- The following is a list of command line switches supported by mRemote.
+ The following is a list of command line switches supported by mRemoteNG.First start
- Once you got mRemote installed and run it for the first time you should see a + Once you got mRemoteNG installed and run it for the first time you should see a screen like on the following screenshot.
- The first thing that catches your attention will probably be the info box
+ The first thing that catches your attention will probably be the info box
popping up.
- Don't freak out just yet, this is not a error message and it's totally ok to
+ Don't freak out just yet, this is not a error message and it's totally ok to
show up on the first run.
- It just tells you that the connections file could not be found at the default
- location and that mRemote will create a new one for you at this location.
- If you click anywhere else in the application the panel will hide itself again.
+ It just tells you that the connections file could not be found at the default
+ location and that mRemoteNG will create a new one for you at this location.
+ If you click anywhere else in the application the panel will hide itself again.
(Tip: You can also hit Escape to hide the Errors and Infos panel)
- Now that we now about the Errors and Infos panel take a deep breath and just
+ Now that we now about the Errors and Infos panel take a deep breath and just
stare at the gorgeous about screen for a few seconds. =)
No, seriously, to create your first connection continue reading.
Creating Connections
- Right click the root item (the blue ball labeled "Connections") in the + Right click the root item (the blue ball labeled "Connections") in the Connections panel and select "Add Connection".
- A new item shows up under the root item. You can give it a name now (or rename + A new item shows up under the root item. You can give it a name now (or rename it later). I just named mine "Test".
- Now have a look at the Config panel in the bottom left, just under the + Now have a look at the Config panel in the bottom left, just under the Connections panel.
- As you may notice this is where you configure all the properties of connections
+ As you may notice this is where you configure all the properties of connections
and folders.
- There are a lot of values that can be set but for our first connection we will
+ There are a lot of values that can be set but for our first connection we will
keep things simple.
- The most important things right now are that we tell the application which host
+ The most important things right now are that we tell the application which host
we want to connect to and which protocol we want to use.
- In this example I will use a Windows 2003 server that has RDP (Remote Desktop
+ In this example I will use a Windows 2003 server that has RDP (Remote Desktop
Protocol) enabled.
- As RDP is the default protocol whenever you create a new connection I don't have
+ As RDP is the default protocol whenever you create a new connection I don't have
to change anything there.
- The next thing I'll do is to fill the Hostname/IP field with the hostname I + The next thing I'll do is to fill the Hostname/IP field with the hostname I want to connect to.
- I'll also fill the Username and Password fields so I will be automatically + I'll also fill the Username and Password fields so I will be automatically logged on to the server.
Opening and Closing Connections
- There are multiple ways to open a connection in mRemote, but the easiest is to + There are multiple ways to open a connection in mRemoteNG, but the easiest is to just double-click the connection in the Connections panel.
- If I do that now, a new panel named "General" with one tab inside named "Test" + If I do that now, a new panel named "General" with one tab inside named "Test" will show up.
- Alright, mRemote is now trying to connect to the specified host.
+ Alright, mRemoteNG is now trying to connect to the specified host.- If it cannot connect you will see a message popping up like on the following + If it cannot connect you will see a message popping up like on the following screenshot.
- If you do not want to log off from the remote machine but just close it you can - do this by simply double-clicking the tab labeled "test" or just close the whole + If you do not want to log off from the remote machine but just close it you can + do this by simply double-clicking the tab labeled "test" or just close the whole "General" panel by clicking the small "x" in the upper right corner.
Folders and Inheritance
- Folders in mRemote cannot only be used to categorize connections but also to + Folders in mRemoteNG cannot only be used to categorize connections but also to apply properties to the underlying connections.
Example:
- You have 10 Remote Desktop enabled servers in one domain and 15 in another
+ You have 10 Remote Desktop enabled servers in one domain and 15 in another
domain.
- Normally you would spend a lot of time creating all those connections and
+ Normally you would spend a lot of time creating all those connections and
setting the individual properties like username, password, etc.
- In mRemote there is an easier way. You just create two folders, one for domain A
+ In mRemoteNG there is an easier way. You just create two folders, one for domain A
and one for domain B and set all properties there.
- Then create the Connections and let them inherit every property. The only
- properties left to fill on Connection basis are the Connection's name and
+ Then create the Connections and let them inherit every property. The only
+ properties left to fill on Connection basis are the Connection's name and
hostname. Everything else will be inherited from the parent folder.
"Sounds cool, but how to do it?"
@@ -120,40 +120,40 @@
- Then give it a name and fill all the properties you need (just like you did with + Then give it a name and fill all the properties you need (just like you did with the test Connection).
- When you're done setting the values you can either just drag the test Connection + When you're done setting the values you can either just drag the test Connection inside the folder or create a new one.
Right now nothing has changed and nothing will be inherited.
- To enable inheritance switch to the inheritance view by clicking the dedicated
+ To enable inheritance switch to the inheritance view by clicking the dedicated
button.
- The properties that show up now are almost the same as before, but you can only + The properties that show up now are almost the same as before, but you can only select yes or no.
- When no is selected the property will not be inherited, yes indicates an
+ When no is selected the property will not be inherited, yes indicates an
inherited property.
For this test set "Inherit Everything" to Yes.
- Now if you switch back to the properties view (the button left of the - inheritance button) you should see that not much is left of all those + Now if you switch back to the properties view (the button left of the + inheritance button) you should see that not much is left of all those properties.
- Only the Name and Hostname/IP properties are left over, everything else will be
+ Only the Name and Hostname/IP properties are left over, everything else will be
inherited from the parent folder.
Of course you can also only let some of the properties be inherited.
diff --git a/mRemoteV1/Resources/Help/ConfigurationSQL.htm b/mRemoteV1/Resources/Help/ConfigurationSQL.htm index 419ec236f..85577e2b0 100644 --- a/mRemoteV1/Resources/Help/ConfigurationSQL.htm +++ b/mRemoteV1/Resources/Help/ConfigurationSQL.htm @@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
Warning
- The SQL feature is in an early beta stage and not intended for use in an
+ The SQL feature is in an early beta stage and not intended for use in an
productive environment!
- I recommend you to do a full backup of your connections and settings before
+ I recommend you to do a full backup of your connections and settings before
switching to SQL Server.
Steps to configure your SQL Server
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@