Lab 4 – Configuring an APM Webtop

In this lab, we will add a Webtop resource to the Access Policy created in the previous lab.

Note

Lab Requirements:

  • Working HTTPS Virtual Server created in Lab 1 with Access Policy created in Lab 2 (Lab 2 successfully completed).

Task – Create a Webtop resource

  1. Expand the Access tab from the main menu on the left and navigate to Webtops > Webtop Lists.

  2. Click Create to create a new Webtop called MyFullWebtop, select Type “Full”, uncheck “Minmize To Tray” and click Finished.

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Task – Enable “Content Rewrite” on the Virtual Server

  1. Browse to Local Traffic > Virtual Servers > Virtual Server List and click on the name of your VPN Virtual Server called MyVPNPolicy_vs.

  2. Scroll down to the “Content Rewrite” section, select “rewrite” for the “Rewrite Profile” field and click Update.

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Task – Add Webtop resource to existing Access Policy

  1. Browse to Access > Profiles / Policies > Access Profiles (Per-Session Policies), click on Edit for MyVPNPolicy. A new tab should open to the Visual Policy Editor for MyVPNPolicy.

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  2. Select the Advanced Resource Assign object.

  3. Click Add/Delete.

  4. Click on the Webtop tab, select the radio button for MyFullWebtop, then click the Update button at the bottom of the screen.

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  5. Click Save.

  6. At the top left of the browser window, click on “Apply Access Policy”, then close the tab.

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Task – Testing

  1. Open a web browser to the virtual server created in the previous lab by navigating to https://myvpn.f5demo.com. You will be presented with a Logon page similar to the one from the last lab.

  2. Enter the following credentials:

    Username: user

    Password: Agility1

  3. Click Logon.

    This will open the APM Webtop landing page that shows the resources you are allowed to access. In this lab, we’ve only configured one resource: Network Access, but you can add as many as you want and they will appear on this Webtop page.

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