A resource of type Microsoft can be created either as classic remote desktop server or as remote desktop Web Access Sever.
¶ Resource Type and Name
Select Microsoft and write the name of the resource.
¶ Options
- Autostart: When enabled, the resource starts immediately after the boot or after the ThinMan Login connection. If more than one resource has been configured with the Autostart parameter activated, all these resources will start simultaneously.
- ThinMan Smart Identity Pass-through: To be used only when using the ThinMan Login. When enabled, the resource uses the ThinMan Login credentials to log in the resource.
- Ignore SSL errors: When enabled, the connection to the resource is established despite the certificate problems. This option is typically used in a test environment.
¶ When the resource is closed
It is possible to set a specific action when a resource is closed.
- No Action: It is the default value. When selected and the resource is closed the device does not execute any other actions.
- Logout: When selected and the resource is closed the device executes a logout operation. This option is useful when using the ThinMan Login feature. Without ThinMan Login, this option closes all the opened resources.
- Reboot: If selected, when a resource is closed the device is rebooted.
- Poweroff: If selected, when a resource is closed the device is powered off.
¶ Connection Mode
¶ Remote Desktop Server
Select RDP configuration file as connection mode. Then, upload an RDP file containing all necessary connection information.
Use the File button to select an existing RDP, or create a new one by clicking click here. This will open the standard mstsc.exe application, where you can enter the required parameters. Once configured, click Save and close the wizard; the newly created file will automatically be named after the resource with a .rdp extension.
¶ Remote Desktop Web Access Sever
Select RemoteApp server Address as connection mode (for more information, read RDesktop Web Access). Then, provide the RD Web Access server (same address used in a browser).
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Domain: Write the domain field in order not to be editable by the end user in the login phase. When left empty, the user can insert it later on the credentials form.
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Hide domain in login form: it allows hiding the domain field in the login form. If the Domain field is left blank then the user can log in using the UPN or DLN login name formats (e.g. UserName@DNSDomainName or DOMAIN\UserName). If the Domain field is precompiled, the user cannot change it using the previous formats and could only insert its username.
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Remote Applications Options
- Autostart resource if unique": when enabled, and there is only one desktop/app available to the user, it will be launched automatically right after the connection to the farm has been established.
- Autostart resource name: write the name of the published desktop/app to start automatically right after the connection to the farm has been established.
- Resources filter by type and Resources filter by name
Use the Filter Configuration to define some rules that will filter the desktops and the applications that are shown to the user. Remember that resources can be automatically distributed to different users using the ThinMan Login and User Policies whenever you use the locked-down presentation modes: Desktop, Multi-Apps, Single-App and Quick-App.\It is possible to select only Desktops, only Applications or both of them.
Click on Add filter to apply filters to the resources based on the name and type of operation. The name is evaluated case-insensitively, meaning that desktop is considered equal to Desktop.
Valid Operations are: - ==: resources whose name is exactly the Text field. - !=: resources whose name is different from the Text field. - like: resources whose name contains the Text field as a substring. - not like: resources whose name does not contain the Text field as a substring.
On the above example, the resources shown are whose name contains Desktop as substring (e.g.: desktopWin10, PersonalDesktop, StrangeDesktopForAll, etc.). You can add multiple filters in the Resources filter by Name section. All these filters are composed using the logical union operator. Examples: - == Notepad + like Desktop: it will show the resource named "Notepad" and those that contain the word Desktop in the name. - == notepad + == Word: it will show the resource named "notepad" and the resource named Word. - not like Paint: it will show all the resources that not contains paint as part of the name.
¶ Test Connection
You can use this button to be sure that the server is reachable.
Credentials Pass through & Presentation modes
Please remember that you can use the ThinMan Smart Identity Pass-through functionality to directly access the resource. Note that ThinMan Login is not available in the Classical Windows presentation mode.
DO NOT ENABLE Allow me to save credentials
When creating the RDP file, remember not to enable the option to allow saving credentials.
It could connect to an RDP Server using unwanted credentials.
Remember username
When executing the RDP resource, the end-user can activate the Remember username option.
This option can be configured on the User Options tab in the Presentation menu.
