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Connect directly to a target

Let users name the target server in their login instead of picking it from the list.

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By default, after logging in, users pick the server they want from the list of targets their policies allow. With the direct connection option, they can name the target in their Remote Desktop client and skip the list, which is convenient for prepared shortcuts (.rdp files).

Enable the option

  1. Open RDS Proxy » Status.
  2. In RDP and session authentication settings, click the pencil of Authorize direct TSE login.
  3. Turn on Authorize direct TSE login and apply.

Session options

Session options

How users connect

In the User name field of the Remote Desktop client, the user appends the target alias to their account:

target is the alias of a target linked to one of the user's policies. If no policy allows this user to reach this target from their network at this time, the connection is refused and the reason is written to the access events.

Forward credentials

Forward credentials passes the credentials typed by the user to the target unchanged. The gateway then only checks the source network, the schedule and the target, not the member account. The credentials are not masked: use it only when users must log in on the server with their own account.