Add Assets for Remote Connections

Domain accounts are often used to remotely connect to computers and various other IT assets. Any domain account can be configured to remotely connect to multiple IT assets. In such scenarios, creating an association between the domain accounts and the list of IT assets it could connect to, becomes necessary.

Prior to creating such an association, the IT assets are to be added to Securden. You may add all such computers and other IT assets in this section.

While adding the IT asset, you can specify how the device can be connected (RDP/SSH/SQL) and the device’s connectivity details. As mentioned above, the assets added here need to be associated with the required domain accounts - that is, with specific users/user groups and accounts/folders in Securden.

To add the assets that are to be remotely accessed, navigate to Admin >> Remote Sessions and Recordings >> Assets for Remote Connections.

In the GUI that opens, click Add.

You have the option to either add assets manually by supplying the connectivity details or import them from your directory. Both options are elaborated below.

Add Assets Manually

You can add the required IT assets manually one at a time. Click on Add Asset Manually.

In the GUI that opens, you need to specify the attributes associated with the asset.

Provide the following attributes associated with the asset:

• Connection type: You can specify what type of connection the asset will be connected with from the options available in the drop-down. If you choose RDP, SSH, or Telnet, Securden will use the default ports 3389, 22, and 23 respectively. If you want to use a different port, specify that along with the IP address in the following format :. For SQL connections, you can either enter the SQL server instance name or the IP address and port in : format.

  Note

  For SSH connections, you have the additional option to include the domain name while launching a connection.

  • Asset Identifier: Enter a name for the IT asset being added in this field. This helps in uniquely identifying the asset for launching remote connections.
  • IP address: Finally, specify the IP address of the asset.

Import Assets from AD

The other option is to import the required IT assets from the Active Directory domain. You can import select devices, OUs, or Groups in any manner as needed. To import assets, click “Import Assets from AD”. The import is a two-step process.

Step 1: Establish connectivity

Securden scans your Active Directory domain and obtains the OUs, Groups and computers in the domain. It fetches the computer objects and adds them here as assets for launching RDP connections.

To establish connectivity with your domain you need to specify the following:

Domain: Select from an active directory domain added in securden

Domain IP address: Enter the IP address or the FQDN of the domain

Remote gateway (Optional): You can choose to route the connection with the domain using a remote gateway added in Securden. If you wish to add a new remote gateway, navigate to Admin >> Remote Sessions and Recordings >> Remote Gateway

Connection Mode: You can specify if you wish to connect securely using an SSL connection by clicking the checkbox.

Administrator Credentials: You need to supply the administrator credentials which will be used to connect to the domain and authenticate.

You can either enter the username and password of the account which will be used to connect to the domain, or alternatively select an account already added to Securden.

On completion, click Next

The page that appears will allow you to select the OUs/Groups/Computers from the domain. You can search and select the required assets and add them to Securden.

Once you complete the step 2 above, the imported IT assets will appear in the list on the page Admin >> Remote Sessions and Recordings >> Assets for Remote Connections.

As previously mentioned, the assets added here need to be associated with the required domain accounts. Typically, the asset is associated with specific users/user groups and accounts/folders in Securden.

This can be done from Admin >> Remote Sessions and Recordings >> Domain Account - Assets Association. Once the association is made, the asset will appear in the list of remote session launch options for the specific domain account for the specific users.