2.2 Configuration Overview

To meet the company requirements, the Management and Security Server (MSS) administrator would perform these tasks.

Here are the high-level tasks. See the Configuration Steps for details.

Set Up Single Sign-On and Centralized Management

  • 1. Install the Host Access Management and Security Server 12.6 SP1 evaluation software.
  • 2. Configure Management and Security Server for Windows Single Sign-On.
  • 3. Install Reflection Desktop version 16.2 evaluation software.
  • 4. Enable Centralized Management, set the Workspace view, and create an installation point.
  • 5. Install the customized companion package to the workstation.

Create, Deploy, and Test a TLS Session

  • 6. Create a Windows-based 3270 session that uses TLS 1.2.
  • 7. Deploy the session to the domain user’s workstation.
  • 8. Test the deployment.

Lock Down the Workstation and Test the User Experience

  • 9. Update (modify) the security settings.
  • 10. Upload and deploy the updated companion.msi.
  • 11. Test the domain user’s updated configuration.

NOTE:To test the results of the configuration, you will need both an administrator logon and a domain user logon. If you do not have all of the required systems set up, you can still follow along.

What can the users expect? Will they notice?