The Connections category of the Session Options dialog allows you to configure a session connection .
The options of the Connection category of the Session Options dialog are based on the choice of Protocol In other words, if Telnet
is selected as the protocol, the options displayed on the dialog will be different than if RLogin
is selected. Below is a list of the protocols and options available in SecureFX.
The following options are displayed for all protocols.
Name
Enter a uniquely identifying name for this session.
Protocol (This option appears if only SecureFX is installed)
Select the protocol that you want to use for this session. SecureFX supports the following protocols: SFTP, FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, HTTPS (S3), and SCP.
Protocol group (This group appears if SecureFX and SecureCRT® are both installed)
Select the protocol that you want to use for the stated type of session.
Terminal
Select the terminal emulation protocol that you want to use for this session. SecureCRT supports the following protocols: SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, Local Shell, and serial (COM).
File transfer
Select the file transfer protocol that you want to use for this session. SecureFX supports the following protocols: SFTP, FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, HTTPS (S3), and SCP.
Local shell command group
Pre-connect
Enter a command to be executed in a separate process on the local machine prior to establishing the connection for the session.
Description group
Enter a session description to be displayed in the Connect window.
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