WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide
RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol
RDP allows you to connection the Sumo to a Microsoft Terminal Server. It also allows you to
connect to a Microsoft Windows XP Pro desktop PC. RDP Connections are very easy to configure.
To create a new RDP connection, click “New” in the Configuration tab and select “RDP (rdesktop)”
from the drop down menu. The “RDP Connection Details” window will appear.
Fill in the Connection name with the text which will identify the connection in the Connection
Manager.
In the “Server” field, enter the IP address or the network name of the Terminal Server.
Note that you cannot simply enter the Windows name of the computer unless this is the same as the
tcp/ip network name.
The port defaults to 3389, which is the standard port number used by the RDP protocol. Change this
only if you know it is different for your server.
The “Username” and “Windows Domain” fields are optional, and can be changed when the
connection is run.
The “Startup Prog” and “Initial Directory” fields are optional and can be used to run scripts when
the user logs in.
The “Image Depth” field controls how many colours to use for the connection. If 24 bit is chosen,
but the server only supports 8 or 16 bit colour, then the RDP client will fall back to the highest
supported resolution.
Uncheck the “Fullscreen” checkbox to run the RDP connection in a managed window.
rdesktop is always called with the options -r sound:local and -r disk:usbdisk=/flash to allow sound
output in RDP sessions and usb flash disk access. Note that you must stop esound from running if
you wish to use sound in RDP connections.
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Illustration 28: Editing connection details for a new RDP connection
