Create Windows Remote Desktop Connections (RDP)

Krd allow to configure a new RDP connection or modify an existant one with:

• the Edit button on the toolbar or in the Edit menu in the Main form of krd
• the New RDP Connection button of the toolbar or in the Edit menu

Creating a new RDP connection

The form to create a new RDP connection is constituted of different tabs, each one containing properties about one connection aspect (i.e. in the tab Remote application you find all the properties involved in configuring the connection to use a remote application as shell for the connection).

If you let the mouse pointer over an option for a few seconds will appear the tooltip explaining the option.

General tab

Here you configure basic properties for the connection. If you use a name already used krd will ask you if you want to override the existant connection or change the choosen name. Server is the server ip or domain name to connect to; username, password and domain are credentials to use. Il you flag save password check box your password will be saved in kwallet so you haven't to type it every connection start. You can choose a folder under which to save le configured connection. If you want to create a new folder simply write the name in the combo box.

Attach to console permit you to emulate console connection when using RDP 5. You can choose the keyboard layout to use with a combo box, then give a title to the connection window. With Hostname field you can change the hostname that RDP server will see like your hostname (even if with rdesktop 1.4.1 has some triky way of doing).

Graphics tab

Set here if you want fullscreen or not, the size of your rdesktop window, the color depth and some properties influencing graphic quality level.

Remote application tab

If you want to use one single application with the rdesktop connection, you can set here the application path and the initial working dir. Flagging Do not override windows manager key bindings checkbox the special key shortcuts are sent to your windows manager; if not flagged shortcuts are send to remote application. If you want that clicking on minimize icon on the remote application title bar the rdesktop window is minimized instead of the remote application window, flag Enable single application mode checkbox. You can at least disable sending mouse motion to remote application and sincronize numlock (even if it could be tricky with some windows manager.

Printers tab

In the left list are prompted the system printers. If you want to use one or more printers with the RDP session simply select it and press the right arrow. Printers on the right list are those to be shared in this connection. To remove a printer from shared printers simply select it in the right list and press left arrow.

Local paths tab

Insert a name less than 8 charactes and a valid directory to see it like a local resource in the remote session Explore resources. To remove a shared path simply select it in the list and press Delete selected button.

Com ports tab

Insert a name less than 8 charactes and a valid serial device file to use it like a comport in the remote session applications. To remove a shared comport simply select it in the list and press Delete selected button.

Sound tab

Choose with the radio button if you want to send the sound produced by remote applications to remote server speaker, local speaker or doesn't use sound at all.

Advanced tab

Here you can decide to execute a program (or script) before the start of the connection or at the end of it. If the flag Start preinit script async is flagged, the connection is started after Preinit delay in seconds from the start of preinit script (independently of preinit script end). If the flag Start preinit script async isn't flagged, the connection is started after the end of the preinit script. The postend script functions similarly. You can also configure krd to start an ssh session before launching the connection. Krd create a tunner from localport to remote host : remote port. Then launch the connection throw this tunnel. In the custom options you can insert options that you can't set throw the form or you want to set manually.

When you've finished setting the connection, click Ok button to save or Cancel button to exit without saving.

Modifying a Connection

The settings are the same seen in the Creating a new connection section. The only difference is that the properties are setted according to the connection being modified. You can also change the name of a connection in this way simply modifying it and changing it's connection name.