Server Options / Distribution System Tab

AdminStudio 2021 R2 | 22.0 | Application Manager | Options Dialog Box

Edition:Application Manager is included with AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

On the Distribution System tab of the Application Manager Options dialog box, you can define multiple named connections to ConfigMgr (Formerly called as System Center Configuration Manager), Citrix XenApp Server, Microsoft App-V Server, Symantec Altiris Server, and Workspace ONE Server distribution systems. This enables you to both have multiple connections easily available during import and distribution, and to refer to those connection settings by name in AdminStudio PowerShell Cmdlets commands.

Options Dialog Box / Distribution System Tab

The Server Options / Distribution System tab of the Options dialog box includes the following properties:

Server Options / Distribution System Tab Properties

Property	Description
Name	Enter a name to identify this named connection to a distribution system.
Deployment Type	Select one of the following to identify the distribution system technology of this named connection: • Workspace ONE Distribution Plugin  • Altiris Distribution Plugin  • App-V Distribution Plugin  • Casper Distribution Plugin  • Intune Distribution Plugin  • ConfigMgr Deployment Plugin  • XenApp Deployment Plugin
Server	Enter the name of your distribution system server.
Site Code	Enter the code that identifies your distribution system site. Note:If you are creating a named connection to a Microsoft App-V, Citrix XenApp or Altiris server, leave the Site Code field blank. This field is not displayed when creating a named connection to a Casper Server.
Distribution System Authentication / Authentication Type	Choose one of the following options to identify the authentication type you are going to use to access the specified distribution system: • Server Authentication—Choose this option if you want to use server login identification to log into this server. Then enter the appropriate Username and Password. • Windows Authentication—Choose this option if you want to use Windows network authentication (your network login ID) to log into this server. • Global Environment—Choose this option if you want to set azure environment as a global environment. • Government Environment—Choose this option if you want to set azure environment as a government environment. • User Account—Choose this option if you want to use user account login identification to log into this server. Then enter the appropriate Client Id and Tenant ID/Name. • Client Secret—Choose this option if you want to client secret login identification to log into this server. Then enter the appropriate Client Id, Tenant ID/Name, and Client Secret.
Distribution Point	(Casper only) Enter the Casper distribution point you want to distribute packages to. Note:Casper supports multiple server infrastructures, but AdminStudio only supports the File Share Distribution Points infrastructure, and copies packages to a UNC File Share Distribution Point in Casper. AdminStudio currently does not support copying packages to JDS Instances, Cloud Distribution Points, Software Update Servers, or NetBoot Servers.
Share Information / Authentication Type	Choose one of the following options to identify the authentication type you are going to use to access the shared location where you will be publishing packages during distribution: • Server Authentication—Choose this option if you want to use server login identification to log into this server. Then enter the appropriate User name and Password. • Windows Authentication—Choose this option if you want to use Windows network authentication (your network login ID) to log into this server. Note:The fields in the Share Information section are not required when setting up a connection to Workspace ONE Server. Applications are published directly to the Workspace ONE Server, not to a shared location.
Location to Publish Package	Enter or browse to the shared location where you will be publishing packages during distribution. Note:The fields in the Share Information section are not required when setting up a connection to Workspace ONE Server. Applications are published directly to the Workspace ONE Server, not to a shared location. Note:When publishing to a Casper server, AdminStudio publishes packages to a directory named Packages.
New	Click to create a new named connection. A set of empty connection setting fields are displayed.
Delete	Click to delete the selected named connection.
Test	Click to test the connection settings of the selected named connection. Messages will be displayed in the Test area to confirm the connection.

Microsoft App-V Server Distribution Requirements

In order for you to distribute packages to a Microsoft App-V Server, the WinRM service must be running, and the App-V Server must be in the list of trusted hosts. Both of these can be accomplished from PowerShell by running the following command:

set-item wsman:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts –value <Machine Name>

The following image is an example of starting the WinRM service in PowerShell.

Starting the WinRM Service in PowerShell

See Also

Creating Multiple Named Connections to Distribution Systems