| Connection Properties | |
| Server | Shows the selected DS-Client computer •	This is a read-only box, showing the selection from the DS‑Client(s) list. | 
| Protocol | •	Encrypted: All communications between the DS-User and DS‑Client service are encrypted using a random encryption key. •	Standard: This option is only offered for backwards compatibility with old service/daemon versions that do not have this feature. | 
| Credentials | |
| User Name | Type your User Name. This is a valid account established on the DS‑Client computer. | 
| Password | Type your password. | 
| From | Select the domain or server on which the username and password will be verified. (i.e. DS-Client validates supplied credentials with this domain or server.) | 
| Remember Credentials | Select to have the DS-User reuse the supplied credentials on each login during the current session. This is reset once the DS-User application is closed. | 
| Use current security context (Windows DS-Client only) | Activates the auto-connect feature for the DS-User installation. •	Select this option to use your current logged on Windows Username and Password to connect to the DS-Client. •	The DS-Client that DS-User connects with depends on the ‘Auto-Connection’ setting in the “"DS-User Initialization - Connection"” dialog box. | 
| Note | |
| 1 | Access to the DS-Client is restricted to Administrators and Backup Operators. Regular users must be permitted access by Administrators (in the DS-Client Configuration - Roles tab). | 
| 2 | User Names are required to restrict network access based on the credentials provided. |