Remote Clipboard. The Advanced settings tab page allows you to customize the default behavior or Parallels Client. You can specify the following properties: Connect to console. This option is used for administration of a Remote Desktop Session Host server. It acts as if a standard Remote Desktop connection is initiated from the command line with the /admin option. Parallels Access is the fastest, simplest, and most reliable way to remotely access all your Windows and Mac applications and files from your iPhone or iPad. From accessing a single file that you forgot on your home computer to editing a complex document, Parallels Access gives you the peace of mind. Parallels Client, when connected to the Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS), provides secure access to business applications, virtual desktops, and data from your device. Using virtualized applications and desktops on Parallels Client is intuitive, fast, and reliable. Parallels RAS and Parallels Client allow you to.
Open Parallels HTML5 Client
To open Parallels HTML5 Client, enter its URL in an HTML5-enabled web browser. The URL has the following format:
https://[hostname].[domain]/RASHTML5Gateway
Where [Hostname] is the hostname of the computer where a Parallels RAS Secure Client Gateway is running. The RASHTML5Gateway part must be used as-is. The following is an example of a valid URL:
https://win2012-ras15.mydomain.com/RASHTML5Gateway
You can obtain a complete URL in the RAS Console by navigating to Farm / Site / Gateways. Right-click a RAS Secure Client Gateway and click Properties, then click the HTML5 tab and copy the URL from the URL field.
When you open the URL in a web browser, the login page is displayed. Specify the user name and password and click Login. What happens next depends on how the HTML5 connectivity is configured on the server side (see Enabling HTML5 Connectivity on the Gateway for details). The following describes the three possible scenarios.
Launch apps in Parallels Client and fallback to HTML5
With this option configured on the server side, you will see a dialog box with the following clickable options:
- Install Parallels Client. Opens the Parallels Client download and installation page. Follow the instructions and install Parallels Client. After the installation, you should see Parallels HTML5 Client displaying published resources that you can use. Please also note a link that should appear in the lower left corner of the screen displaying the Parallels Client version and build number.
You can now run remote applications and desktop in Parallels Client or in a browser (HTML5). The default method for running applications and desktops is Parallels Client. To run a resource in a browser, right-click it and choose Parallels HTML5 Client.
- Open in Parallels HTML5 Client. Closes this dialog box and opens the main Parallels HTML5 Client screen. Remote applications or desktops will be launched in the web browser. When you open Parallels HTML5 Client the next time, you will again see the dialog box with the same options.
- Always open in Parallels HTML5 Client. This option works similarly to the option above, but this selection is remembered the next time you open Parallels HTML5 Client.
You will have to select one of the above options or the same dialog will be presented again.
Launch apps in Parallels Client
With this option configured on the server side, you will see a dialog box prompting you to install Parallels Client. Click the link provided to open the Parallels Client download and installation page and follow the instructions. After you install Parallels Client, the main Parallels HTML5 Client screen opens displaying published resources that you can use. If you now double-click a resource, it will be launched in Parallels Client.
Launch apps in browser only (HTML5 only)
With this option configured, the main Parallels HTML5 Client screen opens with no additional prompts. Remote applications and desktops will be launched in the browser.
Advanced Parallels Client Installation
This section is intended for IT Administrators. If you are not an IT administrator in your organization, you may skip it.
The Parallels Client for Windows installer uses the MSI format. This enables you to deploy it remotely using Group Policies or any other deployment tool that can work with MSI installers.
There are two ways to modify the client installation settings:
- Modify the original file using Orca.exe.
- Run the installer from the command line:
msiexec.exe /i RASClient.msi(orRASClient-x64.msiif using a 64 bit version)
Silent Install
To perform a silent install, run the following command:
msiexec.exe /qn /i RASClient.msi
In the command above, specify RASClient-x64.msi if using a 64 bit version of Parallels Client for Windows.
General Settings
When running an installation command specified above, you can pass the following properties to msiexec.exe using the PROPERTY=VALUE notation:
DEFSETTINGS: To use when Parallels Client installer reads 2xsetting.2xc (the file containing all settings to be used by the client) as default settings.
DEFSETTXML: To use when XML settings are entered manually.
OVERRIDEUSERSETTINGS: To override the user settings with client MSI settings.
- 0 – Client settings are not overridden
- 1 – Client settings are overridden with the new settings of the Client MSI setup.
DISABLEOPTIONS: To disable the Options button and hide the options to configure the client settings. This option can be applied to users without administrative rights.
- 0 – Options are enabled
- 1 – Options are disabled
DISABLEOPTIONSADMIN: To disable the Options button and hide the options to configure the client settings. This option can be applied to users with administrative rights.
DISABLESAVEPASSWORDADMIN: To disable the clients from saving the password even if they have administrative rights.
- 0 – Option to save password is enabled
- 1 – Option to save Password is disabled
DISABLESAVEPASSWORD: To disable the clients from saving the password. This option is ignored with users with administrative rights.
- 0 – Option to save password is enabled
- 1 – Option to save Password is disabled
INSTALLSSO: Exclude/Include SSO during silent installation.
- 1 - Install SSO
- 0 - Exclude SSO
TUXGINASRV: Install SSO on both Client and Server
- 0 – Install SSO only on the Client
- 1 – Install SSO on both Client and Server
IGNORESETTCREDS: Controls the usage of credentials that are available in the .2xc file (available since builds 16.2.4.19490 and 16.5.1).
- 0 - Connections imported from a .2xc file will use the credentials that are stored in the .2xc file (if any).
- 1 - Credentials in the .2xc file are ignored (this is the default).
The IGNORESETTCREDS option above allows you to automatically add preconfigured RAS connection settings when you install Parallels Client. To do so:
- First install Parallels Client on some computer and configure the desired connection(s). Set a password for the connections and select Save Password.
- Export the client settings to a file.
- When performing a clean Parallels Client installation on a user's computer, use the following command line parameters:
DEFSETTINGS=<2xc file> IGNORESETTCREDS=0where <2xc file> is the name of file that you exported in step 2.
- After the installation, the imported connection settings become available in Parallels Client for all users of a given computer.
Using Active Directory
There are two different ways that you can deploy an application through Active Directory. You can either publish the application or you can assign the application.
You can publish applications to users only, but you can assign applications to either users or computers. The applications are deployed in different ways, depending on which method you decide to use.
Parallels recommends that administrators assign the applications to COMPUTERS. The main reason is that the application is actually installed the next time the computer reboots.
When assigning to users, the application is not installed until the user actually clicks on the icons created for the application.
Parallels For Mac
To assign an application to certain computers, simply do the following in Active Directory:
Parallels Client Download
- Open the Group Policy Editor.
- To assign an application to a computer, navigate through the group policy console to Computer Configuration / Software Settings / Software Installation. Right-click the Software Installation container and click New > Package in the context menu. Select the appropriate MSI file and click Open. You are now asked whether you want to publish or assign the application. Select Assign and click OK.
Please note that when doing a silent installation, the MSI can be deployed using the following syntax (for the 64 bit version, use RASClient-x64.msi):
msiexec /qn /i RASClient.msi
Example
The following example installs Parallels Client using the DISABLESAVEPASSWORD=0 option (enable the ability to save the password) while skipping the SSO installation:
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msiexec /qn /i 2XClient.msi DISABLESAVEPASSWORD=0 TUXGINA=1