Installation
Hi Mike
I am going to try your software out.
Can this run concurrently with RDS. Our computer guy enabled it as we have 2 people that access remotely. Or do we disable it. Would like to keep things running as they are until your software is deployed and running.
Can we publish a proprietary program (installed on server)
Thanks
- Paul asked 5 years ago
- last edited 5 years ago
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Alas, I’m afraid not…
Windows Server Essentials (both the stand-alone SKU and the WSEE server role) are NOT compatible with Remote Desktop Services (RDS). When you install RDS on an Essentials server, it completely trashes the Anywhere Access/Remote Web Access (i.e. Remote Desktop Gateway), etc. configuration, and will end up causing you nothing but grief in the long run.
WSE RemoteApp is designed to run with your Essentials server configured just as it comes straight out-of-the-box (i.e. in Remote Desktop administration mode and without RDS installed). If you happened to have installed RDS on your Essentials server (e.g. the Remote Desktop Session Host server role, or the Remote Desktop Web Access server role) then the add-in will actually alert you to that and refuse to install/run.
I’m not sure it’s as simple as just removing the RDS server roles (as I think the damage has already been done at that point), but you can try it and see what happens (just make sure that you have a good server backup before proceeding). Without the RDS server roles installed, WSE RemoteApp will at least install and run. I just don’t know (off the top of my head) if you’ll also need to reconfigure your Anywhere Access/Remote web Access configuration on the server as well.
And yes, WSE RemoteApp will indeed allow you to publish proprietary programs that have been installed directly on your Essentials server. The add-in’s “Publish RemoteApp Programs” wizard will show you a list of all the applications currently installed on your server, or you can click on the wizard’s “Add Another Program” button to browse for any other program that’s on your server (i.e. one that’s not installed in the Start Menu).
I hope that helps you out some, and thanks for your interest in my software.
- Mike answered 5 years ago
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- Paul Erickson answered 5 years ago
- last edited 5 years ago
- Yep, you can’t use RDS with WSE… It’s just not made to work like that I’m afraid. If you want RmeoteApps with multiple simultaneous connections on WSE, then the WSE RemoteApp add-in is what you want. Otherwise, you’ll need to set up a completely separate application server with full blown RDS (and all of the expense and hassle that goes along with it).
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