Note: To enable HTML5 support on a gateway, SSL/TLS should be enabled and configured. When HTML5 support is enabled on a Remote Application Server Secure Client Gateway, users can launch and work with published applications inside an HTML5-enabled web browser (no Remote Application Server client software is needed).
HTML5 Gateway Requirements
The following requirements need to be met in order to successfully implement the HTML5 gateway:
- Deployment of a Secure Client Gateway
- The Secure Client Gateway is secured by importing an SSL certificate
- Access to the HTML5 gateway needs to be enabled using an HTML5-capable browser.
Enabling SSL Encryption on Secure Client Gateway
SSL encryption can be enabled on the Secure Client Gateway. Two different kinds of SSL certificates can be imported:
- A self-signed certificate
- A commercial certificate signed by a certificate authority
To import a self-signed certificate, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the SSL/TLS tab in the gateway properties.
- Tick the option Enable SSL on Port and configure a port number (default is 443).
- (Optional) Tick the option Allow Only SSL v3 to only allow SSL v3 connections. By default, the Secure Client Gateway supports both version 2 and version 3 SSL.
- (Optional) Tick the option Allow only strong ciphers to only allow the usage of certificates using strong encryption algorithms.
- Click on Generate new certificate and enter the required details.
- Click Save to save all the details and generate a new self-signed certificate. The private key file and certificate file will automatically be populated.
- Click OK to save the options.
Importing a commercial certificate is also possible by importing the private key and actual certificate in the configuration.
Enabling HTML5 Support on the Gateway
To enable HTML5 support on a gateway:
- Select the Enable HTML5 Connectivity option on the HTML5 tab.
- You can also specify the Port which the gateway uses to connect to the HTML5 module.
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Once done, the HTML5 gateway is all setup and ready to go.
Accessing the HTML5 Interface
To connect to the HTML5 interface of a gateway and to access published resources:
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Open the following URL in an HTML5-enabled web browser:
https://[Hostname]/RASHTML5Gateway
- On the login page, specify your user name and password and click Login.
- Your published resources are displayed on the virtual desktop in the browser.
- To launch an application, double-click on its icon. The application will run inside a browser and will look no different than if run in an RDP environment or locally.
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You can copy and paste text between the remote application and the local computer. To do so:
- Click the toolbar on the right side of the browser window.
- This will open the Remote Clipboard window.
- To copy text from the local computer to a remote application, type (or paste) it in the Remote Clipboard. The typed (or pasted) text is automatically saved in the remote computer clipboard, so you can use a standard paste command (e.g., Ctrl+V) to paste it into a remote application.
- To copy text from a remote application to the Remote Clipboard, highlight it and use the standard copy command (e,g, Ctrl+C). The text will appear in the Remote Clipboard from where you can copy it to any application locally.
- The main menu of the Remote Application Server HTML5 interface includes the following menu items:
- Settings: Allows you to change the sound, redirection, and keyboard compatibility settings.
- Change Password: Allows you to change your password.
- The door-with-arrow icon disconnects from the HTML5 gateway.
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