¶ Creating a parallels connection
Right click on the desktop and select Add connection.
Choose the Parallels RAS Client.
¶ Connection tab
Give a name to the connection, write the server address, the server port (if different from the default) and indicate the connection type. The server address can have the following format:
- ssl://ras.example.com (for SSL mode with default port 443)
- ras.example.com (with default port 80)
¶ Login tab
You can optionally indicate the domain name.
¶ Options tab
Write the name of the application you would like the connection to autostart with.
¶ Additional command-line options
It is possible to modify certain parameters default values by writing on the optional command line text box.
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Operating mode
-m XX
where XX can be:- 2G: to indicate the Remote Application Server gateway access client(default).
- 2D: to indicate the Remote Application Server direct access client.
- AL: to indicate the Remote Application Server application list
- MS: to indicate the Microsoft Terminal Server client -> ThinOX default value
- MF: to indicate the Microsoft Terminal Server fullscreen client
- MX: to indicate the Microsoft Terminal Server fullscreen client, that spans over all monitors
To substitute the default ThinOX value add the command and option in the optional command line. E.g. -m MF
Add the parameter -Q to use all monitors for Desktop session.
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Locale Identifier
-l NxNNNN:NxNNNN
where NxNNNN is written in HEX format -> Default ThinOX value: it will be taken from the system language. -
Sound
-S xxxx
where xxxx can be:- "off" to disable sound (default).
- "local" to bring it to the client. -> ThinOX default value: xxxx=local
- "remote" to leave it on the server.
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Color Depth
-c NN
where NN represents the color depth in bits -> default ThinOX value: NN = 32 -
Enable Font Smoothing
-e NxNNN
where NxNNN can be:- 0x7F to disable everything.
- 0x01 to disable wallpaper.
- 0x02 to disable full window drag.
- 0x04 to disable menu animations.
- 0x08 to disable theming.
- 0x20 to disable cursor shadow.
- 0x40 to disable cursor blinking.
- 0x80 to enable font smoothing.
- 0x00 to disable nothing. (default)
- -> default value: 0x180 -> enable font smoothing
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Connection Quality
-E N
where N can be:- 1 - Modem (56 Kbps).
- 2 - Low Speed Broadband (256 Kbps - 2 Mbps).
- 3 - Satellite (2 Mbps - 16 Mbps with high latency).
- 4 - High Speed Broadband (2 Mbps - 16 Mbps).
- 5 - WAN (10 Mbps or higher with high latency).
- 6 - LAN (10 Mbps or higher).
- 7 - Detect connection quality automatically. -> default ThinOX value
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TLS
--tls N
where N can be:- 0 - Connect -> default ThinOX value (unconditionally accept certificate)
- 1 - Do not connect
- 2 - Warn
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Detailed Log Level
--log-level N
where N can be from 0 (lowest) to 5 (highest) -> default ThinOX value: 3 -
Other useful options
- Redirect Microphone
-R: N
where N can be:- "off" to disable microphone redirection -> default ThinOX value
- "on" to redirect microphone
- Redirect drive(s)
-D xxxx
where xxxx can be:- "remotename=localpath"
- "HOTPLUG_ON" to use also drives that are plugged in later in session
- "ALL" to enable all available drives -> inconvenient: seeing all ThinOX system partitions.
This option has not been added to the default ThinOX configuration.
- Enable AVC Adaptive
--enable-avc-adaptive
Enable AVC444 in addition to all codecs enabled by '--enable-adaptive' to enhance end-user experience. (For proper RemoteFx experience set "-c 32" and "-E 7")\ - Reconnection Retries
--reconnection-retries N
where N is a number indicating the number of possible Re-connection retry count (default: 10).\ - Maximum Network Timeout in Seconds
-t N (default: 5 seconds)
- Redirect Microphone
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Example For example: to test RDP fullscreen with mic and a bigger timeout, add this line to the optional command line:
¶ Executing a parallels connection
Double click on the desktop icon to launch the connection.
Insert the username and password and click on Login.