Managing Connections and Desktops

You can manage connections and desktops that you previously added from the pre-session UI. Follow the instructions detailed in this topic to manage your connections and desktops.

Managing Connections

From the pre-session UI, the following actions are possible:

• Update the name and the address of the brokers or direct desktop connections

• Delete a connection

• On the Saved connections window, click the vertical ellipsis next to the connection to reveal the context menu.

• To rename the connection, select Edit.

• Update the Host Address or Registration Code or the Connection Name as necessary.

• Click Save.

• To delete the connection, from the context menu, click Delete.

Managing Desktops

You can manage the desktops belonging to each of your defined connections. The following actions are available, when supported by the desktop:

• Rename the desktop's label in the client.
• Restart the remote desktop (if supported).
• Display information about the desktop, including its resource name and protocol.

To use these features, first authenticate display the list of desktops belonging to the connection, then select the action you want from the available desktops. These procedures are described next.

Rename a Desktop

By default, the Trusted Zero Client displays the machine names of your remote desktops. These names can often be automatically-generated strings that are difficult to identify or differentiate. You can modify the name shown in the desktop list to give them human-friendly names that are easier to understand.

Note: Only labels are changed

This procedure changes the label shown in the client interface. It does not change the desktop's machine name.

To change a desktop label:

1. Display the desktop list as described above.

2. Click Rename:

   

3. Provide a new name to use in the desktop list. Note that once this is done, the default machine name will no longer be visible; if you need to see it later, see View Desktop Information.

Restart a Desktop

You can send a restart command to a remote desktop from the client interface, if supported by your remote system.

Note: Not all deployments support this feature

The restart option is only be available if your remote system supports it. If it does not, the option will be disabled.

To restart a remote desktop:

1. Display the desktop list as described above.

2. Click Restart Desktop:

   

The remote desktop will be restarted. Note that it will be unavailable for connections until the restart is complete, which may take several minutes.

View Desktop Information

You can view detailed information about each of your available remote desktops, including resource names, IDs, and protocols.

Tip: Desktop machine names

If you have renamed a desktop, the original machine name is the resource name shown here.

To view desktop info:

1. Display the desktop list as described above.

2. Click Info:

   

3. Review the displayed information.

   

4. To dismiss the info window, click OK or click the close button in the top corner.