4.6

Procedure
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Run the vdmadmin command using the -domain and -clientid options to specify the domain and the
name or the MAC address of the client.
vdmadmin -Q -clientauth -add [-b authentication_arguments ] -domain domain_name -clientid
client_id [-password " password " | -genpassword] [-ou DN ] [-expirepassword | -noexpirepassword]
[-group group_name | -nogroup] [-description " description_text "]
Option Description
-clientid client_id
Specifies the name or the MAC address of the client.
-description "description_text"
Creates a description of the account for the client device in Active Directory.
-domain domain_name
Specifies the domain for the client.
-expirepassword
Specifies that the expiry time for the password on the client's account is the
same as for the View Connection Server group. If no expiry time is defined
for the group, the password does not expire.
-genpassword
Generates a password for the client's account. This is the default behavior if
you do not specify either -password or -genpassword.
A generated password is 16 characters long, contains at least one uppercase
letter, one lowercase letter, one symbol, and one number, and can contain
repeated characters. If you require a stronger password, use the
-password option to specify the password.
-group group_name
Specifies the name of the group to which the client's account is added. The
name of the group must be specified as the pre-Windows 2000 group name
from Active Directory. If you previously set a default group, client's account
is added to this group.
-noexpirepassword
Specifies that the password on the client's account does not expire.
-nogroup
Specifies that the client's account is not added to the default group.
-ou DN
Specifies the distinguished name of the organizational unit to which the
client's account is added.
For example: OU=kiosk-ou,DC=myorg,DC=com
-password "password"
Specifies an explicit password for the client's account.
The command creates a user account in Active Directory for the client in the specified domain and group
(if any).
Example: Adding Accounts for Clients
Add an account for a client specified by its MAC address to the MYORG domain, using the default settings
for the group kc-grp.
vdmadmin -Q -clientauth -add -domain MYORG -clientid 00:10:db:ee:76:80 -group kc-grp
Add an account for a client specified by its MAC address to the MYORG domain, using an automatically
generated password.
vdmadmin -Q -clientauth -add -domain MYORG -clientid 00:10:db:ee:76:80 -group kc-grp
Add an account for a named client, and specify a password to be used with the client.
vdmadmin -Q -clientauth -add -domain MYORG -clientid Custom-Terminal21 -password "guest" -ou
"OU=kiosk-ou,DC=myorg,DC=com" -description "Terminal 21"
Add an account for a named client, using an automatically generated password.
vdmadmin -Q -clientauth -add -domain MYORG -clientid Custom-Kiosk11 -ou "OU=kiosk-
ou,DC=myorg,DC=com" -description "Kiosk 11"
What to do next
Enable authentication of the clients.
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