Parallels Remote Application Server - 16.0 User Guide

Parallels Remote
Application Server

Parallels Client for Chrome User's Guide

v16

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Contents

Getting Started with Parallels Client for Chrome ..................................................... 4

Install Parallels Client for Chrome ..................................................................................... 4

Create a Connection ....................................................................................................... 5

Create a Connection Manually ..................................................................................................5

Work With a Remote Server ............................................................................................ 6

Upload and Download Files ......................................................................................................7

Using Parallels Client for Chrome ........................................................................... 10

Edit Connection Settings ............................................................................................... 10

Experience ............................................................................................................................ 11

Advanced Settings ................................................................................................................ 12

Remove a Connection ........................................................................................................... 13

Edit Parallels Client Settings........................................................................................... 14

Check the Version and Build Number ............................................................................ 15

Index ........................................................................................................................ 16

C HAPTER 1

Getting Started with Parallels Client for Chrome

About Parallels Client for Chrome

Parallels Client for Chrome is an extension to the Chrome web browser that allows you to connect
to Remote Application Server.

About This Guide

Read this guide to learn how to:

• install Parallels Client for Chrome (p. 4);

• establish a connection to Remote Application Server (p. 5);

• work with remote servers using Parallels Client for Chrome (p. 6);

• edit connection settings (p. 10);

• edit Parallels Client settings (p. 14);

• check the version and build number of Parallels Client (p. 15).

In This Chapter

Install Parallels Client for Chrome ............................................................................. 4

Create a Connection ............................................................................................... 5

Work With a Remote Server .................................................................................... 6

Install Parallels Client for Chrome

System Requirements

To add the Parallels Client extension to your Chrome browser, you must have the Chrome browser
version 31.0.1650 or later.

Note: To check the version of your Chrome browser, click the Chrome menu > Help > About Google
Chrome.

Getting Started with Parallels Client for Chrome

Installation Procedure

The preferred way to install Parallels Client is to follow the instructions from the invitation email.
Your Parallels Remote Application Server administrator should send you this email.

Another way to install Parallels Client is to install it from Chrome Web Store. Do the following:

1 In the Chrome browser, open Chrome Web Store.
2 Search for Parallels Client.
3 Click ADD TO CHROME and follow the onscreen instructions.

Create a Connection

Once Parallels Client for Chrome is installed, you need to connect to Remote Application Server.
You can do one of the following to establish a connection:

• if you want Parallels Client to connect to Remote Application Server automatically, follow the

instructions from the invitation email. Your system administrator should send you this email.

• If you know the remote server IP address or host name and user's credentials, you can create a

connection manually (p. 5).

Create a Connection Manually

To create a Remote Application Server connection manually, do the following:

1 Open Parallels Client for Chrome by doing the following:

• If you're working in Chrome OS, click Launcher in the left bottom corner, select All Apps

and click Parallels Client.

• If you're working in Windows, click the Start button > All Programs > Chrome Apps and

launch Parallels Client.

You can also launch Parallels Client from Chrome App Launcher installed together with the
Parallels Client extension. To open Chrome App Launcher, click the Start button > All
Programs > Google Chrome and select Chrome App Launcher.

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