Title

Description

Name

The name of the session that appears in the sessions list. By default, this is the host used for the remote connection.

Group / folder

This is used to organize the session in different folders, either in the context menu or in the tree view. Learn more here.

Display

Allows the session to be opened and embedded in Remote Desktop Manager, or externally.If the application allows and if opened externally, it also allows choice of monitor.

Security Group

In the Enterprise edition, allows the Administrator to assign a security group to a session, and permit a subset of selected users to see this session.

Credentials

Used to define the credential source via the following:

More tap page

Contains the alternate host configuration, the session description, and the keyword entries. The session description can be in plain text, in rich text format, or a website link.

VPN tab page

Used to command an optional VPN connection to open before the main session is opened.

Sub connection tab page

Contains a sub-connection linked to the main session. It's possible to share some variables, such as the host name, which is useful for connecting to the same host with a different protocol. For example, the main session can be a RDP session, and a sub-connection can be  configured to access different share folders on the machine or an FTP site.

Information tab page

Contains different types of information related to the session, such as the machine specifications or some useful notes. Custom information can also be added.

Events tab page

Contains a script or a command line to be executed before or after establishing a connection. For example, this can be used to execute a batch file or an external application that prompts the user for more information, or  to update a log on an external server.

Logs tab page

Contains the session logs and other related options. For example, entering a note can be made mandatory, and a warning message can be shown when when a user is already logged onto the machine.

Attachment tab page

Manages the session attachments, and used to add, edit and delete the linked files.

Tools tab page

Contains all of the settings related to the session tools (e.g. Services, Wake On Lan, Shutdown Remote Computer, etc.) available in the application. It's possible to assign a different set of credentials to execute the tools.

Advanced tab page

Contains more advanced settings related to the session, such as the internal data source ID and session ID. These values can be used to invoke Remote Desktop Manager on a command line to open the session, or to run a batch modification.