Performance
Menu path: Setup > Sessions > RDP > RDP Global > Performance
In this area, you can configure settings in order to improve the performance of the RDP session.
Enable RemoteFX
☑ Remote FX is enabled. (Default)
RemoteFX codec mode
Possible options:
Use server setting
Optimized for LAN
Optimized for WAN
Legacy mode
Hardware accelerated codecs AVC420/AVC444 (H.264)
Possible options:
Automatic: H.264 is activated automatically if supported by the device's hardware.
On: H.264 is activated, regardless of hardware support.
For testing purposes only; this option can lead to display flaws.
Off: H.264 is deactivated.
→ You can disable graphics functions which are not absolutely necessary.
Graphics settings that you can disable in order to improve performance:
Disable wallpaper
☑ Desktop background is disabled.
☐ Desktop background is enabled. (Default)
Don't show contents of window while dragging
☑ Window content will be hidden.
☐ Window content will be shown. (Default)
Disable menu and window animation
☑ Menu and window animation is disabled.
☐ Menu and window animation is enabled. (Default)
Disable themes
☑ Themes are disabled.
☐ Themes are enabled. (Default)
Disable cursor shadow
☑ Cursor shadow is disabled.
☐ Cursor shadow is enabled. (Default)
Disable cursor settings
☑ Cursor settings are disabled. No "unnecessary" mouse movements will be sent.
☐ Cursor settings are enabled. (Default)
Enable font smoothing
☑ Font smoothing is enabled.
☐ Font smoothing is disabled. (Default)
Compression
In low-bandwidth environments, you should use compression in order to reduce network traffic. Note that the use of compression reduces the burden on the network but does use CPU power.
☑ Data are compressed.
☐ Data flow is not compressed. (Default)