Quick Connect Dialog


The Quick Connect dialog allows you to quickly define and connect [To open a Telnet or other type of communication connection between a client and a server.] to a remote host.

The Quick Connect dialog can be accessed by clicking on Quick Connect... in the File menu, by clicking on Quick Connect in the Connect button dropdown on the SecureCRT toolbar, or by entering the keyboard shortcut ALT+Q.

The Quick Connect dialog options are based on the choice of Protocol In other words, if SSH2 is selected as the protocol, the options displayed on the dialog will be different than if Telnet is selected. Below is a list of the protocols and options available in SecureCRT.

SSH2 Quick Connect Options

SSH1 Quick Connect Options

Telnet Quick Connect Options

Serial Quick Connect Options

Raw Quick Connect Options

The Quick Connect dialog also contains the following options:

Show quick connect on startup

Check this options to instruct SecureCRT to display the Quick Connect dialog on startup. Press the Done button to save changes to this setting without making a connection.

Save session

Check this box to save the session [A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts.] settings that have been defined. The session will be stored for future use under the specified hostname or IP address. To customize the behavior of a saved session, see the topics in the "Customizing Session Behavior" section.

Open in a tab

Opens the session as a tab in the session window.

Connect

Press this button to connect [To open a Telnet or other type of communication connection between a client and a server.] to the specified host. If the Save session option is selected, the session is saved at this time.

Cancel

Press this button to close the Quick Connect dialog without saving the specified settings.

 

Related Topics

  1. Connection Overview
  2. Creating a New Session with Quick Connect