Connecting via the PrivX GUI
To connect to targets via the PrivX GUI:
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Log into the PrivX GUI using your PrivX account.
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On the Home page under New Connection, provide target details (such as the target-host address) to receive suggestions about available targets, then select a target to connect to it. Your accessible targets are also listed and selectable on the Connections→Available Hosts page.
You may alternatively go to Connections→Manual Connection page and manually specify your target. The user must have the connections-manual permission to use this method.
Note
Connections via Connections→Available Hosts are authenticated according to the role-based rules and the enabled authentication methods. Connections via Connections→Manual Connection always prompt for password.
You may need to adjust locale settings for keyboard commands to be transferred correctly.
Note
Quickly access a recent target from the Home page by clicking an entry under Recent connections, or on the Connections→Connection History page.
SSH GUI Usage
Open multiple terminals
- On the tab bar, click
+
to open additional terminals.
Copy-paste
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On a Mac, you can select text and use
Command-C
andCommand-V
to copy-paste, or right-click and use the context menu. -
On a Windows or Linux you can select text and right-click to use the context menu. Alternatively you can select some text, then press
Ctrl-C
orCtrl-Insert
to copy. Paste usingCtrl-V
orShift-Insert
.Note
To use applications that specifically require
Ctrl-V
for other things than pasting, enable Send Ctrl-V to server under terminal Settings. Enabling this setting also disables pasting withCtrl-V
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On Chrome and Edge you can also use
Ctrl-Shift-C
to copy andCtrl-Shift-V
to paste. -
The left Alt (option on a Mac) key also functions as the Meta key (for example in Emacs).
Find in terminal
Use the following commands to activate terminal-specific search:
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On a Mac, use
Command-F
while focused in the terminal. -
On Windows or Linux, use
Ctrl-Shift-F
while focused in the terminal.
Use arrow keys to navigate between next/previous matches. Press Esc
or X
to close the terminal-specific search.
Transfer files
You can upload, download, and remove files from the File Transfers tab.
To change directory, click a directory or . You can perform additional actions on files via their ☰ menus.
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To download a file: Double-click the file, or perform a Download action via its ☰ menu.
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To upload a file: Drag-and-drop the file to the file-transfer view. Alternatively, click Upload next to the file-transfer view and select the local file to upload.
Change text, locale and theme
From the Settings tab, you can set the font size, character encoding, and the locale used for the connection. You can also switch between a dark and a light theme.
Open URLs
To open HTTP/HTTPS links in a new tab on Windows or Linux, hold Ctrl
and double-click the link. To open links on Mac, hold Command
and double-click.
RDP GUI Usage
Copy-paste
When clipboard synchronisation is enabled, you can directly copy-paste between your host and the target host.
Otherwise, place the text into the Clipboard tab, then paste normally on the target host. Text copied from the target host is automatically made available in the Clipboard.
To check clipboard-synchronisation support, and to toggle it on/off, see Settings.
Note
Clipboard synchronisation is only available on Edge, Safari, and Chrome browsers.
Transfer files
Upon connecting, PrivX automatically mounts a network drive called Transfers on PrivX to the target host. File downloads and uploads must be performed via this network drive.
You can copy files from the target host to Transfers on PrivX, then download them from the Files tab. Similarly, you can upload files by placing them to Transfers on PrivX on the Files tab, then move the file to another location on the target host.
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To download a file: Double-click the file, or perform a Download action via its ☰ menu.
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To upload a file: Drag-and-drop the file to the file-transfer view. Alternatively, click Upload next to the file-transfer view and select the local file to upload.
Set keyboard layout
To change your keyboard layout, go to the Settings tab, select your layout, then restart the connection to apply the changes. Set this to match the keyboard layout defined for the server (not the client-side layout).
Fullscreen view
To toggle fullscreen view, click .
Note
You may need to re-establish the RDP connection after changing the screen size.
Send Special Commands
To send special commands such as Ctrl+Alt+Del, click Send Keys, then select the command to send.
Updated about 3 years ago