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Customizing the RDP display size

Customizing the RDP display size

The RDP display size (width and height settings) can be customized for SSL VPN web mode when creating a new connection or bookmark. Administrators can also specify the display size when preconfiguring bookmarks.

Example

In this example, a user has a monitor with a resolution of 1920 × 1080. The user creates two bookmarks for RDP servers with different resolutions:

  • Windows 7: 1360 × 768
  • Ubuntu 20.04: 800 × 600

To customize the RDP bookmark display size:
  1. Log in to the SSL VPN web portal.
  2. Create a new RDP bookmark (+ New Bookmark), or hover over an existing bookmark and click the edit (pencil) icon.
  3. Set the Screen Width and Screen Height fields as required.
    1. Windows 7: 1360 width and 768 height.

    2. Ubuntu 20.04: 800 width and 600 height.

  4. Click Save.
Verification:

When the user connects to the RDP servers using the bookmarks, the customized screen resolutions are applied regardless of the client PC's screen resolution (1920 × 1080).

Windows 7:

Ubuntu 20.04:

To view the bookmarks created by the user:
show vpn ssl web user-bookmark
config vpn ssl web user-bookmark
    edit "rdp_user#"
        config bookmarks
            edit "RDP_win7"
                set apptype rdp
                set host "172.18.58.94"
                set port 3389
                set logon-user "fosqa"
                set logon-password ********
                set color-depth 32
                set width 1360
                set height 768
            next
            edit "RDP_ubuntu"
                set apptype rdp
                set host "172.18.58.109"
                set port 3389
                set logon-user "auto"
                set logon-password ********
                set color-depth 32
                set width 800
                set height 600
            next
        end
    next
end

Customizing the RDP display size

Customizing the RDP display size

The RDP display size (width and height settings) can be customized for SSL VPN web mode when creating a new connection or bookmark. Administrators can also specify the display size when preconfiguring bookmarks.

Example

In this example, a user has a monitor with a resolution of 1920 × 1080. The user creates two bookmarks for RDP servers with different resolutions:

  • Windows 7: 1360 × 768
  • Ubuntu 20.04: 800 × 600

To customize the RDP bookmark display size:
  1. Log in to the SSL VPN web portal.
  2. Create a new RDP bookmark (+ New Bookmark), or hover over an existing bookmark and click the edit (pencil) icon.
  3. Set the Screen Width and Screen Height fields as required.
    1. Windows 7: 1360 width and 768 height.

    2. Ubuntu 20.04: 800 width and 600 height.

  4. Click Save.
Verification:

When the user connects to the RDP servers using the bookmarks, the customized screen resolutions are applied regardless of the client PC's screen resolution (1920 × 1080).

Windows 7:

Ubuntu 20.04:

To view the bookmarks created by the user:
show vpn ssl web user-bookmark
config vpn ssl web user-bookmark
    edit "rdp_user#"
        config bookmarks
            edit "RDP_win7"
                set apptype rdp
                set host "172.18.58.94"
                set port 3389
                set logon-user "fosqa"
                set logon-password ********
                set color-depth 32
                set width 1360
                set height 768
            next
            edit "RDP_ubuntu"
                set apptype rdp
                set host "172.18.58.109"
                set port 3389
                set logon-user "auto"
                set logon-password ********
                set color-depth 32
                set width 800
                set height 600
            next
        end
    next
end