So I am trying to setup a test View environment to get more familiar with it and have everything running on my one host through my home network (FiOS). Question is I want to setup a Security Server and try to connect from another location to a one of the desktop pools I setup. I figured this would be good practice. But all I have is my modem that connects to a switch which connects my host and my pc. The modem does have a built in firewall.
Anyone tried this before? Any suggestions on how to get this to work?
Thanks in advance.
Install your VSS (View Security Server) and pair it with your VCS (View Connection Server), note : the security server don't have to be a member of AD but it must resolv VCS name
Add your security server on your VCS ( Configuration \ Server \ Security Servers \ Add)
Click on "Create Configuration File" and save this file on the Security Server as C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\sslgateway\conf\locked.properties (yes youhave to rename config.properties to locked.properties)
Restart "VMware View Security Server" service
Configure your router to route external_ip:port_443 to vss_internal_ip:port_443
That's all ![]()
Note : You mustn't check the "Direct connection to desktop" box on VCS configuration
Don't you have Port Forwarding on your modem ?
I personaly used a Linksys router (WRT54GS) (but I can also do it from the admin console of my adsl box), so I set Port forwarding to forward all trafic from external IP on port 443 to my Security Server with a local IP and it works perfectly.
Yes, there is port forwarding on my router. I have never setup a security server before so I am looking for some guidance with this setup. I have it installed on a server and pointed to the connection manager server. Not really sure how to go about it from this point. Do I set an external URL on view adminstrator? Would that be the URL someone from another location would type in to be able to have access to a remote desktop?
I guess I need to take a look at my router and see how to go about the port forwarding first. And then play around with trying to get the security server setup. I checked out the admin guide but it didn't go into much detail.
Thanks.
Install your VSS (View Security Server) and pair it with your VCS (View Connection Server), note : the security server don't have to be a member of AD but it must resolv VCS name
Add your security server on your VCS ( Configuration \ Server \ Security Servers \ Add)
Click on "Create Configuration File" and save this file on the Security Server as C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\sslgateway\conf\locked.properties (yes youhave to rename config.properties to locked.properties)
Restart "VMware View Security Server" service
Configure your router to route external_ip:port_443 to vss_internal_ip:port_443
That's all ![]()
Note : You mustn't check the "Direct connection to desktop" box on VCS configuration
No that must be a domain that anybody can resolv on Internet and it could totally different from your internal domain name
So :
You can create for exemple an account on dyndns.com (check if your router can update dydns server in case you have a dhcp address)
or
You can bye your own domain name (but you need to be sure that the registar can host your DNS server.
In my case, I bought my own domains and my dns servers are provided by my registar (www.gandi.net) and I have a fixed internet IP address.
Ok cool. My router does support the dyndns.com site so I will create a host name and see what I can come up with.
I appreciate your help.
That worked!!! I was able to connect to a virtual desktop over the internet!
Thanks alot!
Hello Eric,
I am using an older Linksys WRT54G firmware 3.03.9 but have used port forwarding.
I am trying to get this working with View 4.6 and PCoIP. I have the View 4.6 connection server, VMs, and Security server all setup with internal non-routable IP addresses. connection server = 10.1.1.15 and security server = 192.168.1.130.
My Linksys external IP address is 24.229.184.27 and I think I have the appropriate ports forwarding and enabled.
I've also setup the View configuration with security server and appropriate URLs, etc.
Would you mind taking a look at my screenshots to see if you see anything that I am doing wrong? I am unable to connect from a view client using the 24.229.184.27 address. The error is: The View Connection server failed. Verify that the View connection server address, network settings, and SSL settings are correct.
Everyone can ping each other, it must be something I am overlooking! ![]()
Thanks!
