XManager, Xshell and Xftp: Manage a Server with These Tools

The NetSarang company currently has several network tools that will allow us to manage servers, routers, switches and other types of devices, we have the following:

1. XManager to work with X extensions and more.
2. Xshell a very powerful SSH client.
3. XFtp for file transfers over a network.
4. Xldp for hassle-free remote printing.

Xmanager

Xmanager is one of the main tools that we have available, it is a truly complete utility, below, you can see the main Xmanager screen:

Xmanager offers us new experimental features. One of them is that it includes support for OpenSSH CA keys for host / user keys that we will talk about next. If we want to access these experimental functions, we will have to do it from the help section.

In public key authentication, the public user key must be registered on the server we want to connect to together with its user. This approach can be considered ineffective, and it can also be a burden on the server administrator. However, if we replace it with a CA certificate we can obtain a superior solution. In this sense, OpenSSH will provide us with a simple certificate generation and an associated CA infrastructure. Therefore, Xmanager, and the other two programs that we will talk about later like Xshell and Xftp can use CA OpenSSH to connect to remote or local UNIX / Linux servers quickly and easily.

Another feature is that by using this program, it will allow us to access remote and virtualized UNIX / Linux desktop environments, or run applications with a graphical interface together with Windows applications on our PC.

In addition, we can easily create, edit and start several sessions simultaneously from the main window, using the Xmanager Session Manager. Thanks to this, we can designate Xconfig profiles for sessions to control window modes, fonts, colors, X extensions and more.

With dynamic remote host search , we can automatically see available hosts and connect with just point and click. In this case, we don’t need to configure individual sessions for each server. Xmanager allows us to effortlessly use X extensions such as Xkeyboard, Xinerama and RandR in our sessions that we can enable / disable in our Xconfig profile.

In terms of security, Xmanger’s exclusive Secure XDMCP protocol and host access control ensure that only authorized users have access. Other specifications that Xmanager supports are:

• Supports Windows terminal server and Citrix MetaFrame for Windows.
• Session sharing for Windows terminal service.
• Multi-user configuration.
• Simple distribution of sessions and server profiles.
• Session path designated by the user.

Xshell, a very complete SSH client

Another of NetSarang’s tools is Xshell , which offers us a CMD command line within Xshell with its own tab. You do not need to exit the program to get full functionality and use the command line.

This is an experimental feature that allows you to place a real Windows CMD window in Xshell with its own tab. Thus, users no longer need to exit Xshell to have full CMD functionality and to be able to use the commands they need. Just to use this function we write the realcmd command in the local Xshell shell. Once this command is executed we will have a tab with the Windows CMD as you can see here:

Now it’s time to find out what the main Xshell screen looks like, if you look at it, it’s quite similar to Putty and Kitty, two widely used and completely free SSH clients.

We can also make the most of our monitor space thanks to the program’s tabbed interface. In this way, we can organize several sessions to be viewed and monitored simultaneously. In this sense, rearranging tabs is as simple as drag and drop.

In addition, we can manage several sessions from the main window using the session manager. There we can establish a series of options to determine how each session is going to behave. If we want to improve our efficiency, it allows deep customization. This way we can establish key assignments and quick commands as well as dock specific elements of the user interface to facilitate access.

We can also compose string lines before sending them to terminal in compose panel, or we can also use it to paste and view clipboard content safely. Then, what we have written, we can send it to a single session, to several sessions or all sessions at the same time as we are interested.

Another feature is the highlight sets. After defining a keywords and regular expressions, these are highlighted when entered in the terminal.

Regarding security, we can use the latest end-to-end encryption algorithms and various authentication methods such as GSSAPI and PKCS # 11. We can also create a master password to provide additional security to our session passwords, and easily share log files. session between devices.

Other highlights of Xshell are:

• It supports SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN, and SERIAL protocols.
• Supports Windows Vista 7/8/10, Server 2008/2012/2016.
• Supports OpenSSH and ssh.com servers.
• SOCKS4 / 5, HTTP proxy connection.
• Scripting VB, Jscript, Python.
• IPv6 support.
• Kerberos authentication support (MIT Keberos, Microsoft SSPI).
• SSH / Telnet tracking.

Xftp: Transfer files on a local network or the Internet

With NETSARANG Xftp, we can perform a file transfer. Here we have the main screen of this program.

We also have experimental features here that NetSarang developers are working on, before they officially join Xftp. The experimental features of this program include OpenSSH CA support, a quick file search, and a list of recent sessions. It also allows easy file transfers. By simply dragging and dropping files between remote hosts, you can see the progress of the transfer in real time.

It also supports multiple simultaneous transfers to use maximum bandwidth for faster file downloads and uploads. Thanks to the support for FXP we can transfer data directly between two remote FTP servers, substantially reducing transfer times.

Another aspect to highlight is that it has an intuitive file management, and, in addition, Xftp allows the Windows context menu to integrate perfectly with third-party Windows utilities and supports user-defined editors.

In addition, it allows an improved synchronization and asks us what we want to do in case there is a file with the same name in the destination:

Other specifications that it supports are:

• Supports SFTP (SSH2 only) and FTP protocol.
• Works with Windows 7/8/10, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016.
• Supports virtual environments.
• Supports OpenSSH server, ssh.com, and SSH servers that follow SFTP protocol standards.
• Multi-user configuration.
• UTF-8 character strings.
• Various proxy servers.
• Support for Kerberos (MIT Kerberos, Microsoft SSPI).

As you have seen, with these tools we will be able to manage and administer servers with different protocols, with a very complete suite of tools that will allow us to make the most of the time, since they are really intuitive to configure and use.

We recommend that you access the official NetSarang website where you will find all the details of its programs, and the links to purchase the software.