4.6 – rdp.html

The /rdp.html page is the heart of the SparkView installation and can be used to connect to a remote RDP server. The connection runs entirely within the browser used, thanks to SparkView.

⚠️ Important!

Normally, the connection to RDP servers and applications is controlled via the portal. The direct call of the /rdp.html should only be used if a target is to be addressed once or temporarily and not saved.

After you open the page, you have the following options to configure the connection to the desired destination:

Tab „General“:

• Ability to upload an .rdp file to establish the connection
• Computer (IP address or host name of the target system)
• Port
• Username
• Password
• Domain
• Keyboard layout
• Connect to a console session

Tab „Display“:

• Width of the remote desktop (= displayed size in the browser on the current screen)
• Height of the remote desktop (= displayed size in the browser on the current screen)
• Color depth
• Disable remote cursor

Tab „Local“:

• Timezone
• Remote audio playback
• Remote audio recording
• Enable/disable clipboard rediretion
• Enable/disable printer rediretion
• Enable/disable drive rediretion
• Shared drive name
• Enable/disable camera rediretion
• Enable/disable USB rediretion
• Enable/disable smart card rediretion
• Enable/disable scanner rediretion

Tab „Programs“:
Optionally, a program or a dedicated RemoteApp of the RDP server can be opened directly after the connection is established. This can prevent access to the "normal desktop", for example.

• Start program on connection
  • Program path and file name
  • Startfolder
• RemoteApp
  • Exe or file
  • Arguments

Tab „Advanced“:

• Show desktop background
• Enable/disable font smoothing
• Enable/disable desktop composition
• Show window contents while dragging
• Enable/disable menu and window animation
• Enable/disable visual styles
• Enable/disable persistent bitmap caching
• Enable/disable RemoteFX (32 bit color and LAN only)
• Enable/disable session recording
• Enable/disable RDP 6.1 decompression
• Load balancing information
• Hyper-V VM ID (you can connect to a Hyper-V console. The default listening port of Hyper-V console is 2179)
• Connected computer name

Tab „Multi-Monitor“:
To use the multi-monitor feature of SparkView, please follow these steps:

1. Open a new window for each monitor. Please use the "Open" button in the multi-monitor tab.
2. Set all windows to be used to full screen
3. Enter your connection data and click on "Connect".