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- 11.5.10, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
What are remote desktops?
Remote desktops in Access Policy Manager® allow users to access the following types of internal servers in virtual desktop sessions:
- Microsoft® Remote Desktop servers
- Citrix® servers
- VMware View Connection servers
You can configure remote desktops by name or by their internal IP addresses, and grant or deny users the ability to set up their own favorites.
What is Microsoft remote desktop?
With Access Policy Manager®, you can configure clients to access a server running Microsoft® Remote Desktop Services. Microsoft Remote Desktop servers run the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server. RDP is a protocol that provides a graphical interface to another computer on a network.
To provide Microsoft RDP connections to Windows®, Mac®, and Linux clients natively, you can select the Java Client option. This provides a simple Java Client interface to the Microsoft RDP server, with reduced visual display features, on any compatible platform. See the online help for feature differences between the Java client and the Windows client.
What is Citrix remote desktop?
Citrix® remote desktops are supported by Citrix XenApp™ and ICA clients. With Access Policy Manager® you can configure clients to access servers using Citrix terminal services. You provide a location from which a client can download and install a Citrix client for a Citrix ICA connection.
Task summary for remote desktops
To set up remote desktops, perform the procedures in the task list.