Note: For successful completion of this guide, one of the steps is to publish resources from a Remote Desktop Server. As a result, Terminal Services (for Windows Server 2003) or RDS Services (for Windows Server 2008 and following releases) with available TS/ RDS CALs is required.
More information on setting up Remote Desktop Services can be found here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770412.aspx
Installing Parallels Remote Application Server
Note: One should be logged in with an account that has administrative privileges to install Parallels Remote Application Server. Close all the other Windows programs before running the installation.
- Log in to the machine and download the latest version of the Parallels Remote Application Server from the Downloads page.
- Double click the 2xAppServer.msi to launch the Parallels Remote Application Server installation wizard. Click Next when prompted.
- Review and approve the end-user license agreement and click Next.
- Specify the folder location where Parallels Remote Application Server will be installed and click Next.
- Select the option Parallels Remote Application Server for a default installation of the Parallels Remote Application Server and click Next.
- Click Install to start the installation. The setup will now copy all files and install the Parallels Remote Application Server services.
- Click Finish, when the installation is completed.
Such an installation would install on the local machine the following agents:
- SecureClientGateway
- Publishing Agent
- Redundancy Agent
- Terminal Server Agent
Once the product is installed, it is ready for configuration and first-time use.
First login

The first time the Parallels Remote Application Server Console is launched, one needs to specify a username and password in FQDN format, for example administrator@domain.local, as in the screenshot above.
The specified user will be automatically configured as the Parallels Remote Application Server administrator.
A system administrator account can be used to log in. This usually means either a Domain Admin account, or a local admin account.
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