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EBI AWS Cloud Course Access Tutorial
A guide to help setup and configure Nice DCV Client to training courses on AWS
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Getting the Nice DCV Client installer 1/3
Open the URL: https://download.nice-dcv.com to access the list of Nice DCV Clients (Not Server) for each operating system Windows, MacOS and a number of Linux distributions. You may download the latest version.
Select the Client links according to your machine’s Operating System
Windows zip download link
Windows .exe installer download link
Getting the Nice DCV Client installer 2/3
Beware, if you scroll down the page there is the server installer download links. You should not download that! as it is for different purposes.
Not the server links
Getting the Nice DCV Client installer 3/3
For this tutorial we will only show the installation for Windows and MacOS users. Those using Linux do not need this part of the tutorial
Windows users have two choices for the Nice DCV Client, an installer (recommended) and a portable version. The portable version does not need installation you just download the archive and extract it. The executable will be there, double click and start your connection.
Annex 1:�Windows Installation
Installing the Nice DCV Client on Windows 1/3
Those are the steps to get the Portable windows client (.zip) ready to use. You will need to drag the .dcv file that you receive onto the “dcvviewer.exe” to start the connection
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For the Windows installer follow these steps
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Installing the Nice DCV Client on Windows 3/3
Once installation finishes you can find Nice DCV Client in the Start menu or the app search
The portable version will be located at the folder where the archive was extracted.
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Annex 2:�MacOS Installation
Installing the Nice DCV Client on MacOS 1/2
By opening the .dmg file you can copy the “DCV Viewer.app” file to the Apps folder
Once the copy is done you can access it via the Applications folder or by the search bar
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Installing the Nice DCV Client on MacOS 2/2
After the app has started you need to quit it!! Not just close the window!! Otherwise, the .dcv does not work
Starting the DCV Viewer will trigger a trust issues that will block the app from starting. To fix it follow those steps:
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Annex 3:�Installation on Linux
Installing the Nice DCV Client on Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i nice-dcv***.deb
Annex 4:�Client First Usage
Nice DCV Client First Usage 1/3
The .dcv file sheet have the launcher of each user’s session
By Trusting the serve connection you will automatically connect to your course VM
You need to reserve a machine in the list by adding your name.
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If you move the mouse cursor to the top of the screen for some time a white bar will appear that contain tweaking options. On the right-side corner you can disconnect from your machine once done.
It is recommended to set the Display to “Adapt automatically”.
The Streaming mode can be changed depending on your Internet speed.
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If the connection is timing out or the session is showing a black screen please quit the Nice DCV client/Viewer and start it again from your machine “.dcv” file. This is a very common issue at the initial connection
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Annex 4:�Custom Keyboard layout
Nice DCV Course VM Customisation 1/2
The course images are built to use English (UK) keyboard layout. And not all users have a matching keyboard for that. So this how to change your system keyboard to match from Settings:
Selecting the menu Languages and Regions to access the keyboard Input Sources. English (UK) is the only active option
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By pressing the “+” button to an Add Input menu appears, with a small list of layouts. This needs to be expended until we can find the required layout. We highlight it and press “Add”.
It can later be modified at the top bar
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Annex 5:�VM Window management
VM Window Management 1/
To manage the VM window size, like exit fullscreen mode, reduce the size of the window you need to move the cursor to the top of the screen and wait until the top bar appears then select ”Exit Full Screen”
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VM Window Management 2/
To disconnect from the VM you use the same method to show the top option bar then select the option “Disconnect”
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