RDP Connection Manager

If you use terminal services in administration mode for remote access to your servers, you may be aware of a MS tool named Remote Desktops. Remote Desktops allows you to set up connections for each server and choose them from your connections list. For those of you that shy away from the command line, it even has a checkbox on the connection properties to allow you to connect to the console.

This is a great tool if you don’t have to manage a large number of connections. There is no good way to group or organize your connections. Connections are placed on the list in first come first served order, oldest at the top and newest at the bottom. I have spent what feels like an eternity searching up and down the list for a connection. Hey Bill, why isn’t something as simple as connection management built in?

Enter Royal TS. Royal TS allows all of the same functionality of Remote Desktops, but adds very easy to use connection management. Connections can be placed into folders and folders belong to documents, giving you the ability to create a hierarchy that makes sense for your environment.

In addition to connection management, Royal TS also allows you to easily connect to the console, either on the fly or as a connection default, and to change the default RDP port. If you prefer the command line, Royal TS allows you to launch a connection from the command line.

rtsapp.exe /connect:connection_name