Install Parallels Remote Application Server

To install Parallels Remote Application Server:

1. Before proceeding, make sure that you are logged in to the computer where you'll be performing the installation with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Download the latest version of Parallels Remote Application Server from the Parallels website.
3. Double click the RASInstaller.msi file to launch the Parallels Remote Application Server installation wizard.
4. Read the info on the Welcome page of this wizard and click Next .
5. Review and approve the end-user license agreement and click Next .
6. Specify the location where Parallels Remote Application Server will be installed and click Next .
7. Select the installation type:
   • Parallels Remote Application Server. Run the default installation, which will install all necessary components for a fully functional Parallels RAS farm. Note that you must run the installer on one of the supported Windows Server operating systems to perform the full Parallels RAS installation.
   • Custom. Select and install only the components that you require. You can specify the components you wish to install after clicking Next . The list of components available for installation depends on the type of the operating system on which the installer is running. See the Note below for the explanation.

     Note: The core Parallels RAS components (RAS Publishing Agent, RAS Secure Client Gateway, RAS VDI Agent, RAS RD Session Host Agent) can only be installed on a Windows Server OS (but not on a Windows desktop). The installer automatically detects the type of the Windows OS on which it is running. If it's a Windows desktop (e.g. Windows 10) then the core components will not be available for installation. Components that can be installed on both Windows Server and Windows desktop operating systems include Parallels RAS Console, Parallels RAS PowerShell, RAS Guest Agent, Remote PC Agent.

8. Click Next .
9. Review the notice on the Important Notice wizard page. If there's a port conflict on your computer, this information will be displayed here. You can resolve the conflict later.
10. Click Next .
11. On the Firewall Settings page, select Automatically add firewall rules to configure the firewall on this computer for Parallels RAS to work properly.
12. Click Next and then click Install .
13. Wait for the installation to finish and click Finish .

When you need to install a Parallels RAS component on a different server, run the installation wizard again, select Custom when asked to select the installation type, and choose the component you wish to install. For example, you can install Parallels RAS Console on any computer from which you would like to administer Parallels Remote Application Server. For this, you would run the installer on that computer and select just the RAS Console to install.