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Pete_L_112517
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Jul 31, 2014

HTML5 Remote Desktop client for APM Webtop?

We're currently running BIG-IP 11.4 Hotfix 3.

 

I'm trying to publish a Remote Desktop via a Webtop (RDP) and it either needs a browser plugin (no good for Internet Explorer 10+) or when I turn on Java it is very fussy with the versions.

 

Has the later versions of BIG-IP included a HTML5 viewer?

 

Updating the F5 environment here is not an easy task so I can't update to find out.

 

BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
deployment
html 5
rdp
security

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  • Kevin_Stewart's avatar
    Kevin_Stewart
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    Jul 31, 2014

    The HTML5 client in View is coming directly from View, not the F5. The iApp is simply enabling that communication. There is no HTML5 client for RDP. That said, if the server supported HTML5 access to RDS sessions, then the F5 would also facilitate that.

     

  • Dan_73594's avatar
    Dan_73594
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    Jul 31, 2014

    If you are referring to VMWare View or Horizon View, the latest deployment guide and iApp template may be helpful:

     

    http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/vmware-view5-iapp-dg.pdf

     

    HTH,

     

    Dan

     

    • Pete_L_112517's avatar
      Pete_L_112517
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      Jul 31, 2014
      Sorry, not really. We have a server which an External Contractor needs to connect to that sits inside the internal network. We have a firewall rule that allows port 3389 from the Virtual Server IP to that server. So in Access Policy, Remote Desktops, we specify a Single Server IP address for a Remote Desktop (RDP Type). The option by default is an F5 plugin that is required to be installed on some browsers, otherwise you can turn on a Java client. I've seen in the deployment guide for VMWare View theres a HTML5 client...