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Procedure
1 Add the Certificate Snap-In to MMC on a Horizon View Desktop on page 23
Before you can add certificates to the Windows local computer certificate store, you must add the
Certificate snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) on the Horizon View desktops
where the HTML Access Agent is installed.
2 Import a Certificate for the HTML Access Agent into the Windows Certificate Store on page 23
To replace a default HTML Access Agent certificate with a CA-signed certificate, you must import the
CA-signed certificate into the Windows local computer certificate store. Perform this procedure on
each desktop where the HTML Access Agent is installed.
3 Import Root and Intermediate Certificates for the HTML Access Agent on page 24
If the root certificate and intermediate certificates in the certificate chain are not imported with the SSL
certificate that you imported for the HTML Access Agent, you must import these certificates into the
Windows local computer certificate store.
4 Set the Certificate Thumbprint in the Windows Registry on page 25
To allow the HTML Access Agent to use a CA-signed certificate that was imported into the Windows
certificate store, you must configure the certificate thumbprint in a Windows registry key. You must
take this step on each desktop on which you replace the default certificate with a CA-signed certificate.
Add the Certificate Snap-In to MMC on a Horizon View Desktop
Before you can add certificates to the Windows local computer certificate store, you must add the Certificate
snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) on the Horizon View desktops where the
HTML Access Agent is installed.
Prerequisites
Verify that the MMC and Certificate snap-in are available on the Windows guest operating system where
the HTML Access Agent is installed.
Procedure
1 On the Horizon View desktop, click Start and type mmc.exe.
2 In the MMC window, go to File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
3 In the Add or Remove Snap-ins window, select Certificates and click Add.
4 In the Certificates snap-in window, select Computer account, click Next, select Local computer, and
click Finish.
5 In the Add or Remove snap-in window, click OK.
What to do next
Import the SSL certificate into the Windows local computer certificate store. See “Import a Certificate for the
HTML Access Agent into the Windows Certificate Store,” on page 23.
Import a Certificate for the HTML Access Agent into the Windows Certificate
Store
To replace a default HTML Access Agent certificate with a CA-signed certificate, you must import the CA-
signed certificate into the Windows local computer certificate store. Perform this procedure on each desktop
where the HTML Access Agent is installed.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the HTML Access Agent is installed on the Horizon View desktop.
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