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ThinManager needs to communicate with the Remote Desktop Servers to get load information for SmartSession load balancing. ThinServer, a Windows service, is the component that talks to the REmote Desktop Servers. Microsoft permissions limit access so it is important to use an an administrative account to access this load information.
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ThinManager needs to communicate with the Remote Desktop Servers to get load information for SmartSession load balancing. ThinServer, a Windows service, is the component that talks to the Remote Desktop Servers. Microsoft permissions limit access so it is important to use an an administrative account to access this load information.
  
== Use an Administrative Account In ThinManager:==
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== Use an Administrative Account In ThinManager==
  
 
Open the Remote Desktop Server wizard by selecting the Server icon at the bottom of the ThinManager tree in the ThinManager interface and double clicking an existing Remote Desktop Server. If you need to define a new remote desktop server right-click on the RDS Servers icon and select Add Remote Desktop Server.
 
Open the Remote Desktop Server wizard by selecting the Server icon at the bottom of the ThinManager tree in the ThinManager interface and double clicking an existing Remote Desktop Server. If you need to define a new remote desktop server right-click on the RDS Servers icon and select Add Remote Desktop Server.
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The Remote Desktop Server Name page of the Remote Desktop Server wizard has a field for the remote desktop server and IP address. There are also fields labelled Log In Information for an administrator account.Enter the desired administrator account and password in these fields. This is the account the ThinServer will used to talk to the Windows server to access the load information.
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== Use an Administrative Account for the ThinServer Service ==

Revision as of 21:37, 15 August 2018

ThinManager needs to communicate with the Remote Desktop Servers to get load information for SmartSession load balancing. ThinServer, a Windows service, is the component that talks to the Remote Desktop Servers. Microsoft permissions limit access so it is important to use an an administrative account to access this load information.

Use an Administrative Account In ThinManager

Open the Remote Desktop Server wizard by selecting the Server icon at the bottom of the ThinManager tree in the ThinManager interface and double clicking an existing Remote Desktop Server. If you need to define a new remote desktop server right-click on the RDS Servers icon and select Add Remote Desktop Server.

The Remote Desktop Server Name page of the Remote Desktop Server wizard has a field for the remote desktop server and IP address. There are also fields labelled Log In Information for an administrator account.Enter the desired administrator account and password in these fields. This is the account the ThinServer will used to talk to the Windows server to access the load information.

Use an Administrative Account for the ThinServer Service