Default Telnet client

Owned by Netsarang Support
Dec 05, 2023
2 min read

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION or QUESTION

I want to use Xshell as my default telnet client, especially to connect to devices using url:telnet.

RESOLUTION

  1. Create a .reg file with the contents found below and run it by double-clicking.

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Xshell.telnet] @="telnet" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Xshell.telnet\DefaultIcon] @="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NetSarang\\Xshell 7\\Xshell.exe, 0" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Xshell.telnet\shell] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Xshell.telnet\shell\open] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Xshell.telnet\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NetSarang\\Xshell 7\\Xshell.exe\" -url %1" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Xshell] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Xshell\Capabilities] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Xshell\Capabilities\URLAssociations] "telnet"="Xshell.telnet" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications] "Xshell"="Software\\Xshell\\Capabilities"

    • Enter the exact path where Xshell is installed.

    • The exact parameter must be -url %1.

    • If Xshell is installed in the default path, the value is as follows.
      ”C:\Program Files (x86)\NetSarang\Xshell 7\Xshell.exe” -url %1

  2. Enter the address of the Telnet server you wish to connect to in the address bar of your web browser.

     

     

  3. After Xshell is executed, you can confirm that it is connected to the server.