> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.devolutions.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/ribbon-menu-bar/file/settings/tools.md).

# Tools

Configure Remote Desktop Manager tool timeout delays, default email templates, network scan duration, ping, PowerShell, remote management, reports, SSH key agent, Wake-on-LAN, and IT asset management

Go to ***File*** – ***Settings*** – ***Tools*** to configure the delay of time before the tool timeout, along with the other tool-related settings available on this screen.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Windows" %}

#### Tools

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connect when available delay</strong></td><td>Indicate the delay before connection timeout when using the <em><strong>Connect when available</strong></em> feature.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Default subject</strong></td><td>Define a default email subject.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Default body</strong></td><td>Set a predefined email body.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Scan duration</strong></td><td>Define the duration (in seconds) for a network scan operation.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### IT asset management

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ping before loading from system information</strong></td><td>Ping the remote computer before loading its system information.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include products</strong></td><td>Include installed products in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include alternate hosts</strong></td><td>Include alternate hosts when loading from system information.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Mode</strong></td><td><p>Define how system information options are determined:</p><ul><li>General settings</li><li>Custom settings</li><li>Last setting used</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Prompt for options</strong></td><td>Prompt for system information options before loading from system information.</td></tr></tbody></table>

**System information options** — available when *Mode* is set to *Custom settings*:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Local accounts</strong></td><td>Include local accounts in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Logical Drives</strong></td><td>Include logical drives in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Network adapters</strong></td><td>Include network adapters in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Printers</strong></td><td>Include printers in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Products</strong></td><td>Include installed products in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Services</strong></td><td>Include services in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Shares</strong></td><td>Include shares in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Start-up</strong></td><td>Include start-up items in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>System</strong></td><td>Include general system information in the results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Windows hotfixes</strong></td><td>Include installed Windows hotfixes in the system information results.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Ping

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Execute continuous ping undocked</strong></td><td>Run continuous ping in a separate, undocked window.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Continuous ping wait time</strong></td><td>Define the wait time between each ping when using continuous ping.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ping timeout</strong></td><td>Indicate the time before the ping service timeout.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Show timestamps</strong></td><td>Display a timestamp next to each ping result.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Good</strong></td><td>Define the latency (in milliseconds) considered good, used to color-code ping results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bad</strong></td><td>Define the latency (in milliseconds) considered bad, used to color-code ping results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Packet size</strong></td><td>Define the ping packet size (in bytes).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>History</strong></td><td>Define the number of ping results kept in the latency history.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>MTR mode</strong></td><td>Enable MTR (traceroute-style) mode for the ping tool.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### PowerShell

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Override execution policy</strong></td><td>Define whether Remote Desktop Manager overrides the local PowerShell execution policy before running scripts.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Custom script before importing module</strong></td><td>Define a custom script to run before importing the Devolutions PowerShell module.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Debug</strong> <em>(Devolutions PowerShell)</em></td><td>Enable debug mode for Devolutions PowerShell.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resize window</strong> <em>(Devolutions PowerShell)</em></td><td>Automatically resize the Devolutions PowerShell window.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Remote management

<table><thead><tr><th width="149">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event log</strong></td><td><p>Select the preferred event log to be open by default when launching the remote event on a remote computer:</p><ul><li>All</li><li>Application</li><li>Security</li><li>System</li><li>DFS Replication</li><li>Directory Service</li><li>DNS Server</li><li>Hardware Events</li><li>Internet Explorer</li><li>Key Management Service</li><li>Windows PowerShell</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Event type</strong></td><td><p>Select the preferred event type to be open by default when launching the remote event on a remote computer:</p><ul><li>All</li><li>Error</li><li>Warning</li><li>Information</li><li>Security Audit Success</li><li>Security Audit Failure</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Time range</strong></td><td><p>Define the time range for the Remote Event:</p><ul><li>Today</li><li>Yesterday</li><li>Last Month</li><li>Current Month</li><li>Last 7 days</li><li>Last 30 days</li><li>Last 31 days</li><li>Last 60 days</li><li>Last 90 days</li><li>Last 180 days</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Embedded</strong> <em>(Remote management/server homepage)</em></td><td>Display the remote management/server home page in an embedded browser within Remote Desktop Manager.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Browser</strong> <em>(Remote management/server homepage)</em></td><td><p>When <em>Embedded</em> is disabled, select the browser used to open the remote management/server home page:</p><ul><li>Internet Explorer</li><li>Firefox</li><li>Google Chrome</li><li>Safari</li><li>Opera</li><li>Microsoft Edge</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Reports

Lists the customizable reports available in Remote Desktop Manager, grouped by category.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>Name of the report.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>CSS filename</strong></td><td>CSS stylesheet file associated with the report, if any.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Edit</strong></td><td>Opens the selected report's template for editing.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extract style</strong></td><td>Extracts the selected report's style into a CSS file.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### SSH key agent

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Mode</strong></td><td><p>Select which SSH key agent Remote Desktop Manager uses:</p><ul><li>Pageant</li><li>OpenSSH</li><li>Both</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Start agent on application start</strong></td><td>Start the SSH key agent automatically when Remote Desktop Manager starts.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Stop SSH key agent on application lock</strong></td><td>Stop the SSH key agent when Remote Desktop Manager is locked.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Reload keys on workspace or vault change</strong></td><td>Reload the SSH key agent's keys whenever the data source or vault changes.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Wake on LAN

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="263"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OPTION</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Wake-on-LAN port</strong></td><td>Define the port used to send Wake-on-LAN packets.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Automatically close messages</strong></td><td>Automatically close the Wake-on-LAN confirmation message after a delay (in seconds).</td></tr></tbody></table>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="macOS" %}

#### Tools <a href="#tools-1" id="tools-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="268">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Service search timeout</strong></td><td>Indicate the time that the Bonjour service will search before the service timeout.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connect when available delay</strong></td><td>Indicate the delay before connection timeout when using the <em><strong>Connect when available</strong></em> feature.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### IT asset management <a href="#it-asset-management-1" id="it-asset-management-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="268">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Include alternate hosts</strong></td><td>Include alternate hosts when loading from system information.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Mode</strong></td><td><p>Define how system information options are determined:</p><ul><li>General settings</li><li>Custom settings</li><li>Last setting used</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Prompt for options</strong></td><td>Prompt for system information options before loading from system information.</td></tr></tbody></table>

**System information options** — available when *Mode* is set to *Custom settings*:

<table><thead><tr><th width="268">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Local accounts</strong></td><td>Include local accounts in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Logical Drives</strong></td><td>Include logical drives in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Network adapters</strong></td><td>Include network adapters in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Printers</strong></td><td>Include printers in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Products</strong></td><td>Include installed products in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Services</strong></td><td>Include services in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Shares</strong></td><td>Include shares in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Start-up</strong></td><td>Include start-up items in the system information results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>System</strong></td><td>Include general system information in the results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Windows hotfixes</strong></td><td>Include installed Windows hotfixes in the system information results.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Ping <a href="#ping-1" id="ping-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="268">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ping timeout</strong></td><td>Indicate the time before the ping service timeout.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Remote management <a href="#remote-management-1" id="remote-management-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="149">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event log</strong></td><td><p>Select the preferred event log to be open by default when launching the remote event on a remote computer:</p><ul><li>All</li><li>Application</li><li>Security</li><li>System</li><li>DFS Replication</li><li>Directory Service</li><li>DNS Server</li><li>Hardware Events</li><li>Internet Explorer</li><li>Key Management Service</li><li>Windows PowerShell</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Event type</strong></td><td><p>Select the preferred event type to be open by default when launching the remote event on a remote computer:</p><ul><li>All</li><li>Error</li><li>Warning</li><li>Information</li><li>Security Audit Success</li><li>Security Audit Failure</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Time range</strong></td><td><p>Define the time range for the Remote Event:</p><ul><li>Today</li><li>Yesterday</li><li>Last Month</li><li>Current Month</li><li>Last 7 days</li><li>Last 30 days</li><li>Last 31 days</li><li>Last 60 days</li><li>Last 90 days</li><li>Last 180 days</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### SSH key agent <a href="#ssh-key-agent-1" id="ssh-key-agent-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="268">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Mode</strong></td><td><p>Select which SSH key agent Remote Desktop Manager uses:</p><ul><li>Pageant</li><li>OpenSSH</li><li>Both</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Start agent on application start</strong></td><td>Start the SSH key agent automatically when Remote Desktop Manager starts.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Stop SSH key agent on application lock</strong></td><td>Stop the SSH key agent when Remote Desktop Manager is locked.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Reload keys on workspace or vault change</strong></td><td>Reload the SSH key agent's keys whenever the data source or vault changes.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Wake on LAN <a href="#wake-on-lan-1" id="wake-on-lan-1"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="268">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Wake-on-LAN port</strong></td><td>Define the port used to send Wake-on-LAN packets.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Automatically close messages</strong></td><td>Automatically close the Wake-on-LAN confirmation message after a delay (in seconds).</td></tr></tbody></table>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


---

# Agent Instructions
This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com.

## Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/ribbon-menu-bar/file/settings/tools.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.