VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual page 58

VMware View Installation Guide
When the tunnel connection is disabled, View desktop sessions are established directly between the client
system and the View desktop virtual machine, bypassing the View Connection Server or security server host.
This type of connection is called a direct connection.
Clients that use the PCoIP and HP RGS display protocols do not use the tunnel connection.
Configure the Tunnel Connection
You use View Administrator to configure the tunnel connection.
Only clients that use the RDP display protocol can use the tunnel connection. Clients that use the PCoIP and
HP RGS display protocols do not use the tunnel connection.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > Servers.
2 In the View Connection Servers panel, select a View Connection Server instance and click Edit.
To configure a secure tunnel for carrying RDP data between View desktop virtual machines and the
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View Connection Server or security server host, select Use secure tunnel connection to desktop.
To bypass the View Connection Server or security server host and configure direct connections
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between client systems and View desktop virtual machines, deselect Use secure tunnel connection
to desktop.
3 Click OK to save your changes.
Configuring External URLs for Tunnel Connections
To use the tunnel connection, a client system must be able to resolve the fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
of the View Connection Server or security server host. By default, a View Connection Server or security server
host can be contacted only by tunnel clients that reside within the same network and are therefore able to locate
the requested host.
Many organizations require that users can connect from an external location by using a externally resolvable
domain or subdomain name or IP address, or by reassigning specific ports on an existing address, to route
client requests to the appropriate location (typically, a security server). For example:
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https://view-example.com:443
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https://view.example.com:443
n https://example.com:1234
To use addresses like these in View Manager, you must configure the View Connection Server or security
server host to return an external URL instead of a FQDN.
The process of configuring an external URL is different for View Connection Server instances and security
servers.
For a View Connection Server instance, you set an external URL by editing View Connection Server
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settings in View Administrator.
For a security server, you set an external URL when you run the View Connection Server installation
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program. You can use View Administrator to modify the external URL for a security server.
Set the External URL for a View Connection Server Instance
You use View Administrator to configure the external URL for a View Connection Server instance. Tunnel
clients that run outside of your network must use an externally resolvable URL to connect to a View Connection
Server instance.
For security servers, you configure the external URL in the View Connection Server installation program.
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