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AlexBCT
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Jan 19, 2017

APM - RDP AppTunnel with Multiple monitors

Hi,   I'm trying to get the RDP Application Access to pick up on multiple monitors on the client side. (normally done by adding the parameter /multimon into the command). However, when adding thi...
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    AlexBCT
    Jun 12, 2017

    Hey Ryan,

     

    I've now tested this on version 13.0 and it works! As you said, the multimon:i:1 custom parameter doesn't work in v12.x, but it now does in v13.0. Just to ensure I didn't miss anything, I tested it again on v12.x as I started to doubt myself...

     

    To clarify for anyone else, to get multiple monitors to work in an APM RDP session in V13 APM, go to; Access -> Connectivity / VPN -> VDI / RDP -> Remote Desktops -> {desktop name} -> Custom Parameters -> Insert parameter "use multimon:i:1" (note the changed menu structure in v13)

     

    I suspect that it has to do with the different way the RDP is now integrated in APM. It used to be part of the plugin, but in v13, the RDP tunnel is set up and the connection parameters are saved to a seperate file, which can then be opened with the native RDP client.

     

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Ryan77777
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Feb 16, 2017

Have you come across a solution for this?

 

I tried custom parameters in the Acess Policy -> Secure Connectivity -> Application Access -> Remote Desktops -> {desktop name} -> Custom Parameters

 

... but to no avail. I tried use multimon:i:1 and span monitors:i:1 with no such luck.

 

App tunnel with a /multimon parameter seems to work fine... but then like you said, SSO issues as well as local device/clipboard issues.

 

Hopefully with version 13 coming out soon, they've addressed some of these problems.