Screens 4 3 7 – Access Your Computer Remotely Controls

Stop screen sharing.

While viewing the remote computer, start or stop control of the remote keyboard and mouse.

If your permissions allow, you can disable the remote user's screen view and mouse and keyboard input. The end user's view of the privacy screen clearly explains that the BeyondTrust user has disabled the end user's view. The end user can regain control at any time by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Alternatively, disable the end user's mouse and keyboard input while still allowing them to view the screen. When input is restricted, an orange border appears around the end user's monitors, and a message indicates that the BeyondTrust user has mouse and keyboard control. The end user can regain control at any time by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Restricted endpoint interaction is available only when accessing macOS or Windows computers. Restricted customer interaction is available only when supporting Windows computers. In Windows Vista and above, the endpoint client must be elevated. On Windows 8, this feature is limited to disabling the mouse and keyboard.

Annotation tools allow easier collaboration during shared sessions. A number of tools are available, including shapes and free drawing.

Reboot the remote system in either normal or safe mode with networking, or shut down the remote system.

Send a Ctrl-Alt-Del command to the remote computer.

Perform a special action on the remote system. Based on remote operating system and configuration, available tasks will vary. Canned scripts available to the user appear in a fly-out menu. With the Run As special action on a Windows® system, you may select credentials from an Endpoint Credential Manager. Use of the Endpoint Credential Manager requires a separate services agreement with BeyondTrust. Once a services agreement is in place, you may download the required middleware from the BeyondTrust Support Portal.

Access a dropdown of available smart card readers on your local system. Use the virtual smart card to perform administrative actions, running programs in another user context or even logging in as another user. The appropriate virtual smart card drivers must be installed on both your local system and the remote system, with their services running.

Log into the endpoint using credentials provided by an external credential store. Use of the Endpoint Credential Manager requires a separate services agreement with BeyondTrust. Once a services agreement is in place, you may download the required middleware from the BeyondTrust Support Portal. Prior to 15.2, this feature is available only in sessions started from an elevated Jump Client on Windows®. Starting with 15.2, you also may use an Endpoint Credential Manager in Remote Jump sessions, Microsoft® Remote Desktop Protocol sessions, VNC sessions, and Shell Jump sessions.

While screen sharing, capture a screenshot of the remote screen or screens at their full resolution, saved in PNG format. Save the image file to your local system or to your clipboard. The capture action is recorded in the chat log with a link to a locally saved image. The link remains active even after the customer has left the session, but it does not persist in the BeyondTrust session report. You can adjust the directory where screenshots are saved by going to the File > Settings > Tools menu in the access console. This feature works on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Manually send the contents of your clipboard to the remote computer. This tool icon is not visible if you are permitted to automatically send the contents of your clipboard or if you are disallowed to send clipboard information to the remote system.

Manually receive the contents of your clipboard from the remote computer. This tool icon is not visible if you are permitted to automatically receive the contents of your clipboard or if you are disallwoed to receive clipboard information from the remote system.

Select an alternate remote monitor to display. The primary monitor is designated by a P.

View the remote screen at actual or scaled size.

Select the color optimization mode to view the remote screen. If you are going to be primarily sharing video, select Video Optimized; otherwise select between Black and White (uses less bandwidth), Few Colors, More Colors, or Full Color (uses more bandwidth). Both Video Optimized and Full Color modes allow you to view the actual desktop wallpaper.

View the remote desktop in full screen mode or return to the interface view. When in full screen mode, special keys are passed through to the remote system. This includes but is not limited to modifier keys, function keys, and the Windows Start key. Note that this does not apply to the Ctrl-Alt-Del command.