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Table Of Contents

Contents

View Administration 7

Using View Administrator 9

View Administrator and View Connection Server 9

Tips for Using the View Administrator Interface 10

Troubleshooting the Text Display in View Administrator 12

Configuring View Connection Server 13

Configuring vCenter Server and View Composer 13

Backing Up View Connection Server 25

Configuring Settings for Client Sessions 25

Disable or Enable View Connection Server 36

Edit the External URLs 36

Join or Withdraw from the Customer Experience Program 37

View LDAP Directory 38

Setting Up Authentication 39

Using Two-Factor Authentication 39

Using Smart Card Authentication 43

Using SAML Authentication for Workspace Portal Integration 51

Using Smart Card Certificate Revocation Checking 53

Using the Log In as Current User Feature Available with Windows-Based Horizon Client 57

Allow Users to Save Credentials 57

Configuring Role-Based Delegated Administration 59

Understanding Roles and Privileges 59

Using Access Groups to Delegate Administration of Pools and Farms 60

Understanding Permissions 61

Manage Administrators 62

Manage and Review Permissions 63

Manage and Review Access Groups 65

Manage Custom Roles 67

Predefined Roles and Privileges 69

Required Privileges for Common Tasks 73

Best Practices for Administrator Users and Groups 75

Configuring Policies in View Administrator and Active Directory 77

Setting Policies in View Administrator 77

Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files 79

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