How to install and configure Thinfinity® Remote AD Services
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The setup is very simple. All you need to do is install Thinfinity® Remote AD Services on a server joined to the AD you wish to integrate and point this to your Thinfinity® Remote Workspace. Follow the steps below to install it and configure both parts:
Run the setup on the server you wish to integrate its AD with.
On the first screen press 'Next':
Accept the license agreement and hit 'Next':
On this screen, press 'Install':
After the installation is done, press 'Finish':
To run the Thinfinity® Remote AD Services manager you will need to start a command line as admin, then navigate to 'C:\ProgramData\Cybele Software\Thinfinity\Workspace\DB' and run call the exe with the argument below:
Thinfinity.RemoteDesktop.RemoteAD.exe /manage
You should see the screen below:
In here, you need to configure the 'Network ID', this must match with the Network ID you have configured in your Thinfinity® Gateway(s) and Broker(s).
Then, click on 'Add' and enter your Gateway’s public URL:
Once you finish installing Thinfinity® Remote AD Services, there are a few settings we have to update back on the Broker server.
On each one of them, you will have to enable this service by editing 'C:\ProgramData\Cybele Software\Thinfinity\Workspace\DB\settings.ini'. In here, you will need to enable the DirectoryServices under the 'General' tab:
[General]
DirectoryServices=true
Bear in mind that the 'General' flag most surely exists already. Just add the 'DirectoryServices=true' in here.
Now you must go to 'C:\ProgramData\Cybele Software\Thinfinity\Workspace\DB\' and create a JSON called 'directory.services.json'. You will have to edit this and add:
{
"Services":[
{"id":"cybelesoft","name":"Cybele AD","filter":"cybelesoft\\\\.+","url":"/__ds@cybelesoft__/dirsvc/api/v1/"}
]
}
Description:
ID: Reference ID to identify the AD Mapping
Name: A descriptive name to identify the mapping in Thinfinity® Remote Workspace.
Filter: You must enter the domain name as the user would type it in. You can add a wild card expression as above (.+) so it will map any username under this domain. Keep in mind, you will have to add 4 backslashes “\\\\” after the domain name.
URL (registration parameter): You have to enter the domain name URL under the following format “__ds@[domain]__”.
Keep in mind that you will have to create a separate mapping (ID) for each Remote AD you wish to join to Thinfinity® Remote Workspace, separated by a comma (,).
