DS-User F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Connect to DS-Client Service
 
Connect to DS-Client Service
Use this dialog box to connect to a specific DS-Client on your network. It displays a list of all available DS-Clients.
 
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.