Specifications

Configuring Connections 45
Experience
Use the Experience tab to configure the experience settings for a user desktop:
• Speed Level - Select a speed level to describe the network connection.
• Menu and window animation - Enables menu and window animation.
• Show contents of window while dragging - Shows the window content when the
user drags the window on screen.
• Desktop Background - Displays the desktop background.
Tip
Consider your network restrictions when you select options on the
Experience tab. For example, be sure to configure the settings appropriately
for your bandwidth level and so on.
Window
Use the Window tab to select the Window Colors and the Window Size you want, and to
disable the panel (if you want the window to appear without the panel while using the
connection).
Application
Use the Application tab to enter the command line and Working Directory of the
application that will run at the beginning of a session:
• Command Line - Enter the command line for the program on the server.
• Working Directory - Enter the working directory for the program.
Login
Use the Login tab to configure credentials used to automatically log in to the connection:
• Use smart card - Enables the use of a smart card when connecting.
• Network Level Authentication - Enables the use of Network Level Authentication
(NLA) when connecting. Be sure to enable NLA if NLA is enabled on your remote
computer (your remote computer requires NLA user authentication before you
establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears).
• Use RD Gateway settings - Enables the use of Remote Desktop Gateway (RD
Gateway) server when connecting. If required, then enter the IP address or URL of the
RD Gateway server. You can also enable Use Remote Desktop Credentials for RD
Gateway (if the server credentials are the same credentials as your Remote Desktop
Credentials (Host remote computer credentials) in the User Name, Password, and
Domain fields below) or disable Use Remote Desktop Credentials for RD Gateway
and enter the RD User Name, RD Password, and RD Domain of the RD Gateway
server if required.
NOTE: An RD Gateway server is a type of gateway that enables authorized users to
connect to remote computers on a corporate network from any computer with an
Internet connection. An RD Gateway server enables Remote Desktop connections to a
corporate network from the Internet without having to set up virtual private network
(VPN) connections. Ask your network administrator whether you need to specify an RD
Gateway server.
• User Name - Enter a user name for the connection.
• Password - Enter the password.
• Domain - Enter the domain name.