RDP Profile Editor
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The Profile Editor is the tool to create, configure and edit Thinfinity® Remote Desktop Server Access Profiles.
The first thing you have to consider is if you want to create an RDP Profile, a Web Link profile or an RD Web Access Profile.
These options are represented by the 'RDP Profile'/'Web Link'/'RD Web Access' radio button.
- An RDP Profile: is a Thinfinity® Remote Desktop Server connection to a machine or an application.
- A Web Link profile: is a link to an external Restrictions
website of your choice, which will be presented along with the profiles to the user. Read More.
- An RD Web Access: is an administrator profile to populate Microsoft RD Web Access remote apps and desktops links in the user view. Read More.
This sections explains the RDP Profile Editor, so if you are here and you want to create a Weblink profile, check the 'Web Link' radio button and read about the Web Link Profile Editor and if you want to create an RD Web Access profile, check the 'RD Web Access' option and read about the RD Web Access Editor.
This is the RDP Profile Editor General tab view:
These are the profile properties you can edit:
The properties located inside the tabs will be described throughout the next subtopics.
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Name
Use this field to change the profile name. The profile name is shown to users to identify the connection.
Virtual Path
The Virtual Path will create a unique URL address for this connection. The complete path will consist of: http(s)://ThinfinityRDPDomain:port/VirtualPath/. The users can then create a web shortcut to this connection in particular and bypass the Thinfinity® Remote Desktop Server web interface.
Access Key
Used in combination with Thinfinity® Remote Desktop Server SDK to access this profile.
New Key
Change the Access Key to disable access through the current key and provide access through a new one.
Icon
Click on the Icon gray box to load an icon image for the profile. This image will be shown with the profile name to the authenticated user in the web interface.
Web link /
RDP Profile/ RD Web Access
Select the 'RDP Profile' option to have a regular profile that connects to a remote machine or application through RDP. Select the 'Web Link' option to make this profile a link to an external web site (read about the Weblink Profile Editor). Select the 'RD Web Access' option to pull the RD Web Access Windows connections into the web interface (read about the RD Web Access Editor).
