Configure an external client

You can specify and store commands to connect to a Linux or Solaris host using SSH, and to a Windows host using the Remote Desktop Protocol.

  1. From the main menu, select Tools > Preferences > Lab Management .
  2. To connect to an external client using SSH, enter the corresponding command in the SSH field. For example, if you are on a Windows system and want to connect to a Linux host using PuTTY, enter a command in this format:
    putty.exe {-ssh -P $PORT $USER@$HOST}
    .
  3. To connect to an external client using RDP, enter the corresponding command in the RDP field. For example, if you are on a Windows system and want to connect to a Windows XP host, enter a command in this format:
    mstsc.exe {/v:$HOST:$PORT}
    .
  4. Select the Prompt option if you want the corresponding command to be displayed every time you try to open the cilent.
  5. Click OK.
When you right-click on a Lab Management host and try to connect to an external client, the stored command is used.