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These tips help you get the most from VanDyke Software applications and the VShell server. They cover a broad range of topics, including configuration, troubleshooting, productivity, scripting, and more.

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How to Install SecureCRT and SecureFX on a macOS Machine

How to Redock the Session Manager

How to Use SecureCRT's Built-In TFTP Server

How to Allow Key Repeating in SecureCRT on macOS

How to Send a Literal '\' character in a Send String Function for a Custom Button, Command, or Mapped Key

How To Configure SecureCRT to Automatically Log Session Data to a File

How to Configure Debug Logging in SecureFX

How to Configure Trace Options and Debug Logging in SecureCRT

Configuring VShell for Windows to Verify the Integrity of Uploaded Files Using a File Upload Trigger and Powershell Script

Configuring X11 Forwarding in SecureCRT

VShell for Windows Public-Key Authentication Failure Due to LSA Module

How to Use Python Scripting in SecureCRT 9.x on macOS

How to Use Python 3.x with SecureCRT 9.0 or later for Windows

How to Use Logon Actions to Connect to a Secondary Host Behind a Jump Host or SSH Gateway

How to Fix an Issue Where Output Becomes Garbled Following a Period of Normal Output

How to Configure SecureCRT to Handle "Accept and Acknowledge" Logons to PaloAlto and Similar Firewalls

How to Toggle the Session Manager between "Pinned" and "Auto-Hide" States

How to Map a Keyboard Shortcut to Perform a Menu/Toolbar Function in SecureCRT

How to Import a Single Button Bar into SecureCRT

How to Install SecureCRT on Supported Ubuntu Platforms

How to Transfer Button Bars to the SecureCRT Command Manager

How to Import SecureCRT Sessions from CSV/Text File Data Using the Text Import Wizard

How to Manage Credentials in SecureCRT and SecureFX

How to Remove All Traces of SecureCRT from Your Machine (macOS)

Configuring SecureCRT and SecureFX for 2FA Smartcard Authentication (RFC 6187)

HTTPS: How to Customize the VShell User Web Interface

Configuring VShell to Allow FTP Connections

Exporting and Importing the VShell for Windows Configuration

Moving VShell for Windows to a Different Server

Upgrading VShell for Windows

Introduction to the SecureCRT Button Bar (YouTube Tutorial Transcript)

Configuring VShell for Windows as an SFTP Backup Server for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

Avoid Incomplete Paste Operations with Echo Flow Control

Overview of the SecureFX 7.0 Filter View

Overview of Tiling in SecureCRT

Lock Down SFTP File Access to a Specific Folder in the VShell Server

Tips on Using SFXCL Automation

Using SFXCL /List Workaround to Check for Remote Files

Using Public-Key Authentication in Secure Shell Applications

Using VShell to Install Software Remotely

Overview of Color Configuration in SecureCRT

Mouse Support for vi, vim, and emacs in SecureCRT

VRALib Scripting: Issue Commands and Save Output to Excel File

Using the Connect Bar

Scan Disk Usage on a Remote Machine Using VShell for Windows and VRALib

Setting User and Group Virtual Root Permissions for VShell 3.8 for Windows

VShell Server Automation: Change Password (Sept 2010)

VShell TLS: Creating, Signing, and Using Certificates (for FTPS/HTTPS)

Changing Default Settings for New and Existing Sessions (June 2010)

Importing SecureCRT Sessions from a Data File (April 2010)

Quickly Launch Multiple SecureCRT Sessions

SecureCRT Logon Options

Eliminate Telnet Vulnerabilities - Use VShell and SecureCRT for Secure Remote Access

Using Xterm-style "Copy on Select" and "Paste on Middle Button"

Right-Click on a URL to Open It in Your Web Browser

Use a Keyboard Shortcut to Switch Between Full Screen and Normal Display Modes

Customize the Toolbar in SecureFX

View dot Files and Hidden or System Files in SecureFX

Authenticate Once to Multiple Servers Using SecureCRT's SSH Agent Support

Reduce the SecureFX Window by Hiding the Tree View

Using the Command Window to Send Commands To Multiple SecureCRT Sessions

Automating Uploads with VCP and Outlook

Using VCP and VBScript for Drag and Drop SFTP Transfers to a Folder on a Remote Host

Using SFXCL and VBScript for Drag and Drop SFTP Transfers to a Folder on a Remote Host

Using a VShell Trigger to Log File-Transfer Activity to a MySQL Database

Setting up an Automated File Transfer Using SecureFX's SFXCL and Windows Scheduler

How to Use vsftp Batch Mode to Automate File Transfers

Backing Up and Restoring SecureCRT and SecureFX Settings

Overview of FTPS Configuration in the VShell Server

Drag and Drop Files in SecureCRT and SecureFX

Maximizing the Value of the Connect Dialog

SecureCRT Word Selection and Word Delimiters

Using Substitute User or "su" Commands to Change SFTP Login Credentials

Using a SecureCRT Secure Shell Connection as a SOCKS Proxy

Control Remote Exec Privileges with RunAs Command in the VShell Server

Configuring the VShell User Database for Windows

How to Use the VShell who.exe --kill Command to Disconnect an Active Session

Scripting Essentials: Creating Scripts

Creating a Custom Dialog Using the Internet Explorer Object

How to Capture Command Output with ReadString()

Streamline Connecting to Multiple Secure Shell Sessions

True Mirroring with SecureFX 6.0

Moving Tabs in SecureCRT 6.0

Using the SecureCRT Button Bar to Run Scripts, Commands, and Launch Programs

VShell Subconfiguration for More Flexible Authentication

Accessing Network File Shares with VShell and Public-Key-Only Authentication

Using the SecureFX SFXCL Move Command

Tab Scripting with SecureCRT 5.2 and Newer

SSH Agent Forwarding with SecureCRT

Using Screen Readers and JAWS Scripts with SecureCRT

Using an Escape Sequence with the SecureCRT SFTP Tab

Adding a Custom "Window" Menu to the SecureCRT 5.0 Menu Bar

Making Configuration Changes to Multiple Sessions

More Effective Pass-Through Printing with Perl Scripts

Copy on Select for X-Windows Mouse Behavior in SecureCRT

Filtering VShell Log Files with syslog-ng

How to Print to a Text File with SecureCRT

Using Windows Copy and Paste Hotkeys in SecureCRT

Silent Installation Using the /S Flag

How to Set the Initial Directory in SecureFX

Setting up Remote Server Connections Using Local IP Addresses

Configuring VShell for Linux to Use Keyboard-Interactive Authentication with PAM

Running SecureCRT from a USB Flash Memory Drive

Displaying Text in the SecureCRT Title Bar

Innovative Uses of the SecureCRT Command Window

VBScript Activates SecureCRT Window

How to Put Dates in Log File Names

Using Public Keys with the SFXCL Utility

Resetting Your Terminal Emulator

Using VCP or SFXCL for Secure File Transfer

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