VMware Horizon Unified Access Gateway (UAG), previously known as Access Point, is a core feature of the Horizon platform that enables secure remote access to applications and desktops, without the need to use a VPN connection or provide direct access from the internet to the Horizon Connection Server. The Horizon UAG is delivered as a hardened, Linux-based virtual appliance that serves as the connection point between external Horizon Clients and desktops or applications hosted on a private network.

This chapter will discuss the installation and configuration of the Horizon Unified Access Gateway.

In this chapter, we will look at the following topics:

• An overview of Horizon Unified Access Gateway
• The connection limits of Unified Access Gateway
• Unified Access Gateway network protocol and port usage
• Unified Access Gateway installation prerequisites
• How to configure Horizon Connection Servers to use with Unified Access Gateway
• How to deploy Unified Access Gateway
• How to troubleshoot Unified Access Gateway
• Updating the configuration of Unified Access Gateway