After you have installed 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console, you can now launch the Console GUI and further configure it. If you have installed 2X ApplicationServer & LoadBalancer use the following instructions to configure it. You might not see certain options concerning the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure which are only available with the 2X VirtualDesktopServer installation.

To open the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console:

Start > [All] Programs > 2X > VirtualDesktopServer > 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console

The 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console is a completely self-contained environment for publishing seamless applications, load balancing published desktop sessions, load balancing seamless applications, and load balancing Virtual Desktop Hosts, Terminal Server and/or Citrix sessions.

In this page you can add Virtual Desktop Hosts, Microsoft Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers to the farm.

In this page you can choose the load balancing method to be used.

In this page you can publish applications, application groups, virtual desktops and desktops in a seamless way.

In this page you can enable Universal Printing to each Terminal Server.

In this page you may configure which port to use for each service.

In this page you can find information about the modules used, enable logging, and enable notification.

In this page you can review your license number for 2X VirtualDesktopServer products.

The area to the left in above figure is the Navigation Bar, the right area shows the Published Applications Properties, the area in between represents the Published Applications Explorer while the area at the bottom represents the Publishing Tools.

î The Navigation Bar enables you to navigate through the main features offered by 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console. You can also select which main features are to be displayed from the View Menu.

î The Published Applications Explorer is a navigational tree which represents the organization of your published applications, application groups and desktops.

î The Published Applications Properties Area has up to four additional tabs that display ‘Information’, ‘Publish From’, ‘Application’ and ‘Filtering’ for each published application.

î In the Publishing Tools area you have the possibilities to add new published applications and organize them. From this are you also have the possibility to publish your applications to the web.

î The Toolbar consists of a set of tools grouped together to provide quick and convenient access to commonly-performed operations.

The area to the left in the above figure is the Navigation Bar, the right area show the Information Pane, while the area in between represents the Properties Pane.

î The Navigation Bar enables you to navigate through the main features offered by 2X ApplicationServer & LoadBalancer Console. You can also select which main features are to be displayed from the View Menu.

î The Properties Pane is the main area from where you can edit and modify each configuration.

î The Information Pane gives a quick look and summary about the particular selected page.

î The Toolbar consists of a set of tools grouped together to provide quick and convenient access to commonly-performed operations.

2X VirtualDesktopServer gives you the ability to backup and restore the configuration. The entire configuration is saved to a ‘.dat’ file in XML format. This can be useful to backup the configuration or distribute the same settings across other 2X Consoles.

To backup settings – Click File and ‘Export Settings...’ and save the .dat file in a safe place.

To restore settings – Click File and ‘Import Settings...’ and open the .dat file. The settings will be retrieved and activated after you click the ‘Apply’ button.

The configuration files include all the settings that you’re able to configure through the console. This includes the list of terminal servers, load balancing methods, list of applications, connection settings and the license keys.

This can be useful to backup the configuration and distribute the same settings across other installations of 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console.

The View Menu enables you to navigate through the main features offered by 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console. One can also choose to view or not to view the toolbar from this menu.

To change the Language to your preferred language, click on ‘Language’ from the Main Menu. This function allows you to change the language that is displayed in your 2X Console interface. The default language will use the language that is configured in the Regional and Language Options.

To access this manual while you’re using the Console, click the ‘Help’ from the Main Menu and select ‘Manual...’.

To obtain contextual help about a particular field or control in the console, click ‘Help’ from the Main Menu and select ‘Context Help’. This Context Help will be shown as active when the mouse pointer is changed to a ‘?’ pointer. Clicking items with this pointer will display the relevant help for the particular field or control. You may also use the ‘F1’ button or the ‘Help’ button located in the right-bottom of the console to display the contextual help.

To order online while you’re using the Console click ‘Help’ from the Main Menu and select ‘Order online...’. A new page will open in your default browser which will guide you how to order this product.

To send a query to 2X Support click on ‘Help’ from the main menu and select ‘Send Support Request’. This will load a form where you will be able to enter your details and information about your problem. Note that the application will automatically send your settings and the current log file so that 2X Support can replicate your problem. You can also send an attachment with your query such as a screenshot to support your query.

To customize the toolbar, right click in the Toolbar area and select ‘Customize...’. One can customize the button and icon view according to his likes.