AYS can be run on an Apple desktop computer running a Mac OS X operating system by using one of the following methods:
- A virtual machine running a Windows operating system
- Remote client software
While there are a variety of third-party products that will work with AYS, any examples provided here are for more commonly used products.
While AYS may run on non-Windows operating systems and file systems through emulation, At Your Service Software, Inc. cannot provide support for these installations. The compatibility of these products may vary over time, and At Your Service Software, Inc. cannot warrant that they will consistently function like a native Windows installation. Your results may vary.
While At Your Service Software, Inc. is providing a limited amount of technical information here to assist you in setting up your network, it is ultimately the responsibility of you and your company to work along with your network technicians and consultants to evaluate, select, install, test, and maintain these systems.
At Your Service Software, Inc. does not provide support for installing, configuring, administering, or troubleshooting Apple products
Virtual Machine using Parallels Desktop for Mac
AYS has been tested and works well in Parallels version 7 and higher, up to and including Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra.
As of late 2022, AYS was also tested and confirmed to run with Parallels on macOS 13 Ventura on Apple Silicon processors (e.g. M1). Microsoft requires Windows 11 ARM in this environment to run 32-bit Windows applications such as AYS.
The Windows environment should be set up to use bridged networking, so that the virtual machine has its own IP address.
At Your Service Software, Inc. does not provide support for installing, configuring, administering, or troubleshooting Parallels products
Virtual Machine using VMware Fusion
AYS works with VMware Fusion on Macs that use Intel processors. As of the writing of this article VMware Fusion does not yet support Macs with Apple Silicon processors (e.g. M1). See the heading Tech Specs at this link for technical requirements.
The Windows environment should be set up to use bridged networking, so that the virtual machine has its own IP address.
At Your Service Software, Inc. does not provide support for installing, configuring, administering, or troubleshooting VMWare products
Remote Client using Citrix XenApp
Step 1: Install Citrix XenApp software on a Microsoft Windows server.
Step 2: Install AYS on the Windows server.
Step 3: Publish either the AYS application or the entire Windows user desktop using the Citrix XenApp software.
Step 4: On the Apple desktop computer, download and install the Mac Citrix Receiver client from the Citrix web site.
Step 5: Configure the Citrix Receiver client to connect to AYS on the Windows server.
At Your Service Software, Inc. does not provide support for installing, configuring, administering, or troubleshooting Citrix products
Connecting to Microsoft Remote Desktop Sessions
Step 1: install Microsoft Remote Desktop Services on the server machine you wish to access
Step 2: Install and configure AYS on the server machine
Step 3: On the Apple desktop (client) machine, install the Microsoft Remote Desktop application and connect to the server providing Remote Desktop Services
At Your Service Software, Inc. does not provide support for installing, configuring, administering, or troubleshooting Microsoft products
0 people found this article useful
0 people found this article useful