Connect local On-Premises to my.anydesk II

 

The installation of AnyDesk appliance involves several steps, including configurations in both my.anydesk and the On-Premises Web UI. Once these steps are completed, you will be able to create custom clients for your local environment.

Step 1. Install the appliance
Step 2. Download the license file
Step 3. Configure the Web UI
Step 4. Upload the license file
Step 5. Download server certificate
Step 6. Provide IP address and upload server certificate


Step 1. Install the appliance 

First, you need to download and install the appliance installation package to your local Linux machine.

To install the appliance:

  1. Log in to my.anydesk and download the appliance installation package according to the Linux distribution you use.
  2. Install the appliance using one of the following commands, where x.x.x is the latest appliance version:
        1. Debian/Ubuntu
    sudo apt-get install ./ad-appliance_x.x.x_amd64.deb
      1. RHEL
  1. sudo yum install ./ad-appliance-x.x.x.x86_64.rpm

Step 2. Download the license file top_button-1

After installing the appliance, you need to activate the On-Premises server with the license file, which you can download from my.anydesk. To find the license file:

  • On my.anydesk, go to the Activate section and click Download.

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Step 3. Configure the On-Premises Web UI 

To set up the On-Premises Web UI:

  1. Open your internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc..).
  2. Access the Web UI:
    1. If you are accessing the Web UI on the appliance server itself, enter the following address in the browser's address bar – https://localhost:8100
    2. If you are accessing the Web UI from another computer or device, use the appliance's IP address instead of 'localhost'. Ensure that port 8100 is accessible from your network. Enter the following address in the browser's address bar – https://<appliance_IP_address>:8100
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. 

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Step 4. Upload the license file to On-Premises Web UI 

To upload the license file:

  1. Access the On-Premises Web UI (https://localhost:8100).
  2. On the General page, click License File.

    💡 You can also go to Settings > License > License file.

  3. Upload the license file you downloaded in Step 2.
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Step 5. Download the server certificate from On-Premises Web UI 

You can now download the server certificate from the On-Premises Web UI. To do that:

  1. Access the On-Premises Web UI (https://localhost:8100).
  2. Go to Settings > License > Server Certificate.
  3. Click Download Server Certificate.
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Step 6. Provide IP addresses and upload server certificate to my.anydesk II

  1. On my.anydesk, go to Step 2 in the Dashboard and provide the IP address of the machine that hosts the On-Premises appliance.
  2. Click Next.
  3. On the next page, upload the server certificate that you downloaded from the
    On-Premises Web UI
    and click Next.
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After successfully setting up the AnyDesk On-Premises, you can create your own custom clients for your local environment.

💡 For more information on creating custom clients, see this article.