Overview
Use Terminal Services Manager to manage all the servers you would ever connect to. This is a very handy tool for Consultants that work at different locations. Save the connection profile of each server saving a lot of time and not having to remember them anymore.
Screen Shots
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Figure 1. The main interface
Figure 2. Toolbar
Figure 3. Manage Gropulist
Figure 4. Groups
Figure 5. Add New Server(1)
Figure 6. Add New Server(2)
Figure 7. Server List
Figure 8. Field Chooser
Figure 9. Grouping Servers
Figure 10. Filtering
Figure 11. Server Details(1)
Figure 12. Server Details(2)
System Requirements
GC - Terminal Services Manager requires the following:
- Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
- .Net Framework 2.0
Documentation
Use Terminal Services Manager to manage all the servers you would ever connect to. This is a very handy tool for Consultants that work at different locations. Save the connection profile of each server saving a lot of time and not having to remember them anymore.
The main interface
When you launch the application you are presented with the main application interface. You will notice the toolbar on the top and the list of servers in the grid below.
Toolbar
The toolbar has shortcuts to
- Refresh the screen
- Discover Servers on the network that you are connected to
- Define custom groups
- Add a new entry in the server list
- Import a RDP file
- Export the server list to Excel
- Print the server list
- About us
- Close the application
The “Refresh” button refreshes the server list from the database.
Using the “Discover” button you can import the servers from the Active Directory you are connected to. It imports the server name, DNS host name, Description of the server in Active Directory, Operating system and service pack.
The “Groups” button is used to manage your custom group list. This will be very useful when managing many servers.
Use the “Add Server” button to add a server to the server list. Input the Server name, DNS Hostname or IP Address to add a server.
If you have a list of RDP files currently to connect to your various servers, use the “Import” button to import them into your server list.
The “Export to Excel” and “Print” buttons are handy when you want to report on the servers.
The “About” button tells a little about the application and little about what we as a company can offer you.
Use the Close button to exit from the program.
How to manage your Group list
Click the “Discover” button on the toolbar. This will pop up a small window with the list of “Groups”.
To add a Group, click the “Add Group” at the bottom of the window. To edit an entry, click the entry in the cell and edit it. To delete an entry select the row that you want to delete and click the delete key.
How to add a new server to the server list
Click the “Add Server” button on the toolbar. This will pop up a small window with the basic server details that you need to input.
The DNS Hostname or IP Address need to be put in. The server name is a mandatory field. If you wish to make the server part of a group you can do it here. Click “Save” to add the entry to the list.
The server list
This grid contains all the servers in your database. It has a lot of intuitive features that I will describe below.
By default only the Server Name, DNS Host Name, IP Address and Group columns are displayed. Click the column chooser button which is available in the top left cell of the grid.
Pick and choose the columns from this field chooser form or drag and drop the column to the grid.
By dragging a column on the grid and dropping it on the top band of the grid you can “Group By” that column to see the server list in a better organized fashion.
Use the filter text boxes on each column to filter the list.
Click the “Server Details” button to get the connection details of that server.
Connecting to a server
To connect to a server click the “Connect” button next to the server. This will launch a RDP connection to that server. If you have specified the username and domain within the connection settings, all you need to do is put in the password to be connected to the server.
