Initial Workspace Client Install

You can follow Workspace Client installation recommendations for your platform.

The TPU package contains compressed packages (ZIP), which are recommended for installation on the Windows platform if a customer wants to control the installation in a specific way. This option is the recommended best practice way of installing this client to ensure that new versions of the client are downloaded and installed on user machines whenever available.

Please be aware that if the Workspace Client was installed using the MSI installer, it will not update automatically for all upgrades. Workspace Client upgrades where the embedded Java is changed will only update automatically if installed using the zip packages. This is due to Update Sites requiring write access to the directory where the Client is installed.

It is recommended that installations of the Workspace Client on Macintosh platforms are performed using the DMG package. When installing the Workspace Client, we recommend that it is not installed in the Global Applications folder as this will only allow read-only access to the WSC. The Workspace Client should be installed in a location that will allow read/write access. This will ensure that the WSC will automatically update in all scenarios.

When installing the Workspace Client using zip packages, it is possible to prepopulate the IP address and Port number in the .ini file so that they do not need to be entered by the end user at first login. Update Sites overwrite the .ini file when the Client is updated. If you would like to prepopulate IP addresses and Port numbers for end users and would like this to be maintained post upgrade, we recommend that you implement a .cmd wrapper to launch the WSC. A .cmd wrapper would have a command like this: Maconomy.exe -a <hostname> -p <portnumber> to launch the WSC.