To support HTML Access, you must install Horizon Agent on the Windows virtual machine-based desktop with a special parameter. If the HTML Access client needs to be served by the desktop, you must also set up static content delivery that enables users to point a browser directly at the desktop.
Procedure
- Install Horizon Agent on the Windows machine.
- Download the Horizon Agent installer file from the VMware download page at http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadview.
The installer filename is VMware-Horizon-Agent-x86-YYMM-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where YYMM is the marketing version number, y.y.y is the internal version number, and xxxxxx is the build number.
- Install Horizon Agent from the command line and specify the parameter that tells Horizon Agent not to register with Connection Server.
This example installs Horizon Agent.
VMware-Horizon-Agent-x86-YYMM-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /v VDM_SKIP_BROKER_REGISTRATION=1
- Download the Horizon Agent installer file from the VMware download page at http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadview.
- Set up static content delivery.
- Download the Horizon HTML Access portal.war zip file from the VMware download page at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads.
Navigate to the download page for your release of VMware Horizon. The filename is VMware-Horizon-View-HTML-Access-YYMM-y.y.y-xxxxxx.zip, where YYMM is the marketing version number, y.y.y is the internal version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
- Open Control Panel.
- Navigate to .
- Select the check box Internet Information Services and click OK.
- In Control Panel, navigate to .
- Expand the items in the left pane.
- Right-click Default Web Site and select Edit Bindings....
- Click Add.
- Specify https, All Unassigned, and port 443.
- In the SSL certificate field, select the correct certificate.
Option Action Certificate vdm is present. Select vdm and click OK. Certificate vdm is not present. Select vdmdefault and click OK. - In the Site Bindings dialog, remove the entry for http port 80 and click Close.
- Click Default Web Site.
- Double-click MIME Types.
- If the File name extension .json does not exist, in the Actions pane, click Add.... Otherwise, skip the next 2 steps.
- For File name extension, enter .json.
- For MIME type, enter text/h323 and click OK.
- For File name extension, enter .mem.
- For MIME type, enter text/plain and click OK.
- Copy VMware-Horizon-View-HTML-Access-y.y.y-xxxxxx.zip to a temporary folder.
- Unzip VMware-Horizon-View-HTML-Access-y.y.y-xxxxxx.zip.
The result is a file named portal.war.
- Rename portal.war to portal.zip.
- Unzip portal.zip to the folder C:\inetpub\wwwroot.
If necessary, adjust the permissions on the folder to allow files to be added.The folder C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal is created.
- Open Notepad.
- Create the file C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Default.htm with the following content (replace <IP address or DNS name of desktop> with the actual IP address or DNS name of the desktop):
<HEAD> <noscript> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=https://<IP address or DNS name of desktop>/portal/webclient/index.html"> </noscript> </HEAD> <script> var destination = 'https://<IP address or DNS name of desktop>/portal/webclient/index.html'; var isSearch = !!window.location.search; window.location.href = destination + (isSearch ? window.location.search + '&' : '?') + 'vadc=1' + (window.location.hash || ''); </script>
- Download the Horizon HTML Access portal.war zip file from the VMware download page at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads.
What to do next
Install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In. See Install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In.