RDP bookmarks offer several features that are not available in other bookmarks.
For information about configuring the remote computer to allow RDP access, see:
To create an RDP bookmark
Option | Usage |
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Screen Size |
Select the default screen size to be used when users execute this bookmark. It is advised that you select a size equal to or smaller than your current desktop screen size. RDP bookmarks also have a full-screen option that displays the RDP window in full screen mode. To toggle from the RDP window back to your desktop, press Alt-Tab. |
Colors |
Select the default color depth to be used when users execute this bookmark. |
Access Type Selection |
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Enable wake-on-LAN |
Select this option to send WoL packets to the host. This option also allows entering one or more Mac/Ethernet Addresses (separated by spaces) for the machines to wake and the desired Wait time for boot-up before canceling the WoL operation. To send the WoL packet to the hostname or IP of this bookmark, select the Send WOL packet to bookmark host Name or IP address check box, this option can be applied in tandem with a Mac address. |
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, |
Start in the following folder |
Enter the local folder to execute application commands in (optional). |
Command-line arguments |
Type any command-line arguments required to access the remote application. |
Client computer name |
Type the client computer name. |
Login as console/admin session |
Select this option to enable console and admin commands on login. |
Server is TS Farm |
Select this option if users connect to a TS Farm or load balanced server. You might need to disable interactive login for this option to work properly. |
Load Balance Info: |
Enter the Terminal Services Broker information in the Load Balance Info box, such as |
Default keyboard layout |
For RDP - HTML5, select the Default Language from the drop-down menu. |
Show advanced Windows options |
Expand Show windows advanced options and select any of the redirect check boxes, as well as any of the additional listed features for use in this bookmark session. You can select any of the following options as well: Font smoothing, Span monitors, Dual monitors, Desktop composition, and Remote Application. This option is available in Windows client and Mac client running Mac os10.5 or above, with RDP installed. |
Desktop background |
Select this option to view or hide the desktop wallpaper on the remote machine. |
Menu/window animation |
Select this option to enable or disable menu/windows animation on the remote machine. |
Show window contents while dragging/resizing |
Select this option to enable or disable show windows contents while dragging or resizing. |
Redirect clipboard |
Select this option to save text to the clipboard for use on the desktop. HTML5 only supports copy/paste text on desktop. This option is not available on mobile devices. |
File Share (HTML5 only) |
Select this option to enable file share between the local and the remote machines. |
Redirect ports (non-HTML5) |
Select this option to copy/paste text between the local and remote machine. When this option is not selected, the copy/paste option is only available on the remote machine. |
Display connection bar (non-HTML5) |
Select this option to show or hide the connection bar on the remote machine. |
Redirect printers |
Select this option to enable redirect Microsoft Print to PDF printer driver. Available drivers include MS Publisher Imagesetter and Microsoft Print to PDF. The Microsoft Print to PDF driver option is only available on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. |
Auto-reconnection |
Select this option to enable auto-reconnection when a session is disconnected. |
Visual styles |
Select this option to get better view quality. This setting is recommended for large bandwidth networks. This setting impacts performance. |
Remote copy (HTML5 only) | Select this option to enable copy text between the local and remote machines. |
Redirect drives (non-HTML5) | Select this option to redirect drives. |
Redirect SmartCards | Select this option to redirect SmartCards. |
Bitmap caching (non-HTML5) | Select this option to enable bitmap caching. |
Automatically log in |
Select 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. |
Display Bookmark to Mobile Connect clients |
Select this option to display bookmarks to Mobile Connect clients running Mobile Connect 2.0 or higher. Some devices might require supported third-party applications for this feature to work properly. |
Launch in Mobile |
Select this option to launch this bookmark in a Mobile Connect Secure Web Browser instead of the configured third-party web browser. Enabling this option overrides the Mobile Connect client bookmark setting for web bookmarks. Option only available on Mobile Connect running version 5.0 or newer. |
Allow Edit URL in Secure Web Browser |
Select this option to enable the user to edit the bookmark URL in a Secure Web Browser. |