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Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X

System Requirements

Installation Procedures

  1. Download the 2XClient.dmg file from
http://www.2x.com/virtualdesktop/downloadlinks.html and store it locally
  1. Double click on 2XClient.dmg, the installation dialog will come up, then click 2XClient.pkg to continue the installation.
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Figure 302 - 2X Client for Mac OS X installation

  1. Another dialog will show, click ‘Continue’ to continue installing 2X Client.
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Figure 303 - 2X Client for Mac OS X installation.
  1. Click ‘Agree’ to continue installing 2X Client.
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Figure 304 - 2X Client for Mac OS X installation.
  1. Select the volume where you wish to install the 2X Client.
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Figure 305 - 2X Client for Mac OS X installation.
  1. When the installation is finished you are now ready to launch the 2X Client.
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Figure 306 - 2X Client for Mac installation

Usage Instructions

Graphical User Interface

To launch published applications using Graphical user Interface, follow these steps.
  1. Launch the 2X Client
  2. Click on File > Add new 2X Connection
  3. Fill in the required fields and click the ‘OK’ button
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Figure 307 - Mac 2X Client – Adding a Connection
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Figure 308 - Mac 2X Cclient – Application Browser
  1. When you click the ‘OK’ button you will get the Application Browser window where the published applications are listed.
  2. Double click on any application to launch it.
  3. Execution of the published application as displayed in the figure below.
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Figure 309 - MS Windows application running over RDP on a Mac platform

Command Line

  1. Open a Terminal Window
Go > Utilities > Terminals
  1. Run the following commands to obtain a list of all usage parameters for 2X Client:
cd /usr/bin
./appserverclient -?.
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Figure 310 - Usage Instructions
Appendix

Examples how to use command line parameters

The following examples illustrate the use of this Client:
appserverclient -s<Server IP> -a<"Application Name"> -u<User Name>
appserverclient -s192.168.0.1 -a"Internet Explorer" -uAdministrator
In this case you are requested to logon before the application is loaded.
appserverclient -s<Server IP> -a<"Application Name"> -u<User Name> -p<Password>
appserverclient -s192.168.0.1 -a"Media Player" -uAdministrator –ppassword
In this case the logon screen is bypassed if the password is correct.
Please note:
The application name is case sensitive and must be surrounded by quotes. Examples are "Notepad", "Internet Explorer", and "Media Player".

Command Line Parameters for TSClient

TSCient.exe [c:\Program Files\2X\VDS\TSClient.exe] is a 2X client that enables you to connect to your terminal server connections. There are two ways which can be used to connect to you terminal server(s):
Command Line Parameters
The following parameters can be used in command line with 2X Terminal Server Client:
s!	Primary Connection
b! 	Secondary Connection
t!	Port Number
u!	User (user@domain)
q!	Clear text password
d!	Domain (not needed if included with the username)
m!	Mode number (0: Regular Gateway, 1: Direct Connection. 2: SSL)
o!	Use SSO (1: Use SSO, 0: Do not use SSO)
i!	Connection alias
p!	Override server application arguments (Used with applications, ex: Notepad)
When using the command line for Terminal Server Connections, using the TSClient, please make sure that the single quotes in the name of the connection are replaced with a double single quote.
Example:- s! = se’’ve’’
2XA Files
TSClient.exe can also be used to launch to connect to a terminal server by using a 2XA file as a parameter.
2XA Generator is a command line utility to create 2xa files. 2xa files contains the required information to launch a published item. To use 2XA Generator, run 2XAGen.exe [c:\Program Files\2X\VDS\2XAGen.exe] in a command prompt and pass the appropriate parameters.

Table of available locale identifiers

Identifier
Name
0x0401
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
0x0403
Catalan (Spain)
0x0404
Chinese (Taiwan)
0x0804
Chinese (People's Republic of China)
0x0405
Czech (Czech Republic)
0x0406
Danish (Denmark)
0x0407
German (Germany)
0x0807
German (Swiss)
0x0408
Greek (Greece)
0x0409
English (United States)
0x0809
English (Great Britain)
0x0C0A
Spanish - Modern Sort (Spain)
0x0425
Estonian (Estonia)
0x040B
Finnish (Finland)
0x040C
French (France)
0x080C
French (Belgium)
0x0C0C
French (Canada)
0x100C
French (Swiss)
0x040D
Hebrew (Israel)
0x040E
Hungarian (Hungary)
0x0410
Italian (Italy)
0x0411
Japanese (Japan)
0x0412
Korean (Korea)
0x0427
Lithuanian (Latvia)
0x0426
Latvian (Latvia)
0x0413
Dutch (Netherlands)
0x0813
Dutch (Belgium)
0x0414
Norwegian (Norway)
0x0415
Polish (Poland)
0x0416
Portuguese (Brazil)
0x0816
Portuguese (Portugal)
0x0418
Romanian (Romania)
0x0419
Russian (Russia)
0x041A
Croatian (Croatia)
0x041B
Slovak (Slovakia)
0x041D
Swedish (Sweden)
0x041E
Thai (Thailand)
0x041F
Turkish (Turkey)
0x0424
Slovenian (Slovenia)
0x042A
Vietnamese (Vietnam)
0x042D
Basque (Spain)
0x040F
Icelandic (Iceland)