Use an RDP-based application to prevent exposing a complete Windows desktop
to users, but give them access to a single application.
How to
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Add a program to the RemoteApp
Programs list on the Windows server.
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On the RD Session Host server, click Start to
open RemoteApp Manager
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Navigate to Administrative
Tools>Remote Desktop Services and click RemoteApp
Manager.
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In the Actions pane, click Add RemoteApp
Programs.
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On the Welcome to the RemoteApp Wizard page,
click Next.
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On the Choose programs to add to the RemoteApp Programs
list page, select the check box next to each program
that you want to add to the list of RemoteApp programs. You can select
multiple programs.
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To configure the
properties for a RemoteApp program, right-click the program name and
then click Properties. You can configure:
- The program name
that will appear to users. To change the name, enter a new name
in the RemoteApp program name box.
- The path of the
program executable file. To change the path, enter the new path
in the Location box, or click Browse to locate the .exe file.
Note: You can use system
environment variables in the path name. For example, you can
substitute %windir% for the explicit path of the Windows folder
(such as C:\Windows). You cannot use per user environment
variables.
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After you finish configuring program properties, click
OK and then click
Next.
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On the Review Settings page, review the settings
and click Finish.
The selected programs should appear in the RemoteApp
Programs list.
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In Enterprise Application Access (EAA), configure the RemoteApp created in Step
1.
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Log in to the EAA
Management Portal.
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From the top menu bar,
click Applications.
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Click the application
card for the RDP application you want to configure.
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Click Settings >
ADVANCED SETTINGS.
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Enter the Remote App
name in the Remote App Name field.
If you specified a Remote App Name, you can:
- Enter CLI-level
arguments in the Remote App
Arguments field to be executed that this
application requires to launch, if any. For example, c 100 -t
50
- Enter the working
directory for this application in the Remote App
Directory, if the application needs a specific
working directory to execute from.
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To save the changes
click Save and
exit.
Next steps
For the changes to go into effect, Deploy the application.