Managing Bookmarks

Option

Usage

 

 

Application and Path

To have the RDP session launch an application when the

 

bookmark is initiated, enter the path to the application in the

 

Application and Path (optional): field. For example,

 

C:\Program Files\Example\app.exe (optional).

 

 

Start in the following folder

Enter the local folder to execute application commands in

 

(optional).

 

 

Login as console/admin

Check this option to enable console and admin commands on

session

login.

 

 

Enable Wake on LAN

Select this option to send WoL packets to the host. This

 

option also allows entering one or more Mac Addresses

 

(separated by spaces) for the machines to wake and the

 

desired Wait time for boot up before cancelling the WoL

 

operation. To send the WoL packet to the hostname or IP of

 

this bookmark, check the Send WOL packet to bookmark

 

host Name or IP address checkbox, this option can be

 

applied in tandem with a Mac address.

 

 

Redirects (ActiveX only)

Optionally expand Show windows advanced options and

 

select any of the redirect checkboxes Redirect printers,

 

Redirect drives, Redirect ports, or Redirect SmartCards

 

to redirect those devices on the local network for use in this

 

bookmark session.

 

 

Redirects (Java only)

Optionally expand Show windows advanced options and

 

select any of the redirect checkboxes Redirect printers,

 

Redirect drives, Redirect ports, Redirect SmartCards,

 

Redirect clipboard and Redirect plug and play devices, as

 

well as any of the following additional features for use in this

 

bookmark session: Display connection bar, Auto

 

reconnection, Desktop background, Window drag, Menu/

 

window animation, Themes, or Bitmap caching.

 

If the client application will actually be RDP 6 (Java), you can

 

select any of the following options as well: Dual monitors,

 

Font smoothing, Desktop composition, and Remote

 

Application.

Enable Plugin Dlls

Enter the name(s) of client DLLs which need to be accessed

(ActiveX only)

by remote the desktop or terminal service. Multiple entries are

 

separated by a comma “,” with no spaces. Make sure any

 

DLLs are located on the individual client systems in

 

%SYSTEMROOT% (for example: C:\Windows\system32).

 

Note: The RDP - Java client is a native RDP client and

 

supports Plugin DLLs by default.

 

 

Automatically log in

Check this option and select Use SSL VPN account

 

credentials to forward credentials from the current SSL VPN

 

session. Select Use custom credentials to enter a custom

 

username, password, and domain for this bookmark.

 

 

Tip The ActiveX client is only supported on the Internet Explorer browser, while the Java client is supported on all platforms and browsers that are compatible with SonicWALL SSL VPN.

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