Parallels Client for Mac User’s Guide 19
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  • Getting Started
    • Parallels RAS 19 release history
    • System Requirements
    • Installing Parallels Client Using an Invitation Email
  • Parallels Client Overview
  • Using Parallels Client for Mac
    • Adding a New Connection
    • Configuring a RAS Connection
      • Connection
      • Display
      • Printing
      • Local Resources
      • Experience
      • Network
      • Authentication
      • Advanced
    • Using a RAS Connection
      • Launching Published Resources
      • Working with Remote Applications
      • Managing Sessions
    • Configuring an RDP Connection
      • Connection
      • Display
      • Local Resources
      • Programs
      • Experience
      • Network
      • Authentication
      • Advanced
    • Using an RDP Connection
    • Modifying Parallels Client Preferences
    • Exporting and Importing Parallels Client Settings
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  1. Using Parallels Client for Mac
  2. Configuring a RAS Connection

Local Resources

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Use the Local Resources tab page to configure how local resources are handled by the remote computer.

Audio

Use the Remote Computer drop-down menu to specify whether the remote computer sound should be played on your local computer.

Select the Recording (if applicable) option to enable audio recording.

Local Devices and Resources

Clipboard. Select this option to enable the clipboard in a remote session. Click the Configure button and choose clipboard redirection from one of the following: Bidirectional (allows to copy in both directions), Server to client only, and Client to server only. You can copy and paste content in plain text, RTF, and HTML formats.

Smart cards. Enables or disables smart card redirection to be used for authentication.

Video capture devices. Specifies video capture devices to redirect from a user device to the remote session. This is a high-level redirection that allows to redirect a composite USB device, such as a webcam with a microphone. When this option is selected and you click Configure, a dialog opens where you can select the following options:

  • All — use all currently connected devices will be used

  • Specific only — use only the selected devices

  • Limit camera resolution to 720p — limit camera resolution to save data

  • Use also devices that I plug in later — a device that is plugged in after a session is started will also be used

Folders. Allows you to specify local folders to automatically mount in a remote session. Select the Folders option, then click the Configure button and add the desired folder(s) to the list. When you run a remote application, you will see these folders mounted in the "Drives on user's <computer-name>" folder. Under the list of the added folders you can find the Enable drive redirection cache option that makes file browsing and navigation on the redirected drives much faster.