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Tabbed interface like RDM

Ross Jaburg

9 years ago
updated 2 years ago
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You really need to enable a tabbed interface management control console like Remote Desktop Management (RDM). It is a real pain to manage multiple external windows at once. Alternatively, I guess a connectwise-written extension that would allow the embedded sessions would work. The current extension supposedly allows RDM to handle SC sessions, but only as external, which I can already do without RDM.

We use RDM for RDP sessions and being able to have a dozen connections accessible by changing tabs is INVALUABLE.

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Multiple sessions are tabs in the same window

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We regularly have multiple sessions open and keeping track ofg the different sessions windows can become cumbersome. It would be much more convenient if there was just one session window with a tab for each individual session.

Add a mini-dashboard to top or side of active host sessions

Smucker

A competitor has a really nice feature that allows you to see all of your active host sessions in a dashboard. This is helpful when connected to multiple PCs at the same time.

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David Tandberg-Johansen

9 years ago

In my experience, there are different size on the clients so the view in the window are different. My opinion would this feature not be set as default, just as an option

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mhighsmith

9 years ago

I agree it would be nice to be built in. There is a program call WindowTabs that achieves this though.

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Ross Jaburg

9 years ago

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I agree it would be nice to be built in. There is a program call WindowTabs that achieves this though.

My understanding is that Window Tabs only works with desktop applications. Since ScreenConnect does not have a desktop app interface and uses a browser, I don't see how you could use it.

It also looks like development was stopped. No updates in a couple of years and the most recent OS they mention is Windows 8.

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mhighsmith

9 years ago

Windows Tabs actually does handle the ScreenConnect EXE which is a desktop application and puts the connected systems in Tabs. Our Helpdesk Analysts use the process for this. We found this program after we left from PC Anywhere which did autogroup the connections. The free version allows 3 tabs.

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stephen hogan-psl

7 years ago

It is kinda possible to do this for support sessions, but in the CWC page.

Under "Support", create a new Session Group and call it "My Sessions".

Edit this group (click on the ellipsis) and set the Session Filter to

Host = $USERNAME

Save this and you will see any concurrent sessions you may have open.

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stephen hogan-psl

7 years ago

What you could do here is then open "My Sessions" and in Chrome, use More Tools to "Add to desktop" (with 'Open as a Window' ticked).

Then open the icon from the desktop, and size the way you want it.

"Always On Top" (https://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/keep-window-always-on-top/5213/) can then be used to keep it on top of all other Windows, if you so wish.

Once set up, it isn't as clumsy as it sounds.

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Smucker

7 years ago

That's way to clumsy compared to set up as you would have to set that up on every PC you log in to and install Chrome. GoToAssist. See below as GoToAssist has multiple ACTIVE screens at the top that actually show you the activity on the screen; albeit very small. It's very helpful when running long processes or remote upgrades on PC's. You can see all activity on all your active screens at the same time.

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Caitlin M Barnes Team Member

6 years ago
Considering for Future Release

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Kyle Maulden

5 years ago

Would love to see this. Used Teamviewer before Control, and while I find Control better in almost every way, the ability to have a tabbed window for your remote sessions was incredibly useful when you have numerous connections opened simultaneously.

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