Add a VDI provider

Add a host pool

Manage host pools

Add a hypervisor VDI provider

Add a VDI provider

Add a new client policy

Client Policies

Add a VDI provider

RAS VDI Agent information

Add a workspace

Manage workspaces

Add an RD Session Host

Add Microsoft Azure as a VDI provider

Add Microsoft Azure as a VDI provider

Enable Azure Virtual Desktop and add a provider

Introduction and prerequisites

Adding a HALB virtual server

Adding a RAS Secure Client Gateway

Adding a Remote PC to a Farm

Adding a Site to the Farm

Adding a VDI provider

Remote PC pools

Adding an administrator account

Managing administrator accounts

Adding and deleting pool members

Adding and deleting pools

Adding scanning applications

Adding Remote PCs to a pool

Remote PC pools

Additional properties

Admin-initiated Remote PC enrollment

Adding a Remote PC to a Farm

Admin-initiated Remote PC enrollment

Administrator account permissions

Adding an administrator account

Administrator account permissions

Advanced

Advanced settings

Agent settings

Allowing users to change domain password

General Theme settings

Appendix

Architecture description

Assign a public domain address

Join a Tenant to Tenant Broker

Tenant configuration

Assigning a certificate to Gateways and HALB

Assigning a template to a pool or group

Attributes

Audio

Auditing certificates

Auto login

Connection

Direct App access

Main menu options

Automation

Azure Virtual Desktop

Branding

Change RD Session Host Site assignment

Change VDI provider Site assignment

Changing the HALB appliance password

Check an RD Session Host Agent status

Checking effective access

Checking the RAS Secure Client Gateway status

Using filtering rules

Checking the RAS VDI Agent status

Client Policies

Configure file transfer for a client policy

Client policy backward compatibility

Client Policies

Client policy backward compatibility

Client settings

Colors

Common Management Tasks

Communication ports

Deploying Tenant Broker and Tenants

Implementation overview

Computer management tools

HALB Device status and version number

Manage hosts

RAS Enrollment Server configuration

Configure an SSL certificate

Using computer management tools

Conclusion

Configure certificate authority templates

RAS Enrollment Server configuration

SAML configuration

Configure client policy options

Client Policies

Configure client policy options

Invite users

Configure control settings

Configure CPU optimization

Configure file transfer for a client policy

Configure file transfer for a server

Configure file transfer for HTML5 Gateway

Configure Gateway redirection

Client Policies

Configure Gateway redirection

Configure HTML5 Client

Configure HTML5 Gateway

Adding a RAS Secure Client Gateway

Adding a Site to the Farm

Configure file transfer for HTML5 Gateway

Configure HTML5 Client

Gateway

SSL/TLS encryption

Using drag and drop functionality

Configure HTTP proxy settings

Configure logging

Configure RAS Console idle sessions

Configure managing existing profiles by Parallels RAS

FSLogix Profile Container

Configure network

Configure RAS Performance Monitor Security

Configure RAS Web Administration Service

Installation

RAS Management Portal user interface

Configure session settings

Client Policies

Configure Themes

Allowing users to change domain password

Configure Themes

Delegating session management permissions

SP side configuration (RAS side)

Configuring a RAS Secure Client Gateway

Invite users

Configuring a VDI provider

Adding a VDI provider

Configuring a VDI provider

RAS Guest Agent installation options

Remote PC pools

Configuring Azure MFA

Using RADIUS

Configuring DualShield 5.6+ Authentication Platform

Configuring Duo

Using RADIUS

Configuring MFA exceptions

Configuring notification scripts

Configuring notification scripts

Configuring notifications

Configuring notifications

Configuring Parallels RAS to use the DualShield Authentication Platform

Configuring preferred routing

Adding a HALB virtual server

Configuring preferred routing

Invite users

Manage folders

Set public address

Configuring RAS Publishing Agents

Enabling high availability for VDI

Configuring remote file transfer

Agent settings

Client settings

Hiding toolbar items

Local devices and resources

Configuring SafeNet

Using SafeNet

Configuring SMTP server connection for event notifications

Configuring SMTP server connection for event notifications

Inviting users to connect to Parallels RAS

Connect to a RAS Farm

Connecting to a Parallels RAS Farm

Connection

Advanced settings

Auto login

Connection and Authentication Settings

Connection

Understanding session prelaunch

Create a smartcard logon certificate template

Configure certificate authority templates

Create a smartcard logon certificate template

Create a template

Manage existing templates

Manage templates

Create an Enrollment Agent template

Configure certificate authority templates

Create an Enrollment Agent template

Create Microsoft Azure AD application

Delegating session management permissions

Add Microsoft Azure as a VDI provider

Advanced

Create Microsoft Azure AD application

Introduction and prerequisites

Prerequisites

Creating a template

Templates

Deleting a Tenant object

Managing Tenants

Deploy Azure Virtual Desktop

Deploying a Parallels HALB appliance

Deploying a Tenant

Deploying Tenant Broker

Deploying Tenant Broker and Tenants

Upgrading from an older RAS version

Desktop access

Direct App access

Auto login

Direct App access

Display

Display

Distribution

Drive redirection cache

Agent settings

Drive redirection cache

Enable or disable a Gateway

Enable Azure Virtual Desktop and add a provider

Manage providers

Using Parallels Client with Azure Virtual Desktop

Enable or disable HTML5 Client

Enabling Help Desk support

Enabling high availability for VDI

Add Microsoft Azure as a VDI provider

Enabling high availability for VDI

Error messages

Experience

Adding scanning applications

Experience

Font management

Exporting a certificate

Exporting and importing Farm settings from the command line

Farm and Sites

Font management

FSLogix antivirus exclusions

FSLogix Profile Container

Configure managing existing profiles by Parallels RAS

FSLogix Profile Container

User profile

Gateway

Gateway

HTML5 Client and Themes

Gateway mode and forwarding settings

Gateway mode and forwarding settings

Gateway tunneling policies

Wyse ThinOS support

Gateway network options

SSL/TLS encryption

Gateway security

GDPR compliance

General

General Theme settings

General Theme tasks

Generating a certificate signing request (CSR)

Generating a certificate signing request (CSR)

Generating a self-signed certificate

Generating a certificate signing request (CSR)

Generating a self-signed certificate

Getting additional device information

Getting started

Getting Started with Parallels RAS

Grouping and cloning RD Session Hosts

Manage host pools

RD Session Host templates

RD Session Host types

Using default settings

HALB connection and session information

Guest VM naming

Properties

HALB

HALB Device status and version number

HALB maintenance

Hardware requirements

Hiding toolbar items

Using the toolbar

High availability load balancing (HALB)

Adding a HALB virtual server

High availability load balancing (HALB)

Host name resolution

Adding a RAS Secure Client Gateway

Admin-initiated Remote PC enrollment

Host name resolution

HTML5 Client Theme settings

How guest VMs are created from a template

Templates

HTML5 Client and Themes

IdP side configuration

SAML configuration

Implementation overview

Upgrading from an older RAS version

Importing a certificate

Install Microsoft SQL Server

Input prompt

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or earlier

Install Microsoft SQL Server

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or earlier

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019

Install Microsoft SQL Server

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019

Install Parallels RAS

Install Parallels RAS Reporting

Install RAS Performance Monitor

Installation

Installing Parallels RAS

Installing RAS VDI Agent using the installer

Installing RAS VDI Agent using the installer

Installing the agent manually

Installing the agent manually

Introduction

Introduction and prerequisites

Inviting users to connect to Parallels RAS

Introduction and prerequisites

Invite users

Configure client policy options

Configuring preferred routing

Invite users

Inviting users to connect to Parallels RAS

Mass configuring user devices

Join a Tenant to Tenant Broker

Joining with a secret key

Joining Customer Experience Program

Joining with a secret key

Join a Tenant to Tenant Broker

Joining with a secret key

Keyboard

Keyboard

Language bar

Legal policies

Local devices and resources

License keys

Licensing

Load Balancing and HALB

Logging

Configure logging

Logging in and sending requests

Logging

Problem reporting and troubleshooting

Main menu options

Maintaining RD Session Hosts based on a template

Using scheduler

Maintenance and backup

Manage Azure Virtual Desktop

Verify the deployment

Manage existing templates

Manage templates

Manage folders

Manage folders

Manage host pools

Manage host pools

Manage hosts

Manage host pools

Manage hosts

Manage providers

Manage providers

Manage workspaces

Manage sessions

Manage sessions

Manage templates

Add a host pool

Manage host pools

Manage templates

Manage workspaces

Manage workspaces

Managing administrator accounts

Delegating session management permissions

Manage folders

Managing administrator accounts

Managing guest VMs

Managing template-based guest VMs

Viewing guest VMs on a VDI provider

Managing guest VMs in pools

Managing Licensing Site

Managing logons

Managing multi-porovider template distribution

Distribution

Managing multi-porovider template distribution

Multi-provider template distribution

Templates

Managing RD Session Host sessions

Managing Secondary Publishing Agents

Managing RD Session Host sessions

Managing Remote PCs in a pool

Remote PC pools

Managing sessions

Managing template-based guest VMs

Templates

Managing Tenants

Managing Universal Printing settings

Managing Universal Scanning

Managing VDI sessions

Managing Windows devices

Windows device groups

Manually adding a guest VM

Templates

Manually adding a RAS Secure Client Gateway

Mass configuring user devices

Messages

Microsoft Azure and templates

Microsoft license requirements

Microsoft Azure and templates

Microsoft license requirements in Parallels RAS

Microsoft license requirements

Microsoft license requirements in Parallels RAS

Modifying template properties

Monitoring devices

Checking effective access

Monitoring devices

Monitoring settings

Monitoring Tenants

More information

Multi-provider template distribution

Distribution

Managing multi-porovider template distribution

Multi-provider template distribution

Native clipboard experience

Using the remote clipboard

Network

Network

Network load balancers access

Opening a Tenant console

Managing Tenants

Opening a Tenant console

Optimization

FSLogix antivirus exclusions

Manage hosts

Optimization

Parallels Client configuration

Other useful features

Overview

Gateway mode and forwarding settings

Overview

Parallels Client

Parallels Client for Windows Theme settings

Parallels client policy configuration

Parallels HTML5 Client

Parallels RAS 18 release history

Parallels HTML5 Client

Parallels RAS APIs

Parallels RAS Management Portal

Parallels Test Template Wizard

Performance Monitor

Monitoring Tenants

Performance Monitor

Permissions

Permissions to manage certificates

Planning for high availability

Persistent guest VMs

Publishing a desktop

Publishing a document

Publishing a network folder

Publishing a web application

Publishing an application

Persistent Remote PCs

Remote PC pools

Policy information in Parallels Client

Port reference

Preparation

Create a template

Preparation

Prerequisites

SAML configuration

Printing

Problem reporting and troubleshooting

Printing

Properties

Guest VM naming

Properties

Publish applications

Published Resources Management

Publish applications

Publish resources

Manage host pools

Overview

Publish resources

Publishing a desktop

Publishing a document

Publishing a network folder

Publishing a web application

Publishing an application

Publishing App-V applications

Publishing containerized applications

Publishing from a guest VM

Overview

Publishing from a guest VM

Publishing from a pool-based Remote PC

Persistent Remote PCs

Publishing from a pool-based Remote PC

Remote PC pools

Publishing from a Remote PC

Overview

Publishing from a Remote PC

Publishing from an RD Session Host

Overview

Publishing from an RD Session Host

Quick keypad

RAS Management Portal user interface

Quick keypad

RAS Console

RAS Enrollment Server

RAS Enrollment Server configuration

RAS Enrollment Server high availability

SAML configuration

RAS Enrollment Server high availability

SAML configuration

RAS Guest Agent

RAS Guest Agent installation options

Adding Remote PCs to a pool

Configuring a VDI provider

RAS Guest Agent installation options

Remote PC pools

RAS HTML5 Gateway API and Parallels Client URL scheme

Invite users

Mass configuring user devices

RAS HTML5 Gateway API and Parallels Client URL scheme

Running remote applications and desktops

RAS Multi-Tenant Architecture

About Sites

Gateway

Install Parallels RAS

RAS Multi-Tenant Architecture

RAS Secure Client Gateway

RAS performance counters

Using Parallels RAS Performance Monitor

RAS PowerShell

RAS PowerShell API

RAS Publishing Agent

RAS Publishing Agent connection settings

RAS RD Session Host Agent

RAS Remote PC Agent

RAS Reporting

RAS REST API

RAS Secure Client Gateway

RAS session variables

RAS VDI Agent

RAS VDI Agent information

RAS VDI Agent information

RAS VDI Agent installation options

Checking the RAS VDI Agent status

RAS VDI Agent information

RAS Web Administration Service (REST/Management Portal)

Software requirements

RD Session Host drain mode examples

Using scheduler

RD Session Host templates

RD Session Host types

RD Session Hosts

RD Session Host templates

RD Session Hosts

RDP printer

Recovery - add a root administrator

Remote PC pools

Overview

Resource based & round robin load balancing

Remote PC pools

Supported VDI providers

Remote PCs

Remote PC pools

Remote PCs

Remote session settings

Replicating Site settings

About Sites

Replicating Site settings

Reporting

Restricting access by Parallels Client type and build number

Running Parallels RAS reports

Running remote applications and desktops

SAML basics

SAML configuration

SAML integration examples and tips

IdP side configuration

SAML configuration

SAML integration examples and tips

SAML SSO Authentication

Connection

SAML SSO Authentication

Scanning

Scheduling Windows devices & groups power cycles

Scanning

Secondary Publishing Agents

Enabling high availability for VDI

Security

Security tip

Self-service Remote PC enrollment

Adding a Remote PC to a Farm

Self-service Remote PC enrollment

Server authentication

Set IP addresses for client connections

Server authentication

Session information

The Resources tab

Session Management

Manage sessions

Managing RD Session Host sessions

Managing VDI sessions

Session Management

Set public address

Set up a basic Parallels RAS Farm

Set up routing for incoming traffic

Publishing from an RD Session Host

Set up a basic Parallels RAS Farm

Settings

Settings audit

Settings audit

Shared Gateways

Site defaults (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Create a template

Manage host pools

Site defaults (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Site defaults (Gateways)

Gateway mode and forwarding settings

Gateway network options

Gateway security

Site defaults (Gateways)

SSL/TLS encryption

Using Site defaults

Site defaults (Publishing)

Manage folders

Publish resources

Publishing a desktop

Publishing a document

Publishing a network folder

Publishing a web application

Publishing an application

Site defaults (Publishing)

Site defaults (VDI)

Managing guest VMs

Managing Remote PCs in a pool

Site defaults (VDI)

Stage 2: Configure the template

Site defaults for multi-session hosts

Site defaults (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Site defaults for single-session hosts

Site defaults (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Site information

Site settings

Agent settings

Logging

Site settings

Sites in the RAS Console

Viewing RD Session Hosts

Viewing Remote PC summary

Viewing VDI provider summary

Software requirements

SP side configuration (RAS side)

SAML configuration

SP side configuration (RAS side)

User account attributes

Specifying client settings

Site settings

Specifying client settings

SSL Certificate Management

Adding a HALB virtual server

Configure an SSL certificate

SSL/TLS encryption

SSL server configuration

SSL/TLS encryption

Stage 1: Check and install the Agent

SSL/TLS encryption

SSRS

Stage 2: Configure the template

Creating a template

Guest VM naming

Modifying template properties

Stage 1: Check and install the Agent

Stage 2: Configure the template

Suggest a feature

Summary

Supported tokens

Supported VDI providers

System event notifications

Configuring notifications

System event notifications

System requirements

SAML basics

System requirements

Template maintenance

How guest VMs are created from a template

Template maintenance

Templates

Upgrading RAS agents

Template status

Templates

Template types

Creating a template

Stage 1: Check and install the Agent

Template types

Templates

Adding and deleting pool members

Microsoft Azure and templates

Templates

Tenant Broker compatibility and updates

Tenant Broker

Tenant configuration

Join a Tenant to Tenant Broker

Managing Tenants

Tenant configuration

Verify join status

Terms and abbreviations used in this guide

Test the SAML SSO deployment

The Parallels RAS Console

The Resources tab

Third-party network load balancers

Understanding session prelaunch

Universal Printing drivers

Publishing a desktop

Publishing an application

Understanding session prelaunch

Universal Printing

Universal Scanning

Unjoining from Tenant Broker

Deleting a Tenant object

Unjoining from Tenant Broker

Updating RAS Performance Monitor

Upgrading from an older RAS version

Upgrading RAS agents

URLs

User Device Management and Client Policies

User account attributes

User authentication

Shared Gateways

User authentication

User connection flow

User profile

User profile

Using a VDI provider in multiple farms

User Profile Disks

Using a wildcard to filter VMs

Adding and deleting pool members

Using a wildcard to filter VMs

Using computer management tools

Using Deepnet DualShield

Using default settings

Agent settings

Desktop access

Optimization

RDP printer

User profile

Using default settings

Using drag and drop functionality

Using filtering rules

Checking effective access

Manage folders

Publish resources

Using filtering rules

Using Google Authenticator

Using Parallels RAS Performance Monitor

Using Google Authenticator

Using instant messaging

Using Parallels Client with Azure Virtual Desktop

Publish resources

Using Parallels Client with Azure Virtual Desktop

Using RADIUS

Using RADIUS

Using SafeNet

Using scheduler

Manage hosts

Managing logons

Using scheduler

Using Site defaults

Using the remote clipboard

Client settings

Local devices and resources

Using the remote clipboard

Using the toolbar

Using the toolbar on desktop computers

Using the Toolbar on Mobile Devices

Using the toolbar

Using the toolbar on desktop computers

Using the toolbar

Using the toolbar on desktop computers

Using the Toolbar on Mobile Devices

Using the toolbar

Using the Toolbar on Mobile Devices

Verify join status

Verify the deployment

Add a host pool

Verify the deployment

View and modify RD Session Host properties

Viewing guest VMs on a VDI provider

Viewing RD Session Hosts

Viewing Gateway summary and metrics

Site information

Viewing Gateway summary and metrics

Viewing published resources

Viewing Remote PC summary

Viewing published resources

Viewing RD Session Hosts

Viewing VDI provider summary

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Virtual desktop templates

Overview

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Web browsers

Web request load balancing

Configure HTML5 Client

URLs