General Terminal Services Configuration

To start, stop and configure 2X VirtualDesktopServer Services, run the Microsoft Management Console ‘Services.msc’. 2X VirtualDesktopServer services are configured to start automatically when the system starts. The services installed depends on the installation you selected.

2X Publishing Agent - provides Load Balanced Applications and desktop publishing.

2X Terminal Server Agent - provides information to 2X ApplicationServer and 2X Load Balancer.

2X Redundancy Service - provides redundancy to 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer.

2X Client Gateway - tunnels all traffic needed by 2X applications on a single port and provides secure connections.

2X VDS Agent – provides information to the 2X VirtualDesktopServer

NOTE: All users who are connected via the 2X Client Gateway will be disconnected if the 2X Client Gateway service is stopped or restarted. Note that the default port (80) may already be in use (for example, by an HTTP server) – in this case it will be necessary to use a port number not being used by other local services.

With Terminal Services Configuration, you can reconfigure the properties of the RDP-TCP connection, which includes limiting the amount of time client sessions can remain active on the server, setting protection levels for encryption, and selecting which permissions you want users and groups to have. Some connection properties can also be configured on a per-user basis using Terminal Services Group Policies or the Terminal Services extension to Local Users and Groups. For example, you can set different session time limits for each user when you use the Terminal Services extension to Local Users and Groups. Using Terminal Services Configuration, you can only set session time limits on a per-connection basis, which means the same time limit applies to all users who log on to the server using the connection.

Launch “Terminal Services Configuration” from the Administrative Tools Submenu (in the Start menu).

To conserve server resources and simplify reconnecting to disconnected sessions, you can restrict each user to a single session. To change this attribute select “Server Settings” and double-click the ‘Restrict each user to one session’ option. Ticking the check box in the resulting dialog will enable the restriction, and therefore enable reconnections to previously-disconnected user sessions. This feature is configurable in the “Load Balancing” page in the 2X ApplicationServer & LoadBalancer Console.

Ensure your Terminal Server is set to NOT prompt for a password on the RDP-TCP listener otherwise clients will not be able to launch the applications using the credentials saved on the 2X ApplicationServer client, forcing unnecessary repeated authentication cycles. Select “Connections” and double-click the “RDP-TCP” option. In the “Logon Settings” tab make sure that the checkbox “Always prompt for password” is unchecked.

To be able to launch the seamless published applications from the 2X ApplicationServer, select “Connections” and double-click the “RDP-TCP” option. In the “Environment” tab make sure that the option “Run initial program specified by user profile and Remote Desktop Connection or Terminal Services Client” is ENABLED.