Ben Ari's UAG and IAG Blog
Plenty of useful and fun info on UAG, Microsoft's remote access and reverse-proxy product.
Activation completed…Erez Ben Ari logging off
As you can guess from the title, this is my last post to this blog. A few weeks ago, I was offered a...
Date: 04/09/2013
UAG SSL Network Tunneling traffic capture
Occasionally, one may need to troubleshoot the UAG Network Tunnling (a.k.a. “the Network...
Date: 04/04/2013
SRA and AppWrap FAQ
Here are answers to various F.A.Q. I received over the years for SRA and AppWrap: 1) In the...
Date: 04/04/2013
How many IP addresses do I need?
Setting up a UAG server array provides organizations with the ability to provide higher...
Date: 04/04/2013
How to create a static redirector on a UAG trunk
Using UAG as a static redirector is a major overkill, but occasionally, it makes better sense to use...
Date: 04/03/2013
How to customize the portal page
When logging in to UAG, it will display the portal itself, but sometimes, you might want to have...
Date: 04/02/2013
Publishing OMA (Outlook Mobile Access) with UAG
OMA has been a feature of exchange for many years. Unfortunately, UAG does not have a built in...
Date: 04/02/2013
Sending mail to the administrator with UAG
On the UAG portal, you can find an envelope that is a link to create a mail to the site’s...
Date: 04/02/2013
Using AutoIT to automate UAG
A common question comes up from people who need to create a complex configuration in UAG, and are...
Date: 04/02/2013
Endpoint policies galore
If you have a freshly installed UAG server in front of you, you might be considering which Endpoint...
Date: 04/02/2013
How to trace UAG in real time with filtering
Collecting a UAG trace is a common task for advanced troubleshooting. One of the challenges with...
Date: 04/02/2013
Using WMI to diagnose UAG Endpoint Detection
Sometimes, UAG refuses to admit a client machine, saying that the endpoint doesn’t meet the access...
Date: 04/02/2013
Customizing the UAG portal with JavaScript
Normally, editing the links that UAG shows on the portal is done in the application properties, but...
Date: 04/02/2013
Where am I?
Many organizations use an array of UAG servers, with some load balancing technology that might land...
Date: 04/02/2013
UAG Client components fail to work on a Macintosh computer
When accessing a UAG server from a Macintosh computer, you might run into this error: “Client...
Date: 04/02/2013
How to monitor UAG sessions in real-time with a script.
To track the status of a UAG server, UAG provides us with the terrific Web Monitor. A common need by...
Date: 04/02/2013
Using UAG SQL logging or data retrieval
In a previous article, I discussed querying the TMG log directly, which can be useful if one wants...
Date: 04/02/2013
Exciting news about UAG!
I have some exciting news to share about UAG! The next update, dubbed internally as...
Date: 04/01/2013
How to add “change password” direct link to UAG
One of UAG’s features is the ability to change a user’s password. To do so, the user needs to click...
Date: 03/29/2013
File size limitations with UAG
As I discussed in the past, UAG has certain limitations on the sizes of files it can handle....
Date: 03/29/2013
Backend certificate issues – an unknown error occurred processing the certificate.
A common issue with UAG is having your users receiving an error when trying to launch an application...
Date: 03/29/2013
Activation errors with ADFS trunks
If your UAG server has an ADFS trunk, you might run into activation errors, saying: Failed to run...
Date: 03/29/2013
Issues with downloading of attachments from OWA on mobile devices.
Guest post by Shawn Liu An issue encountered by some users is when trying to access OWA published by...
Date: 03/26/2013
UAG, ADFS, Mobile devices and O365
Two questions that come up often with regards to UAG is its support for the following two scenarios:...
Date: 03/14/2013
Shining a light on UAG SP3, IE10 and Windows 8 support
With the release of UAG SP3, Internet Explorer 10 is now supported by UAG. This support extends to...
Date: 03/11/2013
Certified Endpoints in UAG
A really useful feature of UAG is the checking for Certified Endpoints. This entails installing a...
Date: 03/05/2013
Custom certificate authentication for UAG
Other than chapter 6 in the UAG customization guide, I never had a chance to discuss this topic...
Date: 03/04/2013
UAG SP3 is now available!
This morning, Feb 20th 2013, Service Pack 3 for UAG has been released, and is available to download...
Date: 02/20/2013
Troubleshooting UAG installation and update problems
An unpleasant situation is when you’re trying to install a product or an update, and get some error...
Date: 02/08/2013
Error "the specified target common name of the certificate is invalid" when launching an application from UAG
When publishing a new application on UAG, you might find yourself receiving this error when...
Date: 02/05/2013
The mysterious 403.14
Sometimes, after activating the UAG configuration, you might find yourself receiving error 403.14...
Date: 01/31/2013
Viewing the UAG configuration directly
When configuring a UAG server, almost everything is done using the UAG console, and typically, that...
Date: 01/09/2013
The new book about Unified Remote Access 2012 is finally out!
This morning, the book was finally published. You can go online right now and get the eBook, and the...
Date: 12/27/2012
Disaster aversion
Nobody likes disasters, and especially not large companies who rely heavily on their servers, and...
Date: 12/21/2012
The URA 2012 book is almost upon us!
I’m glad to report that I just approved the final text for the book, and it will be going into final...
Date: 12/14/2012
TMG Directions
A few months ago, Microsoft has announced that it will be discontinuing any further releases of TMG....
Date: 12/12/2012
UAG support for Windows 8…and other new tech
If you’re a big fan of Windows 8 like me, you must be wondering when UAG will support it. If so, the...
Date: 11/29/2012
Make head for headers
In a previous post, I discussed how UAG’s AppWrap and SRA mechanisms can help you solve problems and...
Date: 11/26/2012
Remote desktop publishing on UAG fails to work on Windows 7 clients following an update in November 2012
With the release of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the protocol used for Remote Desktop has...
Date: 11/20/2012
Hertz….Hertz a lot.
I usually stay away from personal stuff in this blog, but this is one occasion where I’m about to...
Date: 11/16/2012
UAG, Lync Mobility and other Lync clients
Back in October 2011, the Update to UAG (SP1 Update 1) finally added support for Lync publishing...
Date: 11/08/2012
UAG Error Codes
When working with UAG, clients might run into various errors, but the error message that’s displayed...
Date: 11/05/2012
UAG and Office integration
Updated on 23 Jan 2013 with information about Forms-based authentication When publishing...
Date: 11/02/2012
NLB modes supported by UAG
A question that often comes up is which modes of NLB does UAG support. Initially, before UAG SP1...
Date: 10/25/2012
Publishing PeopleSoft with UAG
PeopleSoft is an extremely popular piece of software, but publishing it with UAG has always been a...
Date: 10/15/2012
DA 2012 book announced!
As the Unified Remote Access book nears completion, Packt publishing has formally announced it on...
Date: 10/10/2012
The DirectAccess 2012 book is almost here!
Yesterday I finished writing the final chapter of the DirectAccess 2012 book (a.k.a. Unified Remote...
Date: 10/02/2012