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4 Type the password in the Pairing password and Confirm password text boxes and specify a password
timeout value.
You must use the password within the specified timeout period.
5 Click OK to configure the password.
What to do next
Install a security server. See “Install a Security Server,” on page 45.
IMPORTANT If you do not provide the security server pairing password to the View Connection Server
installation program within the password timeout period, the password becomes invalid and you must
configure a new password.
Install a Security Server
A security server is an instance of View Connection Server that adds an additional layer of security between
the Internet and your internal network. You can install one or more security servers to be connected to a View
Connection Server instance.
Prerequisites
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Review the requirements for installing and deploying a security server in the VMware View Architecture
Planning Guide.
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Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in “View Connection Server
Requirements,” on page 7.
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Prepare your environment for the installation. See “Installation Prerequisites for View Connection
Server,” on page 37.
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Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is installed and
configured and is running View Connection Server 4.5. You cannot pair a security server with an older
version of View Connection Server.
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Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is accessible to the
computer on which you plan to install the security server.
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Configure a security server pairing password. See “Configure a Security Server Pairing Password,” on
page 44.
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Familiarize yourself with the format of external URLs. See “Configuring External URLs for Tunnel
Connections,” on page 58.
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Verify that you can log in as a domain user with local administrator privileges on the Windows Server
computer on which you plan to install the security server.
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Familiarize yourself with the incoming TCP ports that must be opened on the Windows Firewall for a
security server. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 41.
Procedure
1 Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer.
The installer filename is VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
x
-
xxxxxx
.exe or VMware-
viewconnectionserver-x86_64-4.5.
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xxxxxx
.exe, where xxxxxx is the build number.
2 To start the View Connection Server installation program, double-click the installer file.
3 Accept the VMware license terms.
4 Accept or change the destination folder.
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