A session contains properties of a connection to a remote computer. By creating a session, you can specify different options for each remote computer and connect to the remote computer easily with one click. The Sessions dialog box lists all the sessions you created and allows you to create and edit sessions.

You can also connect to a remote computer without creating a session. For this purpose Xshell provides a default session that is ready to use after installation.

To create a new session:

  1. Click the File menu, and then click New.
    RESULT: New Session Properties dialog box opens up.
  2. Enter connection information.
  3. Click OK.
Note: The created session is entered to the Sessions dialog box. You can edit the session later.

To edit a session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select the session you want to edit.
  3. On the toolbar, click Properties.
  4. Edit the session and click OK.

To change the name of a session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Right-click on the session name you want to change.
  3. Click Rename on the menu.
Note: The session name should have valid characters for a filename.

To copy a session to another name:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select the session you want to save as another name.
  3. On the toolbar, click Save As.

To delete a session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select the session you want to delete.
  3. On the toolbar, click Delete.

To create a shortcut for a session:

  1. Open the Sessions dialog box.
  2. Select the session of which you want to create a shortcut.
  3. On the toolbar, click Create Shortcut.
  4. Browse the folder tree and select a folder to put the shortcut.
  5. Click OK.

To edit the properties of the default session:

To open the Default Session Properties dialog box, do one of the following instruction:

Note: The default session is used when you run an SSH, TELNET, RLOGIN, SFTP from local prompt or Address bar.
To use connection commands from the local prompt, see Xshell local commands. To use Address bar, see Address bar section.

To create a new session folder:

  1. Open Sessions dialog box.
  2. Click on an arrow next to the New button, and then select Folder from the list.
  3. Type a name for the new folder, and then press ENTER.

To copy a session file to a different computer:

  1. Open Sessions dialog box.
  2. Click on the Open Session Folder button. RESULT: Folder, where sessions are saved, opens up.
  3. Find a session file (*.xsh) and copy or email it to a different computer.
  4. In the different computer, save the session file in the following folder.

    ¡±%APPDATA%\NetSarang\Xshell\Sessions¡±