Session Managementᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

To Create a New Session:

  1. Open the New Session Properties dialog box by selecting [New] in the [File] menu.
  2. Enter connection information.
  3. Click [OK].

To Open the Sessions Dialog Box:

  • Select [Open] in the [File] menu.
  • Click the standard [Open] button.

To Edit a Session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select a session to edit.
  3. Click the standard [Properties] button.
  4. Click [OK] after completing session editing.
  • Note 
    You can edit multiple sessions simultaneously simply by selecting all the sessions you want to edit and clicking [Properties].

To Rename a Session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Right-click on the session to rename.
  3. Select [Rename] in menu.
  • Note 
    Session name must be a valid file name.

To Copy a Session Under Different Name:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select a session to copy under a different name.
  3. Click the standard [Save As] button.

To Delete a Session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select the session to delete.
  3. Click the standard [Delete] button.

To Create a Shortcut to Session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select a session for which to create shortcut.
  3. Click the standard [Create Shortcut] button.
  4. Select a folder to save shortcut.
  5. Click [OK].

To Change Default Session Properties:
To open the default Session Properties dialog box, select one of the following:

  • Select [Properties] from the [File] menu in local shell.
  • Click the arrow next to the standard [Properties] button in the main toolbar and select [Default Session] from the list.
  • Note
    Default session is used when connecting withSSH, TELNET, RLOGIN and SFTP using a local prompt or the Address Bar.
    To use a connection command in the local prompt, see 'Xshell Local Command'. For connections using the address bar, see 'Address Bar'.

To Create a New Session Folder:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Click an arrow next to the standard [New] button and select [Folder] from the list.
  3. Enter folder name.

To Copy a Session file to Another Computer:

  1. Select [Export] from the [File] Menu.
  2. If you would like to use the session file's password on another device, set the Master Password.
  3. Copy a session file (*.xsh) or email it to another computer.
  4. On the device to use the session file, set the exact same Master Password.
  5. Select [Import] from the [File] Menu.