If you want to use Access Policy Manager (APM) to launch a View Client from an APM webtop, you must install the standalone View Client on your client. The standalone View Client is available from VMware.

1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Pools. The Pool List screen opens.
2. Click Create. The New Pool screen opens.
3. In the Name field, type a unique name for the pool.
4. In the Resources area, using the New Members setting, add each View Connection Server that you want to include in the pool:
   1. Type an IP address in the Address field, or select a node address from the Node List.
   2. In the Service Port field, type 443 (if your View Connection Servers use HTTPS), or type 80 (if your View Connection Servers use HTTP). By default, View Connection Servers use HTTPS. However, if you configure your View Connection Servers for SSL offloading, they use HTTP.
   3. Click Add.
5. Click Finished.

1. On the Main tab, click Access Policy > Application Access > Remote Desktops > Remote Desktops List. The Remote Desktops list opens.
2. Click Create. The New Resource screen opens.
3. For the Type setting, select VMware View.
4. For the Destination setting, select Pool and from the Pool Name list, select a pool of View Connection Servers that you configured previously.
5. For the Server Side SSL setting:
   • Select the Enable check box if your View Connection Servers use HTTPS (default).
   • Clear the Enable check box if your View Connection Servers use HTTP; that is, they are configured for SSL offloading.
6. In the Auto Logon area, select the Enable check box, so that a user can automatically log on to a View Connection Server after logging in to APM. If you enable auto logon, you must also configure credential sources.
   1. In the Username Source field, accept the default or type the session variable to use as the source for the auto logon user name.
   2. In the Password Source field, accept the default or type the session variable to use as the source for the auto logon user password.
   3. In the Domain Source field, accept the default or type the session variable to use as the source for the auto logon user domain.
7. In the Customization Settings for language_name area, type a Caption. The caption is the display name of the VMware View resource on the APM full webtop.
8. Click Finished. All other parameters are optional.

1. On the Main tab, click Access Policy > Webtops. The Webtops screen opens.
2. Click Create. The New Webtop screen opens.
3. Type a name for the webtop.
4. From the Type list, select Full. The Configuration area displays with additional settings configured at default values.
5. Click Finished.

1. On the Main tab, click Access Policy > Access Profiles. The Access Profiles List screen opens.
2. Click Create. The New Profile screen opens.
3. In the Name field, type a name for the access profile.
   Note: An access profile name must be unique among all access profile and any per-request policy names.
4. From the Profile Type list, select one:
   • LTM-APM - Select for a web access management configuration.
   • SSL-VPN - Select to configure network access, portal access, or application access. (Most access policy items are available for this type.)
   • ALL - Select to support LTM-APM and SSL-VPN access types.
   • SSO - Select to configure matching virtual servers for Single Sign-On (SSO).
     Note: No access policy is associated with this type of access profile
   • RDG-RAP - Select to validate connections to hosts behind APM when APM acts as a gateway for RDP clients.
   • SWG - Explicit - Select to configure access using Secure Web Gateway explicit forward proxy.
   • SWG - Transparent - Select to configure access using Secure Web Gateway transparent forward proxy.
   • System Authentication - Select to configure administrator access to the BIG-IP system (when using APM as a pluggable authentication module).
   • Identity Service Used internally to provide identity service for a supported integration. Only APM creates this type of profile.
     Note: You can edit Identity Service profile properties.
   Note: Depending on licensing, you might not see all of these profile types.
   Additional settings display.
5. In the Language Settings area, add and remove accepted languages, and set the default language. A browser uses the highest priority accepted language. If no browser language matches the accepted languages list, the browser uses the default language.
6. Click Finished.

1. On the Main tab, click Access Policy > Access Profiles. The Access Profiles List screen opens.
2. In the Access Policy column, click the Edit link for the access profile you want to configure. The visual policy editor opens the access policy in a separate screen.
3. Click the (+) icon anywhere in the access policy to add a new action item.
   Note: Only an applicable subset of access policy items is available for selection in the visual policy editor for any access profile type.
   A popup screen opens, listing predefined actions on tabs such as General Purpose, Authentication, and so on.
4. From the Logon Page tab, select Logon Page, and click Add Item. A properties screen displays.
5. Configure the Logon Page properties. To support Active Directory authentication only, no changes are required. To support both Active Directory and RSA SecurID authentication, an additional password field is required and the labels for the password fields require change.
   1. In the Logon Page Agent table row 3, for Type, select password.
   2. In the Post Variable Name field, type password1.
   3. In the Session Variable Name field, type password1.
   4. In the Customization Area in Logon Page Input Field #2, type RSA Tokencode. RSA Tokencode replaces the default label, Password.
   5. In the Customization Area in Logon Page Input Field #3, type AD Password.
   6. Click Save.
   The properties screen closes.

   The Logon Page is configured to display Username, RSA Tokencode, and AD Password. Logon Page Input Field #2 accepts the RSA Tokencode into the session.logon.last.password variable (from which authentication agents read it). Logon Page Input Field #3 saves the AD password into the session.logon.last.password1 variable.

6. Optional: To add RSA SecurID authentication, click the plus (+) icon between Logon Page and Deny:
   1. From the Authentication tab, select RSA SecurID, and click Add Item.
   2. In the properties screen from the Server list, select the AAA server that you created previously and click Save. The properties screen closes.
   3. After the RSA SecurID action, add a Variable Assign action. Use the Variable Assign action to move the AD password into the session.logon.last.password variable.
   4. Click Add new entry. An empty entry appears in the Assignment table.
   5. Click the change link next to the empty entry. A popup screen displays, where you can enter a variable and an expression.
   6. From the left-side list, select Custom Variable (the default), and type session.logon.last.password.
   7. From the right-side list, select Custom Expression (the default), and type expr { "[mcget -secure session.logon.last.password1]" }. The AD password is now available for use in Active Directory authentication.
   8. Click Finished to save the variable and expression, and return to the Variable Assign action screen.
7. Add the AD Auth action after one of these actions:
   • Variable Assign - This action is present only if you added RSA SecurID authentication.
   • Logon Page - Add here if you did not add RSA SecurID authentication.
   A properties screen for the AD Auth action opens.
8. Configure the properties for the AD Auth action:
   1. From the AAA Server list, select the AAA server that you created previously.
   2. Configure the rest of the properties as applicable to your configuration and click Save.
9. On the fallback path between the last action and Deny, click the Deny link, and then click Allow and Save.
10. Click Close.

1. Click the (+) icon anywhere in the access policy to add a new action item.
   Note: Only an applicable subset of access policy items is available for selection in the visual policy editor for any access profile type.
   A popup screen opens, listing predefined actions on tabs such as General Purpose, Authentication, and so on.
2. On the Assignment tab, select Advanced Resource Assign and click Add Item. The properties screen opens.
3. Click Add new entry. An Empty entry displays.
4. Click the Add/Delete link below the entry. The screen changes to display resources that you can add and delete.
5. Select the Remote Desktop tab. A list of remote desktop resources is displayed.
6. Select VMware View remote desktop resources and click Update. You are returned to the properties screen where Remote Desktop and the names of the selected resources are displayed.
7. Click Add new entry. An Empty entry displays.
8. Click the Add/Delete link below the entry. The screen changes to display resources that you can add and delete.
9. Select the Webtop tab. A list of webtops is displayed.
10. Select a webtop and click Update. The screen changes to display properties and the name of the selected webtop is displayed.
11. Select Save to save any changes and return to the access policy.

1. On the Main tab, click Access Policy > Secure Connectivity. A list of connectivity profiles displays.
2. Click Add. The Create New Connectivity Profile popup screen opens and displays General Settings.
3. Type a Profile Name for the connectivity profile.
4. Select a Parent Profile from the list. APM provides a default profile, connectivity.
5. Click OK. The popup screen closes, and the Connectivity Profile List displays.

1. On the Main tab, click System > File Management > SSL Certificate List. The SSL Certificate List screen opens.
2. Click the Import button.
3. From the Import Type list, select Certificate.
4. For the Certificate Name setting, do one of the following:
   • Select the Create New option, and type a unique name in the field.
   • Select the Overwrite Existing option, and select a certificate name from the list.
5. For the Certificate Source setting, select Upload File and browse to select the certificate signed by the CA server.
6. Click Import. The SSL Certificate List screen displays. The certificate is installed.
7. Click the Import button.
8. From Import Type list, select Certificate Revocation List.
9. For Certificate Revocation List Name, type a name.
10. For Certificate Revocation List Source, select Upload File and browse to select the CRL you obtained earlier.
11. Click Import. The SSL Certificate List screen displays. The CRL is installed.
12. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Profiles > SSL > Server. The SSL Server profile list screen opens.
13. Click the name of the server SSL profile you created previously. The Properties screen displays.
14. Scroll down to the Server Authentication area.
15. From the Server Certificate list, select require.
16. From the Trusted Certificate Authorities list, select the name of the certificate you installed previously.
17. From the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) list, select the name of the CRL you installed previously.
18. Click Update.

1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers. The Virtual Server List screen opens.
2. Click the Create button. The New Virtual Server screen opens.
3. In the Name field, type a unique name for the virtual server.
4. In the Destination Address field, type the IP address for a host virtual server. This field accepts an address in CIDR format (IP address/prefix). However, when you type the complete IP address for a host, you do not need to type a prefix after the address. Use this same IP address for the virtual servers you create to handle PCoIP and UDP traffic.
5. In the Service Port field, type 443 or select HTTPS from the list.
6. From the HTTP Profile list, select http.
7. For the SSL Profile (Client) setting, in the Available box, select a profile name, and using the Move button, move the name to the Selected box.
8. For the SSL Profile (Server) setting, from the Available list, select pcoip-default-serverssl, and using the Move button, move the name to the Selected list.
9. From the Source Address Translation list, select Auto Map.
10. In the Access Policy area, from the Access Profile list, select the access profile that you configured earlier.
11. From the Connectivity Profile list, select the connectivity profile.
12. From the VDI Profile list, select a VDI profile. You can select the default profile, vdi.
13. Locate the Resources area of the screen and from the Default Persistence Profile list, select one of these profiles:
    • cookie - This is the default cookie persistence profile. Cookie persistence is recommended.
    • source_addr - This is the default source address translation persistence profile. Select it only when the cookie persistence type is not available.
14. Click Finished.

1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers. The Virtual Server List screen opens.
2. Click the Create button. The New Virtual Server screen opens.
3. In the Name field, type a unique name for the virtual server.
4. In the Destination Address field, type the IP address.
   Note: Type the same IP address as the one for the View Client authentication virtual server.
5. In the Service Port field, type 4172.
6. From the Protocol list, select UDP.
7. From the Source Address Translation list, select Auto Map.
8. In the Access Policy area, from the VDI Profilelist, select a VDI profile. You can select the default profile, vdi.
9. Click Finished.

1. On the Main tab, click Access Policy > Access Profiles. The Access Profiles List screen opens.
2. In the Access Policy column, click the Edit link for the access profile you want to configure. The visual policy editor opens the access policy in a separate screen.
3. Click the (+) icon anywhere in the access policy to add a new action item.
   Note: Only an applicable subset of access policy items is available for selection in the visual policy editor for any access profile type.
   A popup screen opens, listing predefined actions on tabs such as General Purpose, Authentication, and so on.
4. Type var in the search field, select Variable Assign from the results list, and click Add Item. The Variable Assign properties screen opens.
5. Click the change link next to the empty entry. A popup screen displays two panes, with Custom Variable selected on the left and Custom Expression selected on the right.
6. In the Custom Variable field, type view.proxy_addr.
7. In the Custom Expression field, type expr {"proxy address"} where proxy address is the IP address that the client uses to reach the virtual server.
8. Click Finished to save the variable and expression and return to the Variable Assign action popup screen.
9. Click Save. The properties screen closes and the visual policy editor displays.
10. Click the Apply Access Policy link to apply and activate the changes to the access policy.