Setup a Weblink Application and Entitle Users
You can deploy applications to your Workspace ONE catalog in several ways, including:
- Deploying apps directly from Workspace ONE Access
- Integrating Workspace ONE UEM with Workspace ONE Access and deploying apps with Workspace ONE UEM
- Integrating Horizon with Workspace ONE Access and deploying apps and virtual desktops with Horizon
In the interest of time and complexity, you will be you deploying a simple weblink application in Workspace ONE Access and entitling users to have access to the application when they access their app catalog.
You can also configure specific Access Policies to apply to your applications. This grants you flexibility when determining the types of authentication required to both access the Workspace ONE catalog and to specific apps. For example, you may require your users to provide their active directory credentials to access the Workspace ONE catalog, but also require a certificate to access a specific application. If your user provides their active directory credentials but does not have the certificate, they could still login to the Workspace ONE catalog but would fail the authentication requirement for the app and would be unable to access it.
This section will review how to create a Weblink Application and how to entitle your synced users to access the application.
1. Create a Weblink Application
In the Workspace ONE Access Administrator Console,
- Click Catalog
- Click New
1.1. Configure Weblink Application Definition
- Enter
TechZone
for the Name - Enter
VMware Digital Workspace TechZone
for the Description - Click Select File... for the Icon
1.1.1. Choose the TechZone.png File
- Click Documents
- Click HOL
- Click Workspace ONE Access
- Click techzone.png
- Click Open
1.1.2. Complete Application Definition
Click Next.
1.2. Setup Weblink Application Configuration
- Select Web Application Link as the Authentication Type
- Enter
https://techzone.vmware.com
for the Target URL - Click Next
1.3. Save and Assign
Review the configuration as desired and then click Save & Assign.
1.3.1. Entitle Users to the Application
If you want to assign your application to all users, there is a default ALL USERS group that you can assign. You can also assign apps to groups or specific users.
For this exercise, you will assign the application to two specific users.
- Enter
aduser
in the Users / User Groups search bar - Click the [email protected] result
- Enter
holuser
in the Users / User Groups search bar - Click the [email protected] result
1.3.2. Set the Deployment Type to Automatic
- Select Automatic for the Deployment Type for aduser
- Select Automatic for the Deployment Type for holuser
- Click Save
Selecting Automatic will place the application in user's bookmarks automatically and begin downloading the application (if needed). Selecting User-Activated will make the app available to the user in the catalog and they will need to bookmark and download (if needed) the app manually.
2. Verify the Weblink Application
- Click Options
- Click New incognito window
- Enter
https://{yourtenant}.vidmpreview.com
to navigate back to the login screen of your Workspace ONE Access tenant
NOTE: Replace{yourtenant}
with your tenant name!
2.1. Login as aduser
- Enter
aduser
for the username - Click Next
2.2. Enter the Domain User's Password
- Enter
VMware1!
for the password - Click Sign in
2.3. Open the Weblink Application
- Click Apps
- Click the TechZone app to open the TechZone webpage
2.4. Confirm the Google Weblink Application Launches
- Confirm that a new tab opens the TechZone page for https://techzone.vmware.com.
This confirms that you were able to successfully create the Weblink Application, entitle it to your desired users, and successfully launch the application for an entitled user.
2.5. Close the Incognito Session
Click the Close button in the top-right corner of the Incognito session to return to the Workspace ONE Access Administration Console.
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