Profile Management

Overview

The Profile Management feature in M42 FastViewer allows administrators to create and assign standardized connection settings for client devices. Profiles ensure consistent security, access behavior, and user experience across systems. Profiles can be assigned to individual devices or folders (locations), making it easier to scale and manage remote access configurations.

When connecting to clients, the currently selected profile ("Current profile") is displayed in the connection window. 

If Connect using alternative profile is selected, then another profile can be selected from the “Pick profile” window using the dropdown menu.

Main View: Profile Management

The main view provides a centralized view of all configured connection profiles within the system.

Columns:

• Profile name: Displays the name of each profile (e.g., Access with user confirmation, Zugriff mit Dialog, etc.).
• In use at: Indicates which machines or folders are using each profile.
  •  Machines: Individual devices like "TestPC1", "SERVERPSA", "PARISRC001".
  •  Folders: Locations such as "Wien", “Matrix42”, etc.

 Top Bar Functions:

• + Add Profile: Open the profile creation window.
• Search Bar: Filter profiles by name.
• Threedot Menu (⋯): Access “Edit” or “Delete” for each profile.

Add Profile Window

The profile creation window is divided into four tabs:

• General
• Desktop
• Terminal
• Filetransfer

Note that this window is identical to the Edit profile window.

General Tab

These are the general profile settings.

•  Profile name: The name of the profile.
•  Name override: Custom display name shown to the end user.

Desktop Tab

These settings affect the Desktop connection to the client computer.

•  General:
  • Hide Wallpaper: Option to hide remote desktop wallpaper during a session.
  • Default Zoom Mode: Choose between “Zoom to fit”, “Automatic scrolling”, “Manual scrolling”.
  • CTRL + ALT + DEL Alternative: Choose alternate key combinations (for example, "CTRL + ALT + INSERT").
  • End of Session Action: Define what happens when a session ends ("None", “Lock”, “Logoff”.).
•  Clipboard:
  •  Enable Clipboard Synchronization: Sync clipboard between local and remote.
  • Active at Session Start: Enables sync by default. Only available if  "Enable Clipboard Synchronization" is turned on.
•  Access Dialog:
  •  Show Access Dialog: Toggle the user confirmation prompt before connecting.
  •  Default Action: “Connect”, “Disconnect”, or “Disconnect except on lock screen”.
  •  Countdown in Seconds: Delay before the connection is made. The countdown timer is shown to the end user.
  •  Stop Key: Key to cancel the session (for example, “F11”).
•  Access Frame:
  •  Show Access Frame: Visual border during the session for awareness.
  •  Frame Color (Hex): Define color (e.g., "800000cc"). 
    • If the colored square is clicked, it opens a color picker
    • The hex value can also be directly edited to change the color. 
  •  Width in Pixels: Thickness of the frame.

Terminal Tab

These settings affect the Terminal connection to the client computer.

•  Show Access Dialog: Toggle the user confirmation prompt before connecting.
•  Default Action: “Connect” or “Disconnect”.
•  Countdown in Seconds: Delay before the connection is made. The countdown timer is shown to the end user.
•  Stop Key: Key to cancel the session (for example, “F11”).

Identical access control options as in the Desktop tab, but specifically for terminal sessions (e.g., PowerShell, CMD).

Filetransfer Tab

Contains the same access dialog controls as the Terminal tab.

Edit Profile

Clicking on a profile name or choosing "Edit" from the ⋯ menu opens the profile with the same four tabs as with Add Profile. You can update:

•  Profile name.
•  Name override.
•  Any Desktop, Terminal, or Filetransfer settings.

Click Save to apply changes.

Delete Profile

Accessible from the ⋯ menu next to each profile in the main list. Deleting a profile will remove it from all associated machines and folders.

Best Practices

•  Use descriptive names (like, "Access with confirmation", "Silent install profile").
•  Keep profiles grouped by usage scenario or department.