is related to the time to encode (compression) and decode (decompression) for the PCoIP protocol, which depends on the implementation. Total end-to-end latency is determined by OS latency and …
What are the DNS SRV records supported by PCoIP Zero Client and PCoIP Remote Workstation Card firmware?
There are four different DNS SRV records that are supported in firmware. pcoip-bootstrap  (PCoIP Management Console 2.x and newer, Firmware 5.x and newer) - The firmware uses this DNS SRV record along with other records to complete the bootstrap process …
How do I identify if enhanced logging is enabled on PCoIP Zero Clients and PCoIP Remote Workstation cards?
Answer: Since firmware 4.0.0, enhanced logging has been identifiable in events logs on PCoIP Zero Clients and PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards (also known as a host card). Event log entries of no module selected indicate enhanced logging is not activated …