2.2 Launch your session

Click Launch to start the session in administrator mode in a separate window.

NOTE: If you use Reflection or InfoConnect Desktop:

Administrators can use the MSS Client Launcher with any browser to launch and configure Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop sessions. The Java browser plug-in is no longer required.

When Centralized Management is enabled in the Reflection or InfoConnect Desktop client, end users no longer need the Java plug-in for managed sessions. And, administrators no longer need the Java plug-in to configure Reflection or InfoConnect Desktop sessions. For details, see Launching a Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop session.

(Note that Host Access for the Cloud never required the Java plug-in.)

Continue with these steps, as they pertain to your setup.

2.2.1 If the Launch button is disabled

For any session type, be sure the product (for the session you want to launch) is activated.

  1. Open About > Activated Products in the Administrative Console (upper right).

  2. If your product is not in the list, click Activate New.

  3. Browse to the activation file for the product for which you are creating a session. The file is in this format:

    activation.<product_name>.jaw.

  4. Click the file, and the product is added to the Product list.

  5. Restart your browser to ensure that the Administrative Console is fully updated with the new set of activation files. You do not need to restart the MSS server.

  6. Continue to add and then Launch your new session.

    Note: If you are launching a Reflection or InfoConnect Desktop session, you have the option to use the MSS Client Launcher. See Launching a Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop session.

  7. Next: See what you can do After the session is launched.

2.2.2 Launching a Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop session

Management and Security Server provides the MSS Client Launcher as a means to launch and configure Desktop sessions without requiring the Java plug-in on the administrator’s workstation.

Check the options to install and use the MSS Client Launcher.

About the MSS Client Launcher — no Java plug-in required

The MSS Client Launcher is a standalone application used to configure Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop sessions from the MSS Administrative Console. The Launcher replaces the Java applet-based tool that requires Oracle’s Java plug-in and Internet Explorer 11.

The MSS Client Launcher must be installed on the administrator’s workstation. Because the MSS Client Launcher does not use the Java plug-in, the MSS administrator can use any supported browser, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge, to configure Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop sessions.

Note: Administrator permissions are required to install the MSS Client Launcher on the desktop machine because the MSS Client Launcher installs to the C:\Program Files directory by default. Once installed, the MSS Client Launcher can be used by all users of that machine. (Log files are created in a per-user writable location.)

Installing the MSS Client Launcher

The MSS Client Launcher must be installed on the administrator’s workstation before you can launch and configure a Reflection or InfoConnect Desktop session without needing the Java plug-in.

To install the MSS Client Launcher, you need administrative permissions. You can either:

Install the MSS Client Launcher before launching a session

You can prepare your local administrator machine with the MSS Client Launcher before you begin configuring a Desktop session.

Keep in mind: You, the administrator, will first need to know where to find the MSS Client Launcher installer (.msi) file. Then, after the Launcher is installed, you can immediately begin to configure a session after launching it.

On the administrator machine:

  1. Copy the client-launcher-installer.msi from the MSS server installation, <install_dir>/Micro Focus/MSS/server/installers to a location on your local administrator machine.

  2. Run the installer with administrative permissions to install the MSS Client Launcher.

  3. After the MSS Client Launcher is installed, proceed as you would to launch and configure a new or existing Desktop session.

    See Launching sessions with the MSS Client Launcher.

Follow the MSS Administrative Console prompts when you launch a session

Or, you can download and install the MSS Client Launcher when you launch a new or existing Reflection or InfoConnect Desktop session, provided you have sufficient Windows administrator permissions.

Keep in mind: Until the MSS Client Launcher is installed, the flow of launching a Desktop session is interrupted by the dialog prompts to download and run the MSS Client Launcher installer (.msi) file. Then, after the Launcher is installed, you need to re-launch the session you want to configure.

NOTE:The dialog buttons and text vary, depending on the browser being used. The dialog text from Mozilla Firefox is included as an example.

In the MSS Administrative Console:

  1. In Manage Sessions, either click +Add or click an existing Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop session.

  2. Click Launch.

    When the MSS Client Launcher is not installed, a dialog may ask you to identify an application to use to launch the session. In some browsers, no dialog appears at all.

  3. If a dialog asks you to select an application because the MSS Client Launcher is not installed, click Cancel.

  4. On the Launching Session panel, click Download.

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    Or, if you are running Internet Explorer 11, you could continue to use the Java plug-in instead of installing the MSS Client Launcher. Click Use Java Plug-in. Your Desktop session opens in a separate window and is ready to be configured.

    Note: The Java plug-in option will not be available in future releases of MSS.

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  5. Then, click Save File to save client-launcher-installer.msi, which contains the MSS Client Launcher.

  6. Click Run and proceed through the MSS Client Launcher Installer Setup Wizard, accepting or modifying the defaults.

    Note: You must have administrative permissions to install the Launcher locally.

  7. After the MSS Client Launcher is installed, return to Manage Sessions.

  8. Continue with Launching sessions with the MSS Client Launcher.

Launching sessions with the MSS Client Launcher

When the MSS Client Launcher is installed, the flow of launching and then configuring a Desktop session is continuous.

Note: The dialog buttons and text vary, depending on the browser being used.

  1. On the Manage Sessions panel, either click +Add or click an existing Reflection/InfoConnect Desktop session.

    A dialog asks if you want to open the link using Zulu Platform x64 Architecture.

  2. Click Open link or Allow (or other label), depending on your browser.

  3. The Desktop session launches in a separate window and is ready to be configured.

  4. See After the session is launched.

2.2.3 After the session is launched

  1. Optional. If you are entitled, the launched session can be configured to connect through the Security Proxy. For details, see Setting Up the Security Proxy Server.

  2. Configure your settings and Save the session.

    The settings are sent to Management and Security Server, and the saved session is added to the list on the Manage Sessions home panel.

    (Use the column chooser to show or hide session properties: Type, Name, Description, Direct Link, Comments, Security Status.)

  3. As a next step, you can

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