How to update appcenterhq.com signing certificate on ADFS 3.0 and 2.0
Note: The following article is for use with Symantec Mobility Suite appcenterhq.com tenants. Copy the attached signer. file to the ADFS server.Open AD FS Management > Trust Relationships >...
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View ArticleImaging Best Practices
These guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive, step-by-step instructions, but provide some helpful hints that may prevent some common issues that occur during imaging. Your situation may vary, you...
View ArticleHow to remove the "Certs_GATEWAY_CERT" expiration notification from the...
The below image shows an example of what the "Certs_GATEWAY_CERT" expiration notification looks like:In steps listed below explain what needs to be done to remove these notifications and the expired...
View ArticleHow to configure Mobility Suite to send emails without an external email server.
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View ArticleHow to manually install Java JDK 1.8 required for Mobility Suite
The below steps explain how to manually remove an incorrect version of Java, install the correct version of Java, and set its environment variables to function as expected in Mobility Suite: Java...
View ArticleInstall DLP Agent on MAC OS
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View ArticleWorkflow - REST Generator
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View ArticleSymantec Workspace Virtualization & Workspace Streaming (SEV) 7.6 HF8
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View ArticleConfigure SMS to download Virus Definitions from internal LUA
The organization's Exchange servers are isolated from the internet and the SMS installed on these Exchange servers cannot successfully retrieve new AntiVirus definitions via Symantec LiveUpdate. How to...
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View ArticleHow to configure peer-to-peer downloading in IT Management Suite?
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View ArticleSecuring CCS with SSL Certificates
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View ArticleHow to update appcenterhq.com signing certificate on ADFS 3.0 and 2.0
Note: The following article is for use with Symantec Mobility Suite appcenterhq.com tenants. Copy the attached signer. file to the ADFS server.Open AD FS Management > Trust Relationships >...
View ArticleCreating a Win10 image with VMWare Workstation
When I went to create a win10 base image, I couldn't find a writeup to follow on Connect, so I wanted to share my process in case it helped others. I also point out some potentially wrong/outdated...
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