Enable the Allow Sequence Calls from Remote Computers to Run on this Computer option on the Remote Execution tab of the Station Options dialog box to allow the TestStand server to accept remote execution requests from a client computer.

Note TestStand does not support remotely executing a sequence across different TestStand versions, for example, remotely executing a TestStand 2014 sequence from a computer running TestStand 2013.

A TestStand server is active while the TestStand application <TestStand>\Bin\REngine.exe runs on a remote computer. Each TestStand client communicates with a dedicated version of the TestStand server, which launches automatically when a TestStand client uses the server.

Enable the Show the System Tray Icon While the TestStand Remote System is Active on this Machine option on the Remote Execution tab of the Station Options dialog box on the remote computer to make the TestStand icon visible in the remote computer system tray for each instance of the remote engine application. The tooltip for the icon indicates which computer is connected to the remote engine. Right-click the TestStand icon to display when the engine was created or to force the remote engine application to close.

Note Enabling the Show the System Tray Icon While the TestStand Remote System is Active on this Machine option requires that a user be logged in at the physical computer console when the remote engine application launches. You can automatically log on a user each time a computer reboots by setting registry keys. Refer to Microsoft support article 315231 for more information about activating automatic logon.

TestStand automatically registers the server during installation. To manually register or unregister the server, invoke the executable with the /RegServer or /UnregServer command-line arguments.