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Here is the Part 3 of my article on discovering VMWare Horizon 7.7

First part can be found here

Second part can be found here

In this part we will see how to configure and provide Secure Remote Access to published resources.

In this post we will:

  • Configure the Connection Server for Remote Access
  • Valida

I will not explain here which ports need to be opened on your Firewall, all information can be found here

Configure the Connection Server

  • Click on View Configuration > Servers
  • Click on Security Servers Tab
  • Select the Security Server and click on Edit
  • Change parameters to reflect yours and click on OK
  • Click on Connection Servers Tab
  • Select the Connection Server and click on Edit
  • Change parameters to reflect yours and click on OK

Validation

Before testing, you will need to ensure that:

  • Firewall Port are opened
  • NAT is done correctly:
    • 1 Public IP for Connection Server
    • 1 Public IP for Security Server

HTML Client

First validation test will be done with Microsoft Edge

  • Open Edge and point to the external FQDN
  • Click on Go on to the webpage
  • Click on VMware Horizon HTML Access
  • Log with your domain credentials
  • Click on 1 published application to launch it
  • Click on Go on to the webpage
  • Validate that application opened successfully

VMware Horizon Client

  • Open Edge and point to the external FQDN
  • Click on Go on to the webpage
  • Click on Install VMware Horizon Client
  • Download
  • Install VMware Horizon Client for your Operating System
  • After successful installation, click on Finish
  • You will need to reboot your computer before using VMware Horizon Client
  • After reboot, to access VMware Horizon, you will need to use the installed client and not anymore the web portal
  • Click on VMware Horizon Client
  • Double-click on Add Server
  • Provide the FQDN of the Connection Server and click on Connect
  • If you still have the self-signed certificate you will have the above warning message, click on Continue
  • Provide your credentials and click on Login
  • Double-click on the icon to open the published application
  • Validate that the application opens successfully
  • You will have a message asking you if you want to provide access to removable storage and local files. Click on Allow or Deny
  • I clicked on Allow and try to open a file from my local computer. However I was surprised to not see my local drives. In fact I have access to a Z:\ drive which correspond to my local profile on my desktop
  • In fact this is managed within the VMware Horizon Client settings where you can add or remove drives.

I still have a lot to discover like:

  • Instant Clone
  • View Composer
  • …

I planned to create other post regarding those components

Stay tuned…