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ThelocallyinstalledViewClientapplicationandtheWebbasedViewPortal
componentallowuserstoconnecttotheirdesktops.Theseapplicationscanoperate
withinaninternalnetworkorexternallyovertheInternet,andtheirbehaviorcanbe
modifiedinanumberofways.
Inaddition,ViewClientoffersavariety
ofuserauthenticationmodels—including
secureauthentication—allofwhichmustbefirstconfiguredonViewConnection
Server.
Thischapterdiscussesthefollowingtopics:
“ViewClientandViewPortal”onpage 86
“ClientConnectionsfromtheInternet”onpage 88
“CreatingSSLServerCertificates”onpage 90
“UsingExistingSSLCertificates”onpage 96
“SmartCardAuthentication”onpage 97
“RSASecurIDAuthentication”onpage 103
“ViewClientCommandLineOptions”onpage 104
“VirtualPrinting”onpage 107
Client Management
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NOTEUserswhowanttousetheexperimentalOfflineDesktopfeatureofViewmust
usetheViewClientwithOfflineDesktop,whichallowsbothlocal(offline)andremote
desktopaccess.SeeChapter 7,“OfflineDesktop,”onpage 155formoreinformation
aboutthisfeature.