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To modify Parallels RAS connection properties, right-click it and choose Connection Properties. The following subsections describe the tabs that you can click to view and configure the groups of connection properties.
On the Display tab page, specify display properties as follows.
Color Depth. Specify the desired color depth.
Size. This option is available for standard RDP connections only.
Graphics Acceleration. Choose the graphics acceleration type. The more advanced the acceleration, the better will be the quality of the graphics. Please keep in mind that higher quality accelerations require more processing power and faster network.
Note: The acceleration setting does not affect connections with color depth less than 32 bit.
None. No graphics acceleration.
Basic. Basic acceleration.
RemoteFX. More powerful graphics acceleration using the RemoteFX codec.
RemoteFX Adaptive. Best graphics acceleration using RemoteFX Adaptive and H.264 codecs.
Note: If you select RemoteFX or RemoteFX Adaptive, the color depth is forced to 32 bit.
Published Applications - Use primary monitor only. If selected, only the primary monitor connected to your Mac will be used to display remote applications.
Desktop Options - Span desktops across all monitors. If selected, remote desktops will be spanned across all connected monitors.
Use the Local Resources tab page to configure how local resources are handled by the remote computer.
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.
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.
On the Connection tab page, you can define a primary connection and one or more secondary connections.
The primary connection is established with the specified RAS Secure Gateway. To specify the primary connection information:
In the Primary Connection field, specify the server name or IP address. To connect to a specific RAS Theme, specify its name after the server name or IP address separated by a slash. For example, workspaceus.parallelsras.net/theme1. If not sure which Theme you should use, ask your system administrator.
In the Connection Mode drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
Gateway Mode. Parallels Client connects to the RAS Secure Gateway and the session connection is tunneled through the first available connection. This mode is ideal for servers which are only reachable via the gateway and do not require a high level of security.
Gateway SSL Mode. Same as the gateway mode above, but uses encryption to secure the data.
Direct Mode. Parallels Client first connects to the RAS Secure Gateway for the best available terminal server and then connects directly to that particular server. This is best used when the Parallels Client and the terminal server are on the same network.
Direct SSL Mode. Same as the direct mode above, but uses encryption to secure the data.
In the Port field, specify the port on which the gateway listens for incoming connections.
In the Friendly Name field, choose and type a name of your choice for the connection.
If the Parallels RAS farm you are connecting to has more than one RAS Secure Gateway, you can define a secondary connection, which will be used as a backup connection in case the primary gateway connection fails.
To add a secondary connection:
Click the Secondary Connections button.
In the Secondary Connections dialog, click the + button and specify a server name or IP address. This should be a server hosting a secondary RAS Secure Gateway (the primary gateway is used by the primary connection).
Select the connection mode and modify the port number if necessary.
If you have more than one secondary connection, you can move them up or down in the list. If the primary connection cannot be established, Parallels Client will use secondary connections in the order listed.
Click OK to close the Secondary Connections dialog.
In the Logon section, specify the following properties:
Select Auto Start to enable Parallels Client to connect automatically on startup using this connection.
In the Authentication Type field, select one of the following:
Credentials. Enter credentials to log in to Parallels RAS.
Smart card. Insert a smart card into the card reader and then enter a PIN when prompted.
Web. Use the SAML SSO authentication.
If you select Credentials in the previous step, enter your username, password, and domain information.
The Experience tab page allows you to tweak the connection speed to optimize the performance of the connection with the remote server.
If you are connecting to a remote computer on a local network that runs at 100 Mbps or higher, it is usually safe to have all of the experience options turned on. It is also recommended to enable compression to have a more efficient connection.
The Printing tab page allows you to configure printing options.
In the Technology drop-down menu, select the technology to use when redirecting printers to a remote computer:
None. Printers will not be redirected.
RAS Universal Printing technology. Select this option if you want to use RAS Universal Printing technology.
Microsoft Basic Printing Redirection technology. Select this option if you want to use Microsoft Basic printing technology.
RAS Universal Printing and Microsoft Basic redirection technologies. Select this option to use both Parallels RAS and Microsoft technologies.
If you selected RAS Universal Printing technology, select printers to redirect in the Redirect Printers drop-down menu:
All. All printers on the client side will be redirected.
Default only. Only your Mac's default printer will be redirected.
Specific only. Select the printers to redirect in the provided list. The list becomes enabled for selection only if you select this option.
Click the Configure button (enabled if Microsoft Basic Printing is selected above) and configure the following options:
Select Destination. Select a destination printer.
Driver. Specify the printer driver to use.
Open PDF in Preview. Opens a PDF document when previewing the material being printed.
To configure default printer settings, click the Change Default Printer settings button.
The default printer list shows the available printers that are ready to be redirected by the client to the remote computer. The list also includes the printing technology that the available printers will use. The technology reflects the setting selected, as described in the Technology section above. For example, if the technology was set to RAS Universal Printing technology, only the printers using RAS Universal Printing will be listed.
To disable the default printer, select <none>. To redirect the default local printer on the client side to the remote computer, select <default local printer>. When <custom printer> is selected, you can specify a custom printer on the remote computer if one exists. The first printer that matches the printer name inserted in the custom text box, will be set as the default printer on the remote computer.
Select Match exact printer name to match the name exactly as inserted in the custom text box. Please note that the remote printer name might differ from the original printer name. Also note that local printers might not be redirected due to server settings or policies.
Parallels Client for Mac gives you the ability to print to a PDF file. For that, a special option "Print to PDF for %user% by Parallels" is added to the standard Print dialog. When you choose this option, the document will be converted to PDF on the server side and then sent to Parallels Client for printing.
Use the Network tab page to configure a proxy server if you have to use one to connect to Parallels RAS.
To configure a proxy server, select the Use proxy server option and then select the protocol from the following list:
SOCKS4. Enable this option to transparently use the service of a network firewall.
SOCKS4A. Enable this option to allow a client that cannot connect to resolve the destination host’s name to specify it.
SOCKS5. Enable this option to be able to connect using authentication.
HTTP 1.1. Enable this option to connect using the standard HTTP 1.1 protocol connections.
Specify the proxy host domain name or IP address and the port number.
For SOCKS5 and HTTP 1.1 protocols, select Proxy requires authentication and enter user credentials.
Use the Authentication tab page to specify what happens if Network Level Authentication fails.
In the If authentication fails drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
Connect. The user can ignore the certificate of the server and still connect.
Warn. The user is alerted about the certificate and still has the ability to choose whether to connect or not.
Do not connect. The user is not allowed to connect.
The Advanced tab page allows you to specify the following properties:
Redirect URLs to this computer. Enable this option to use the local web browser when opening 'http:" links.
Redirect Mail to this computer. Enable this option to use the local mail client when opening ‘mailto:’ links.
Use Pre Windows 2000 login format. If this option is selected, it allows you to use legacy (pre-Windows 2000) login format.
Network Level Authentication. Check this option to enable network level authentication, which will require the client to authenticate before connecting to the server.
Override computer name. Specifies the name that your computer will use during a remote session. If set, this will override the default computer name. Any filtering set by the administrator on the server side will make use of the name specified here.
Multifactor Authentication - Remember last used method. Select this option to remember the last authentication method and use it the next time.
Web Authentication - User default OS browser. Select this option to use the default web browser. If cleared, the built-in browser will be used.
Session prelaunch. Enables session prelaunch. This will make a remote application appear to start faster. Use the Mode drop-down list to select Basic or Machine Learning. If you select Basic, a session will be launched when Parallels Client gets the application listing. Because the session will be launched some time before you start an application, it will take less time to open the app. Please note that for the Basic mode to start working for this connection, you need to enable it and then run an application using this connection for at least 15 minutes. This is to prevent session prelaunch in connections that are not actively used.
The Machine Learning option will record and analyze your habits of starting applications and will prelaunch a session a few minutes before you usually open an application on a given day of the week.
