The Access subsection includes settings for access control, permissions and services available when a Remote Desktop connection is established.
Below is a table of the fields, values and actions available on the Access popup window:
Field
Description
Access restrictions
Allow or disallow Account Users from establishing a Master connection to this Host (Default = Permit connection)
Permit connection
Allow any authenticated Account Users to establish a Master connection to this Host
Lock out connection
Disallow any Account Users from establishing a Master connection to this Host
Lock out or permit connection based on time zone
Allow or disallow Master connections at specific times on specific days; click on Time Zone Settings to configure when to allow or disallow such Master connections
See below for more information about Time Zone Settings.
Connection permission
Specify certain conditions that must be met before allowing a Master connection to this Host (Default = No permission)
No permission required
Allow any authenticated Account Users to establish a Master connection to this Host without any additional requirements
Permission must be granted by Host
Do not allow Account Users to establish a Master connection to this Host without permission granted by the remote Host user.
When Account User requests a Master connection, a popup window will appear on the Host asking for permission to allow the Master connection:
If the remote Host user selects Reject Connection or does not respond before specific time period elapses, the Master connection request will be rejected.
If the Host Account User selects Accept Connection before the specific time period elapses, the Master connection will be allowed.
NOTE:Even if this option is selected, the Request Permission for Connection popup window can be suppressed on the Host if the Bypass connection permission option is selected in the Permission Entry window under Advanced Security Settings (see “Service Security tab” in the PC-Duo Host Guide).
Host’s user must respond within:
Specify the time period that the remote Host user will have to select Accept Connection; otherwise Master connection will be refused
Permission requested from Host
Allow any authenticated Account Users to establish a Master connection to this Host but only after giving the remote Host user the opportunity to accept or reject a Master connection request.
Same as Permission must be granted by Host except that if remote Host user doesn’t respond in specified time period, the Master connection request will be allowed.
Connection continues after:
Specify the time period that the remote Host user will have to select Reject Connection; otherwise Master connection will be allowed
Lock workstation if permission not explicitly granted
Lock the Host desktop prior to allowing a new Master connection. This prevents the new Account User from seeing the current logged-in Account User's session unless he/she knows the credentials to unlock it (Default = Selected)
Do not prompt for permission on locked or logon screens
Select this option to suppress the permission to connect popup window from appearing on the Host desktop if Connection permission is set to either require or request permission from Host user
Services enabled by default
This field is present ONLY for Host on Demand hosts. Specify which Host services should be enabled when Master connection to this Host is established.
NOTE:Local Host user will have a chance to enable/disable any of these services when he/she is prompted to accept Master connection request from an Account User.
Input Control
If checked, allow Account User to have Input Control for Host desktop when Master connection is established (Default = Selected)
Clipboard Transfer
If checked, allow content to be copied and pasted between Host desktop and Account User’s desktop when Master connection is established (Default = Selected)
Remote Printing
If checked, allow Account User to send content from Host desktop to local printer associated with Account User’s machine when Master connection is established (Default = Not selected)
File Transfer
If checked, allow content to be dragged and dropped between Host desktop and Account User’s desktop when Master connection is established (Default = Selected)
Remote Management
If checked, allow Account User to view and/or edit Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) configuration settings for the Host desktop when Master connection is established (Default = Selected)
Chat
If checked, allow chat sessions to be established between remote Host user and any Account Users with active Master connections to this Host (Default = Selected)
Actions
Actions that can be taken on this popup window
Apply Changes
Save changes and close the popup window
Cancel
Discard changes and close the popup window
If Access restrictions is set to Lock out or permit connection based on time zone, then the Account User can set specific time periods each day when to allow or disallow Master connections to this Host in the Time Zone Settings popup window:
In this example, Master connections will be permitted from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM on Monday through Saturday, and will be denied at all other times.
Below is a table of the fields, values and actions available on the Time Zone Settings popup window:
Field
Description
Lockout/Permit connection based on time zone:
The time map is divided into half-hour time slots for each day of the week. Each half-hour time slot is marked green or red as follows:
Permit (Green)
A green box indicates a Master connection is permitted during a specified half-hour period
Lock (Red)
A red box indicates a Master connection is not permitted during a specified half-hour period
