Main Dashboard
Overview
Once logged in, the M42 FastViewer dashboard provides access to remote devices, connection statuses, and other options.
Main Panel
This area is used to display the remote connection.
Managing remote connections is explained in this article.
If no connections are active, it displays the Welcome Message
Left Sidebar
Refresh button can be used to refresh all listed devices on all views displaying clients:
Search Bar
Use this to quickly locate a specific device, folder, or connection option by searching it with a full-text search.
Search results are displayed under “Search results [number of matches]”. Usually, this field shows all devices.
Example for search “test”:
Search always starts with the beginning of the word. Search “Test” would return “TestPC”, but not “PCTest”. Search always starts with the beginning of the word → Prefix search.
Active
Displays currently active remote connections.
Shows the count of connected sessions (0 when none are active).
The Pen-icon can be used to change the session name:
The disconnect icon can be used to quickly disconnect the session (the icon will change when the mouse is hovered over):
Note that the disconnection doesn't ask for confirmation.
Favorites
Lists devices you have marked as favorites for quick access.
Example: TestPC1 (green dot indicates that the device is online/available).
All
Organized tree structure showing all devices and groups. Example folders: Matrix42, Frankfurt, Milano, Wien, etc. Note that one device can only exist in a folder at a time.
All new clients are automatically moved under “_New Clients” folder.
Use Drag and drop on devices to move their locations between folders.
In this screenshot, the "TESTPC1" machine is being moved to folder “München”:
Click folders to expand and view the available remote agents inside.
Expand a single machine to see all the options available to that machine:
These options are explained in the Managing Connections article.
Top Menu Options
The options listed below are available in the upper right area.
Side Panel
Use the side-panel button to hide/show the explained above:
Ad Hoc Session
Create an Ad Hoc session by clicking the Ad Hoc button:
Once clicked, the setup panel for Ad Hoc session appears. Enter the session name and select the access type(s):
Once the OK is pressed, the wait screen is displayed with the session ID and the link to the Adhoc
To enter full-screen mode, click on the icon:
Once in full-screen mode hovering over this icon brings the options to exit full screen (left) and to disconnect the session (right):
Ad Hoc session is currently only available for use on Windows, iOS and Android systems.
Settings
Clicking on the Options icon opens the settings dropdown menu:
See the “M42 FastViewer Settings” article for more information.
