APPX Connection Manager

This page describes how to install, configure, and manage the APPX Connection Manager.

APPX Connection Manager

The APPX Connection Manager is a program which processes connection requests from the various types of APPX clients.

The APPX Connection Manager:

Waits for a connection request by an APPX Client;
Validates the user ID and the password provided by the APPX Client;
Initiates an APPX session for the user who requested a connection.

Installing the APPX Connection Manager

The APPX Connection Manager program is installed automatically when you install APPX on your system. So, there is nothing special that you need to do to install the APPX Connection Manager. However, after you install APPX, you will need to configure and start the APPX Connection Manager before client connections may be established.

Installation on a Windows System

On Windows systems, the connection manager is an executable program named "appxdsvc.exe". The APPX Connection Manager program is found in the "tools" subdirectory of the directory where you installed APPX. So, if you installed APPX in "c:\appx", the full pathname for appxdsvc.exe will be "c:\appx\tools\appxdsvc.exe".

Installation on a Unix/Linux System

On Unix/Linux systems, the connection manager is an executable program named "uappxd". The APPX Connection Manager program is found in the "tools" subdirectory of the directory where you installed APPX. So, if you installed APPX in "/usr/local/appx", the full pathname for uappxd will be "/usr/local/appx/tools/uappxd".