The UAG is built on Photon, VMware’s lightweight Linux distribution, and it is distributed as an appliance. First, it does not require a Windows license. The UAG has some benefits over the Security Server. The Security Server was a Windows Server running a stripped-down version of the Horizon Connection Server, and this component was deprecated and removed with Horizon 2006. This wasn’t always the case – previous Horizon releases the Horizon Security Server. The appliance is hardened for deployment in a DMZ scenario, and it is designed to only pass authorized traffic from authenticated users into a secure network.Īs of Horizon 2006, the UAG is the primary remote access component for Horizon.
The Unified Access Gateway (also abbreviated as UAG) is a purpose built virtual appliance that is designed to be the remote access component for VMware Horizon and Workspace One.
And we’re back…this week with the final part of deploying a Horizon 2006 environment – deploying the Unified Access Gateway to enable remote access to desktops.īefore we go into the deployment process, let’s dive into the background on the appliance.
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