Sessions Overview
From SecureCRT
A data path or circuit between two computers over a phone line, network cable, or other means.
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.
Sessions
Overview
SecureCRT supports connections with a variety of protocols: SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, Telnet/SSL, RLogin, and Serial. In addition, SecureCRT supports modem dialing with the TAPI connection protocol. This section of the SecureCRT help manual contains information on how to set up a session to connect with a remote machine using these protocols.
SecureCRT allows you to personalize your settings and options and automatically use them every time you establish a connection to a remote computer This is accomplished by creating a session that will store your personalized settings under a session name.
Note: A session is a set of options and customized settings that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow you to have different preferences for different hosts.
SecureCRT provides two different methods for creating a session:
· The Quick Connect dialog
· The Connect dialog
You may find it useful to read an Overview of Connection Protocols before creating or editing a session. If you have already created a session, you may want to learn about Changing Session Options.