Using Remote Desktop Bookmarks

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) bookmarks enable you to establish remote connections with a specified desktop. SonicWall SSL VPN supports the RDP5 standard with both Java and ActiveX clients. RDP5 ActiveX can only be used through Internet Explorer, while RDP5 Java can be run on any platform and browser supported by the SonicWall SSL VPN. The basic functionality of the two clients is the same; however, the Java client is a native RDP client and supports the following features that the ActiveX client does not:

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Redirect clipboard
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Redirect plug and play devices
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Display connection bar
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Auto reconnection
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Desktop background
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Window drag
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Menu/window animation
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Themes
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Bitmap caching

If the Java client application is RDP 6, it also supports:

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Dual monitors
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Font smoothing
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Desktop composition
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NOTE: RDP bookmarks can use a port designation if the service is not running on the default port.
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TIP: To terminate your remote desktop session, be sure to log off from the Terminal Server session. If you wish to suspend the Terminal Server session (so that it can be resumed later) you may simply close the remote desktop window.
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Click on the RDP bookmark.
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Continue through any warning dialogs that display by clicking Yes or OK.

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Enter your username and password at the login screen.
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Select the proper domain name from the drop-down menu.
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A dialog displays indicating that the Remote Desktop Client is loading. The remote desktop then loads in its own window. You can now access all of the applications and files on the remote computer.