Switch to a Native Desktop Viewer from a Windows Client

Switch to Access Desktop to have more control over Remote Sessions tuning parameters.

1. Click the Sessions tab located in the upper left-hand of the page.
   A sessions list is displayed.

   Figure 1. Session List

2. Choose one of the following options:
   • Double click a session name.
   • Right click a session name and click Open.
   • Right click a session name and click Open Session in New Tab.
   A remote session of the interactive application is opened.

   Figure 2. Remote Sessions Interactive Application

   The left panel provides the list of active sessions and the current session with the user name. The session options are provided at the top right-hand corner to open in desktop, change the resolution, copy text from remote session, expand, screen capture, share, and terminate the session.

3. Click

   Figure 3. Remote Sessions - Open in Desktop Option

   Note: The following message is displayed if Access Desktop is not installed:

   
   
   

   A confirmation dialog box is displayed to open the session in Access Desktop:

   Figure 4. Open in Desktop Confirmation

4. Click Open altair_access_desktop to open the session in desktop.

   

   The Remote Sessions will be switched from Access Web to Access Desktop.
   The following message is displayed in Access Web:

   Figure 5. Remote Sessions Message in Access Web

   Note: To view Remote Sessions in Access Web, click Sessions tab and double-click the session.
   The Remote Sessions will be opened in Native Desktop Viewer.

   
   
   Figure 6. Remote Sessions in Native Desktop Viewer

5. Click to view the Native Desktop Viewer options.

   
   
   

   The Native Desktop Viewer Options dialog box is displayed and you can have a better control over the image quality and compression level of Remote Sessions. The settings can also be adjusted as per your requirements.

   Figure 7. Remote Sessions Native Desktop Viewer Options