Expert Console overview
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SetMe Expert Console is installed on the computer you use to connect to remote devices and requires a Licensed User account. While the console can be installed on an unlimited number of computers, only one active session is permitted per account at a time. When you sign in to the console on your computer, any other console session running under the same account is automatically disconnected.
Install SetMe Expert Console
- In your browser, sign in to SetMe Home using your licensed user credentials. Get a 15-day free trial if you don't have a SetMe account yet.
- Click SetMe Expert to download the console application.
- Run the downloaded file.
Once installed, the application launches automatically. Subsequently, you can run it from your desktop icon.
Sign in to SetMe Expert console
- Run the SetMe Expert console.
- Enter your licensed user credentials (username and password).
Tip for password manager users: First, sign in to SetMe Home in your browser (your credentials will autofill). Then, click SetMe Expert to launch the console, which will authenticate automatically using your browser session.
- Click Sign In.
- (If 2FA is enabled for your account) Enter the 6-digit verification code and click Verify Code.
SetMe Expert console interface overview
Dashboard workspace
The dashboard is your central hub for starting new remote sessions and managing existing ones. It consists of the following key elements:
- New session button: opens a dialog box where you can enter a Client ID to connect to a remote computer
- Sessions list: displays all your active and closed remote sessions. Here you can view session details and select the session you want to work with
- Session panel: provides information and quick access to the core tools for the currently selected session
To access the dashboard, select Dashboard in the navigation bar at the top of the screen.
Session list
The Sessions list displays your remote sessions. For each session, the list shows its key attributes (properties):
- State: indicates the current status of the connection to the remote device
- Session name: a name you can specify when starting a remote session and modify later If you leave the name blank when initiating a session, the remote device's Computer Name is used instead.
- Start time: the date and time when the remote session was initiated
- Platform: the operating system of the remote device: Windows or macOS
- Unattended access icon: appears if the session was established via unattended access
- IP address: the public IP address of the remote device
You can switch between two views for the Sessions list:
- Normal view: Displays the full set of session information. This view shows fewer sessions per screen
- Compact view: Displays only the essential attributes (Name, Status, Start Time). This view fits more sessions on the screen.
By default, sessions in the list are sorted by session time in descending order, placing the most recently opened sessions at the top. You can change the sorting method.
Session panel
The upper section of the Session panel displays information about the selected remote session:
- State: indicates the current connection status to the remote device
- Unattended access icon: appears if the session was established via unattended access
- User Mode indicator: visible only when the session is running in User Mode. In this mode, certain SetMe features are unavailable. You can switch the session to Administrator Mode
- Session Name: the name of the session. If the name was left blank when starting the session, the remote device's Computer Name is used. You can change the Session Name by clicking on it.
- Session Duration: Shows how long the current session has been active
Below the session information is a toolbar with the following buttons:
- Run as admin: Appears when the session is running in User Mode. Allows you to safely switch the session to Administrator Mode
- End session: Disconnects you from the remote device and terminates the remote session.
The tabs in the Session panel provide the main functionality for managing the remote device:
- Remote desktop: connects you to the remote desktop and allows you to view screenshots and videos recorded for this session.
- Text chat: enables text message exchange with the remote device.
- Power: allows you to restart, shut down the remote device.
- System Info: displays key information about the remote system.
- Notes: lets you add notes to the remote session.
- Options: provides configuration settings for the remote session.
- Unattended access: allows you to configure and set up Unattended Access on the remote device.
- Install Client app: installs the SetMe client application on the remote device.
Unattended workspace
The Unattended workspace contains the unattended device list, which you can use to connect to and manage your unattended devices.
To open the Unattended workspace, select Unattended in the navigation bar at the top of the screen.
Expert console settings
You can customize the SetMe Expert console settings for your environment and define default parameters for remote desktop connections.
To access Settings, click the icon in the navigation bar at the top of the screen.