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: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770412.aspx
Installing Parallels Remote Application Server
- Before proceeding, make sure that you are logged into the computer where you'll be performing the installation with an account that has administrative privileges.
- Download the latest version of Parallels Remote Application Server from the Parallels website.
- Double click the RASInstaller.msi file to launch the Parallels Remote Application Server Setup Wizard.
- Click Next.
- 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 installation type:
- Select Parallels Remote Application Server to run the default installation.
- Select Custom and then (after clicking the Next button) specify the components to install.
- Click Next.
If there's a port conflict on your computer, review the notice on the Important Notice wizard page. You can resolve the conflict later.
- Click Next.
On the Firewall Settings page, select Automatically add firewall rules to automatically configure the firewall on this computer for Parallels Remote Application Server to work properly.
- Click Next and then click Install.
- Wait for the installation to finish and click Finish.
Such an installation installs the following agents on the local machine :
- 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, you need to specify the credentials of a user with administrative privileges (usually a domain or local administrator). The user name must be specified using the UPN format (e.g. administrator@domain.local). The specified user will be automatically configured as the Parallels Remote Application Server administrator.