The Connections category of the Session Options dialog allows you to configure a session connection .

The options of the Connection category of the Session Options dialog are based on the choice of Protocol. In other words, if Telnet is selected as the protocol, the options displayed on the dialog will be different than if SSH2 is selected. Below is a list of the protocols and options available in SecureCRT.

The following options are displayed for all protocols.

Name

Enter a uniquely identifying name for this session.  

Protocol (This option appears if only SecureCRT is installed)

Select the protocol that you want to use for this session. SecureCRT supports the following protocols: SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, serial (COM), Local Shell, and Raw.

Protocol group (This group appears if SecureCRT and SecureFX are both installed)

Select the protocol that you want to use for the stated type of session.

Terminal

Select the terminal emulation protocol that you want to use for this session. SecureCRT supports the following protocols: SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, serial (COM), Local Shell, and Raw.

File transfer

Select the file transfer protocol that you want to use for this session. SecureFX supports the following protocols: SFTP, FTP, and FTP/TLS.

Local shell command group

Pre-connect

Enter a command to be executed in a separate process on the local machine prior to establishing the connection for the session.

Description group

Enter a session description to be displayed in the Connect window.

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