Configuration

The first step after installing the 2X Web Portal is to direct the browser to [http://localhost/2XWebPortal/Admin.aspx] and login with a username that has administrative rights on the IIS machine.

Enter the language code at the end of the url to change to a different language at the logon page if desired.

You can add Farms by entering the IP/hostname and then click 'Add Farm’. In the ‘Farm Details’ area you are able to configure how the 2X Web Service will connect with the 2X Secure Client Gateway.

The administrator is able to configure the settings of the 2X Secure Client Gateway for each farm.

The 2X Secure Client Gateway Details (as shown in the figure below) are used from the 2X Web Service to connect with the 2X Secure Client Gateway. These settings are primarily used for the connection between the 2X Web Service and the 2X Secure Client Gateway service.

To configure (override) the options of how the Client will connect with the 2X Secure Client Gateway, click on 'Advanced Settings'. These options allows the administrator to override the options that are used in the 2X Secure Client Gateway Details; and provides the administrator with the ability to use different settings when 2X Clients are connected to the 2X Secure Client Gateway.

After you have configured your required settings, click the ‘Apply Settings’ button.

Log back in to view the applications listing.

To test a basic client connection point, point the client’s browser to: http://WEB_SERVER_NAME/2XWebPortal/Logon.aspx.

If the client is already installed, it will be automatically detected. If not, you will be prompted to install the client.

Please check ‘Supported Client Operating Systems and Browsers’ at the beginning of this manual to ensure your client OS and browser are supported.

After entering the user credentials in the ‘Username’ and ‘Password’ fields, the application list should be populated according to the Client filtering settings.

Username in UPN suffix format should be used to specify the user and domain. (i.e. user@domain)

Clients will be able to browse through the application groups by clicking on the icon of each application group or by using the path field. Clients are also allowed to select the connection mode in order to specify which connection mode should be used when connecting with a published application or desktop.

To connect in secure mode, enable SSL on the 2X ApplicationServer or enable SSL on IIS.

Add more farms by following the steps above. Always remember to click 'Apply Settings' to activate your settings.

General Settings

Logging

The 2X Cloud Portal can log all the actions that are carried out by an administrator or a user. The log can be cleared by clicking on ‘Clear Log’. 2X Cloud Portal will compress the log file to a repository on a weekly basis. Click on ‘Download repository’ to download the stored logs.

System Settings

The ‘Session Timeout’ (minutes) field allows you to set the amount of idle time that has to pass before the session ends. If the user does not refresh the page or navigate to a different page during the specified amount of time, the session will end. Enter the amount of time that needs to pass before the session is timed out and click on ‘Apply Settings’.

Security settings have been added to enhance security when entering a 2X Cloud Portal Session and when connecting to a server.

Show Public / Private Logon Options:Enable this setting so that the user specifies whether he is logging in the system through a public/shared computer or a private computer. To illustrate the affect of this feature, the 2X Cloud Portal Logon screen is shown below.

User Logon – Show Public / Private Logon Options Enabled

When a private computer is used, the username will be ‘stored’ after first log on. When logging again into the 2X Cloud Portal again, the username will be readily available.

In this case, since a public computer is used, the username ‘will not be stored’ after first logon. The user will have to re-enter username again.

Enforce Security (HTTPS / SSL):

Enabling this setting forces the user to connect to the 2X Web Portal in SSL (HTTPS) mode. Users will not be allowed to connect to the ‘Farm’ if SSL is not enabled from the 2X Console.

Enforcement Advanced Client Security:

When this setting is enabled, the user can only open the .2xa files when the user is logged on to the 2X Web Portal. Please note that a user cannot open the .2xa files when the 2X Cloud Portal session times out.

Client Installation Settings

The ‘Installation Mode’ field has three choices:

Customized Appearance

The 2X Cloud Portal can be customized to show a personalized appearance. Settings can be created to add a custom company name, company logo, banner and message. Each profile will have a different URL that can be given to the users.

To add a new profile, enter the ‘Settings Name’ and click on ‘Add Settings’ as shown below.

The ‘Company ID’ is a unique ID that distinguishes one profile from another. This is set by the system and cannot be changed.

The ‘Company Name’ is the name of the Cloud Portal that will be displayed to the user.

A custom message can also be added to be displayed to the user in the login page. The ‘Message’ field will also accept HTML tags.

The ‘Default Domain’ field allows you to enter the domain name so that users only need to enter their unique logon name. (i.e. @2X.com)

Administrators have the option to provide users with a message that they will see when they log on.

Replication Settings

Often, you may have 2X Cloud Portal installed on more than one machine (e.g. High Availability with Multiple Gateways and 2X Web Access Portals or High Availability with a dual firewall DMZ), and it can be useful to keep the settings of each web portal exactly the same. Use the Replication Settings feature to avoid setting the same configuration for each web portal.

Click here for examples of scenarios.Enter the server name and click on ‘Add Server’. Enter HostName/IP and Port (default 81) then click on ‘Apply Settings’.

By default the ‘Override Advanced Farm Settings?’ box is checked allowing you to replicate the advanced settings for each farm.

Software Update

The 2X Cloud Portal is set to automatically check for updates online. If an update is found, the administrator will be prompted to download and install the update. The update feature can be disabled and updates can be installed manually by clicking on the ‘Check Now...’ button.

About

The about section provides information about the 2X Cloud Portal currently installed on the system.

The 2X Cloud Portal is able to identify whether the 2X Client is installed or not.

When the 2X Cloud Portal identifies that the 2X Client is not installed on the client's system, a link to the appropriate client is displayed. The link is dynamically generated according to the request of the client's OS. By default, this link points to the latest clients from www.2X.com/downloads. Some browsers need additional plug-ins so that checking works. ActiveX must be installed if you are using Internet Explorer and Java is needed if you are using Opera or Google Chrome.

In order to replace the client, you should place the client’s setup files in the web portal client folder. (By default this folder is found at "c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\2XWebPortal\clients"). If no setup files are found in this location, the latest client setup files can be downloaded from www.2X.com/downloads.

Clients for different OS’s can be placed in the folder mentioned above and the file names must use the following: