Configuring a Remote PC

To access the properties of a Remote PC, highlight the computer in the navigation tree and click Tasks > Properties. This opens the Remote PC properties dialog.

Properties

By default, a PC is enabled in the farm. When it is disabled, published applications and virtual desktops cannot be served from it. To enable or disable a PC in the farm, select or clear the Enable Remote PC option.

If the IP or MAC address of a remote PC has changed, modify them using the Remote PC and MAC Address input fields.

The Change Direct Address option allows you to specify an IP address that Parallels Client can use to connect to the PC directly. This address is only used in the Direct Connection mode and it could be an internal or external IP address.

Note: The Wake On Lan option should be enabled in BIOS so the machine could be automatically turned on. If you are using a virtual machine, the option is usually supported by a hypervisor natively or via a 3rd party software. To test if the Wake On Lan option is turned on, close the Remote PC Properties dialog and then click the Test Wake on LAN button, which is located below the Remote PCs list.

Agent Settings

Each Remote PC in the farm has a RAS Remote PC Agent installed to provide a connection between the Parallels RAS and the PC.  The agent can be configured on the Agent Settings tab page.

• Port. Specify a different remote desktop connection port number if needed.
• Connection Timeout. Select the desired Remote PC connection timeout value.
• Publishing Session Timeout. Specify the amount of time each session remains connected in the background after the user has closed the published application. This option is used to avoid unnecessary reconnections with the PC.
• Allow Client URL/Mail Redirection. Enable this option to allow "http" and "mailto" links to be opened using a local application on the client computer, rather than the server’s resources. To configure a list of URLs which should be excluded, in the RAS Console, navigate to Farm / <site> / Settings and click the URL Redirection tab.
• Preferred Publishing Agent. Select a Publishing Agent with which the Remote PC Agent should communicate. This can be helpful when site components are installed in multiple physical locations communicating through WAN. You can decrease network traffic by specifying a more appropriate Publishing Agent.
• Allow file transfer command. Allows you to enable or disable the remote file transfer functionality. For more information, see Enabling or Disabling Remote File Transfer.
• Allow local to remote drag and drop. Enables the drag and drop functionality in a remote application. When this option is enabled, an end user can drag and drop files to a remote application on their local device. For example, a user can drag and drop a file to the Acrobat reader to open a PDF file. Or a user can drag and drop a file to Windows Explorer running on a remote server, etc.

  Note: At the time of this writing, the drag and drop functionality is only supported on Parallels Client for Windows and Parallels Client for Mac.

RDP Printer

The RDP Printer tab allows you to configure the renaming format of redirected printers.  The format may vary depending on which version and language of the server you are using.

Set your RDP Printer Name Format specifically for the configured server by choosing any of the below options from the RDP Printer Name Format drop down menu:

• Printername (from Computername) in Session no.
• Session no. (computername from) Printername
• Printername (redirected Session no)

The other RDP Printing options available in the RDP Printer tab are:

• Remove session number from printer name
• Remove client name from printer name