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7. Configure or select one of the following certificate options:
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If you copied the VCM-generated Enterprise certificate to the CM Remote Client, to locate the
certificate (.pem), click Browse.
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If you are using an existing Enterprise certificate in the client certificate store, select Skip Certificate
Deployment.
IMPORTANT Do not select Skip Certificate File Import unless you are certain the Enterprise
certificate exists in the client certificate store. If you select this option, the Remote Client will use the
Enterprise certificate in the store. If the certificate does not exist in the store, any communication
between the client and the Collector will fail.
8. Click Next. The Ready to install CMRemote Client page appears.
9. Click Install to begin the installation.
10. When the installation is completed, click Finish.
NOTE After the Remote Client is installed, the first time the Remote Client connects with the Collector, it
requests a Collector certificate. If the Collector certificate is trusted by the Enterprise certificate on the
client, the Collector certificate is added to the client's certificate store.
Installing the Remote Client using a Command Line
The VCM Remote Client can be installed using any of several methods, including "Installing the VCM
Remote Client" on page 150, Installing the Remote Client using a Command Line (provided below), or
"Installing the Remote Client using Windows Remote Commands" on page 154.
1. On the Collector, navigate to the path where you installed the software, which by default is
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VCM\AgentFiles.
2. Copy CM Remote Client.msi to the target mobile workstation.
3. On the Collector, navigate to the path where you installed the software, which by default is
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VCM\CollectorData.
4. Copy the certificate file (.pem) to the target mobile workstation.
5. On the workstation, open a command prompt and type the following command:
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