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Chapter 2 Installation
To perform an initial configuration
1OpenabrowsersupportedbyViewAdministrator,andenterthefollowingURL
where<server>isthehostnameorIPaddressofastandardorreplicaView
ConnectionServerinstance:
https://<server>/admin
2Loginusingtheappropriatecredentials.Initially,alldomainuserswhoare
membersofthelocaladministratorsgroupontheViewConnectionSe
rverare
allowedtologintotheViewAdministrator—youcanusetheinterfacetochange
thelistofViewManageradministratorslater.
Thefirsttimeyoulogin,theConfigurationviewisshown.Afteryouhavelicensed
theproduct,theDesktopviewisdisplayedafterlogin.
3WithintheConfigurationview,dothefoll
owing:
 UnderProductLicensing,clickEditLicenseandentertheViewManager
licensekeyinthefieldprovided.ClickOK.
 UnderVirtualCenterServers,clickAddandcompletethedetailsforoneor
moreVirtualCenterserverstousewithViewManager.
 EntertheFQDNorIPaddressoftheVMwareVirtualCenterserveryou
wantViewManagertocommunicatewithintheServeraddresstextbox.
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OTEViewAdministratorisaccessedthroughasecure(SSL)connection.Thefirst
timeyouconnect,yourbrowsermaypresentyouwithanintermediarypagethat
warnsyouthatthesecuritycertificateassociatedwiththeaddressisnotissuedby
atrustedcertificateauthority.Thisisexpectedbehaviorbecausethedefaultroot
certificates
uppliedwithViewConnectionServerisself‐signed.
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OTEIftheConfigurationviewisnotshown,clicktheConfiguration()
button.
CAUTIONIfyouenteraserverusingaDNSnameorURL,noDNSlookupis
performedtoverifywhetherornottheserverhaspreviouslybeenentered
usingitsIPaddress.AconflictwillariseifaVirtualCenterserverisaddedwith
bothitsDNSnameanditsIPaddress.