Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 1.1 Administrator’s Guide

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Configuring direct RDP connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions

Use the direct RDP connection settings page to configure the RDP connections which can be accessed on the thin client.

Table 1. Configuring basic settingsBasic settings
Option	Description
Connection Name	Enter the name of the connection with a maximum of 38 characters.
User Name	Enter the user name for the application login.
Host Name or IP Address	Enter the host name or IP address of the connection.
Start Command	Enter the string of commands which must be executed after logging in to the server.
Password	Enter the password for the application login. NOTE: The password is not encrypted. Dell recommends that you do not specify the password. You are prompted to enter the password when the connection is created.
Domain Name	Enter the domain name for Windows network with a maximum of 19 characters.
Auto Start	Select this option to restart the connection automatically.
Reconnect After Disconnect	Select this option to reconnect the connection automatically after the connection is disconnected.

Table 2. Configuring local resourcesAdvanced settings
Option	Description
Map Printers	Select this option to automatically connect the local printers when the session starts.
Map Serials	Select this option to automatically connect the local serials when the session starts.
Map SmartCards	Select this option to redirect the smartcards to the remote session.
Map USB drives	Select this option to automatically map the USB drive when the session starts.
Map local disk drives	Select this option to automatically map the local disk drives when the session starts.

Table 3. Configuring session settingssession settings
Option	Description
Audio Playback	This option helps you to define how audio must be played in the remote session. From the drop-down menu, select any one of the following options: Do not Play Play Locally Play on remote
RDP Audio Recording	Select this option to record the audio remotely.
Default color depth for the connections	Select this option to define the screen color depth of the connection.

Table 4. Configuring advanced settingsAdvanced settings
Option	Description
Connection Display	Select this option to set the screen resolution on the remote desktop.
Turn Compression off	Select this option to compress the files and to reduce the time required to download the files.
Auto-Detect Network	Select this option to automatically detect the terminal server gateway.
Mouse Queue timer	To set the mouse queue timer in an ICA or RDP session, enter a number from 0 to 99.
Session Window Behavior	Select this option to define whether the remote connection should be launched in a full-screen mode. Select either Full Screen or Window mode based on your preference. NOTE: Zero launchpad mode only supports full screen sessions. Window mode starts on a single screen while the full screen session spans both monitors.

Table 5. Configuring terminal gateway settingsTerminal gateway settings
Option	Description
Use Terminal Server Gateway	Select this option to specify the Windows terminal server login details. If enabled, enter the following details: RD host name or IP address RD user name RD password RD domain name