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You also use View Administrator to manage security servers and View Transfer Server instances associated
with View Connection Server.
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Each security server is associated with one View Connection Server instance.
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Each View Transfer Server instance can communicate with any View Connection Server instance in a
group of replicated instances.
Log In to View Administrator
To
perform initial configuration tasks, you must log in to View Administrator. You access View Administrator
by using a secure (SSL) connection.
Prerequisites
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Verify that View Connection Server is installed on a dedicated computer.
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Verify that you are using a Web browser supported by View Administrator. For View Administrator
requirements, see the VMware Horizon View Installation document.
Procedure
1 Open your Web browser and enter the following URL, where server is the host name of the View
Connection Server instance.
https:// server /admin
NOTE You can use the IP address if you have to access a View Connection Server instance when the host
name is not resolvable. However, the host that you contact will not match the SSL certificate that is
configured for the View Connection Server instance, resulting in blocked access or access with reduced
security.
Your access to View Administrator depends on the type of certificate that is configured on the View
Connection Server computer.
Option Description
You configured a certificate signed
by
a CA for View Connection Server.
When you first connect, your Web browser displays View Administrator.
The default, self-signed certificate
supplied with View Connection
Server is configured.
When you first connect, your Web browser might display a page warning
that the security certificate associated with the address is not issued by a
trusted certificate authority.
Click Ignore to continue using the current SSL certificate.
2
Log in as a user with credentials to access the View Administrators account.
You specify the View Administrators account when you install a standalone View Connection Server
instance or the first View Connection Server instance in a replicated group. The View Administrators
account can be the local Administrators group (BUILTIN\Administrators) on the View Connection Server
computer or a domain user or group account.
After you log in to View Administrator, you can use View Configuration > Administrators to change the list
of users and groups that have the View Administrators role.
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