View and Modify Terminal Server Properties

To configure a Terminal Server:

1. In the RAS Console, navigate to Farm / <site-name> / Terminal Servers .
2. Right-click a server and click Properties in the context menu.
3. The Server Properties dialog opens where you can configure the terminal server.

The rest of this section describes how to set individual server configuration properties.

The Properties Tab Page

Select or clear the Enable Server in site option to enable or disable a server on the site. By default, a server is enabled. A disabled server cannot serve published applications and virtual desktops to clients.

Other elements on the Properties page are:

• Server — specifies the server name.
• Description — specifies the server description.
• Change Direct Address — select this option if you need to change the direct address that Parallels Client uses to establish a direct connection with the terminal server.

The Agent Settings Tab Page

Each terminal server in the farm has a RAS Terminal Server Agent installed to provide a connection between the Parallels Remote Application Server and the terminal server. Use the Agent Settings tab page to configure the agent.

To use the default settings, select the Inherit default settings option. To view or modify the default settings, click the Edit Defaults link.

If you want to specify custom settings for a given server, clear the Inherit default settings option and specify agent properties as follows:

• Port . Specifies a different remote desktop connection port number if a non-default port is configured on the server.
• Max Sessions . Specifies the maximum number of sessions.
• Publishing Session Timeout . Specifies 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 server.
• Allow Client URL/Mail Redirection . Select 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 not be redirected, navigate to the URL Redirection tab in the Settings node of a site.
• Logging . Enables or disables the RAS Terminal Server Agent logging. Such logging should only be enabled if instructed by the Parallels Support.
• Use RemoteApps if available . Enable this option to allow use of remote apps for shell-related issues when an app is not displayed correctly. This feature is supported on the Parallels RDP client for Windows only.
• Allow 2XRemotExec to send command to the client . Select this option to allow a process running on the server to instruct the client to deploy an application on the client side. More on 2XRemotExec in the following subsection.

Using RemoteExec

RemoteExec is a feature that facilitates the servers ability to send commands to the client. This is done using the command line utility 2XRemoteExec.exe . Command line options include:

Examples:

The following command displays a message box describing the parameters that can be used.

2XRemoteExec -?

This command runs Notepad on the client.

2XRemoteExec C:\\Windows\System32\Notepad.exe

In this example, the command opens the C:\readme.txt file in the Notepad on the client. No message is shown and 2XRemoteExec would wait for 6 seconds or until the application is started.

2XRemoteExec C:\\Windows\System32\Notepad.exe “C:\readme.txt”

RDP Printer Tab Page

The RDP Printer tab page 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.

To use the default RDP printer settings, select the Inherit default settings option. To view or modify the default options, click the Edit Defaults link.

The RDP Printer Name Format drop-down list allows you to select a printer name format specifically for the configured server.

Select the Remove session number from printer name and/or the Remote client name from printer name to exclude the corresponding information from the printer name.