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Monitoring Devices

Device monitoring allows you to view devices which are connected to the farm or have established a connection at least once in the past. To monitor devices, select the Client Manager category in the Parallels RAS Console and click the Devices tab. The information for a device includes:

  • Device name
  • IP address
  • State (see below for the list of states)
  • Last user (who used a device)
  • MAC address
  • OS version
  • Parallels Client version
  • Group (if a device is a member of a device group)
  • Gateway (the RAS Secure Client Gateway a device is connected to)

To see the additional device information, right-click a device and choose Get Device Information in the context menu. In the dialog that opens, review the following properties:

  • Name: Device name.
  • IPs: Device IP address (or multiple addresses if applicable).
  • MAC Address: MAC address.
  • State: State (see below for the list of states).
  • Last User: The user who logged in from this device the last time.
  • Last Logon Time: The time of last logon.
  • OS Version: The operating system version running on the device. Windows portable and U3 clients are marked as "Portable".
  • Client Version: Parallels Client version installed on the device.
  • Gateway Name: RAS Secure Client Gateway through which the device connect to Parallels RAS.
  • Last Activity: The date and time when any activity was detected from this device.

Device States

Devices that connect to Parallels RAS can have any of the following states:

  • Off: Device is switched off.
  • Connected: Device is connected.
  • Logged On: Devices is logged on to the system.
  • Standalone: Device has previously connected to the Parallels RAS but is not using Parallels Client, therefore it cannot be managed.
  • Not Support: Device is not supported by the Parallels RAS.
  • Foreign Managed: Connecting to the farm but managed by a different farm.
  • Not Manageable: Client not manageable due to incompatible client version or uninstalled component.
  • Locked. Device has an active session in locked status.
  • Pair Pending. Connection should be refreshed on the client side; port UDP 20009 is blocked from the client to gateway; client management port is disabled on the gateway.