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# Devolutions Gateway configuration in Remote Desktop Manager

The following instructions explain how to use Devolutions Gateway in an RDP session.

1. Select an RDP session and open its ***Properties*** dialog.
2. Go to ***Connection*** – ***VPN/SSH/Gateway*** – ***VPN/SSH/Gateway*** – ***General***.
3. In the ***General*** section, set the ***Type*** option to Devolutions Gateway.

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/docs_en_hub_DGW0008.png)
4. In the same section, set the ***Connect*** option to ***Always connect***.

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/docs_en_hub_DGW0009.png)
5. In the ***Settings (Devolutions Gateway)*** tab, select the gateway configured in [Devolutions Cloud configuration](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/getting-started/devolutions-cloud/devolutions-gateway-configuration-with-devolutions-cloud).

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/docs_en_hub_DGW0007.png)

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p>To remove the five-second delay when opening a connection, set the <em><strong>Delay</strong></em> value to 0 in the <em><strong>Advanced</strong></em> tab.</p></div>
6. Once the RDP session is connected, the following log entry should be in ***Reports*** – ***Gateway Sessions***, which are located in the Devolutions Cloud web interface.
7. All of your sessions, logs, and configurations can be managed from the Remote Desktop Manager ribbon by going to ***Administration –*** ***Devolutions Gateway***.

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DGW6001_2025_1.png)


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