{"id":55824,"date":"2023-08-01T12:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T08:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=55824"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:55:54","slug":"introducing-msp360-connect-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/introducing-msp360-connect-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing MSP360 Connect Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to inform you about the latest features of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/connect\/\">MSP360 Connect<\/a>, which are designed to improve your overall experience. This update contains useful enhancements, and we hope that they will greatly simplify your work!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Centrally Manage MSP360 Connect Agent Configurations<\/h2>\n<p>Now you can configure remote connection settings that will be applied to multiple remote computers right in the web console. You no longer need to create and install new agent builds or manually adjust settings on each computer if you want to change how the connections work. Simply set it up in the web console for your entire company or globally for all computers, and the changes will automatically apply to all affected computers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55846 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect.png\" alt=\"global options for Connect\" width=\"2338\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect.png 2338w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect-1024x657.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect-1536x985.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect-2048x1314.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-options-for-connect-624x400.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2338px) 100vw, 2338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the following settings can be configured through the web console:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow remote access to computers<\/li>\n<li>Enable Direct (authorized) access<\/li>\n<li>Approval method to join an active session with the authorization<\/li>\n<li>PIN length<\/li>\n<li>Require a password before connecting with login credentials<\/li>\n<li>Allow outgoing connections<\/li>\n<li>Allow access to UI<\/li>\n<li>Protect application settings with a password<\/li>\n<li>Update Connect Agent automatically<\/li>\n<li>Logging level<\/li>\n<li>Proxy mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Direct (Authorized) Access<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/connect\/\">MSP360 Connect Managed<\/a> now introduces Direct (authorized) access, allowing you to connect to an open session on a managed computer without waiting for user confirmation or typing in any PINs or system credentials. This feature streamlines the remote access process and saves time for IT administrators.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55848\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-agent-options-300x174.png\" alt=\"global agent options\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-agent-options-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-agent-options-624x362.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/global-agent-options.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-55875 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Connect-direct-access.gif\" alt=\"Connect - direct access\" width=\"1440\" height=\"816\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sunsetting Connect Managed Separate Web Console<\/h2>\n<p>In this release, we are sunsetting the separate Connect Managed web console. This console was available to those users who only used Connect Managed and did not use any other managed products (MSP360 Managed Backup and MSP360 RMM).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55850\" style=\"width: 2321px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55850\" class=\"wp-image-55850 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console.png\" alt=\"Connect Managed separate web console\" width=\"2311\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console.png 2311w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console-1536x877.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console-2048x1170.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/separate-web-console-624x356.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2311px) 100vw, 2311px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connect Managed separate web console<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All active and new Connect Managed users will be automatically transferred to the general web console.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55851\" style=\"width: 2092px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55851\" class=\"wp-image-55851 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console.png\" alt=\"General web console\" width=\"2082\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console.png 2082w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console-2048x771.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/general-web-console-624x235.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2082px) 100vw, 2082px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">General web console<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Detailed Information About Connected Admin<\/h2>\n<p>Initially, you could only see the name of the computer from which the connection is being made, but now you can see detailed information about the IT administrator who connected to your computer, including his name, email address and company. This feature is only available for Connect Managed users.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55852 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-details-1024x761.png\" alt=\"Admin detals\" width=\"625\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-details-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-details-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-details-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-details-624x464.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-details.png 1510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>More Secure Data Sharing<\/h2>\n<p>Suppose you have disabled clipboard sharing with remote computers for security reasons but, nevertheless, you need to share some data during remote sessions, such as a password or a web link. Now you can share any information without worrying that your confidential information will be saved to the clipboard on a remote computer and leaked from there. This feature is available for both web-based and desktop-based connections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55853 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/secure-data-sharing-1024x748.png\" alt=\"Secure data sharing\" width=\"625\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/secure-data-sharing-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/secure-data-sharing-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/secure-data-sharing-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/secure-data-sharing-624x456.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/secure-data-sharing.png 1101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>File Transfer Is Now Available During Web-Based Sessions<\/h2>\n<p>Using file transfer during your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/solutions\/web-based-remote-access\/\">web-based remote access<\/a> sessions, you can now swap data between your computer and a remote computer. You no longer need to launch the Connect desktop application to share a file.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55854 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-1-1024x481.png\" alt=\"File transfer\" width=\"625\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-1-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-1-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-1-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-1-624x293.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-1.png 1388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55855 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-2-959x1024.png\" alt=\"Files\" width=\"625\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-2-959x1024.png 959w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-2-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-2-768x820.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-2-624x667.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/file-transfer-2.png 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Black Screen and Lock Input Are Now Available During Web-Based Sessions<\/h2>\n<p>Web-based remote access sessions now include a black screen and lock input features. These two features allow an administrator to temporarily hide the screen from the user and disable the user\u2019s keyboard and mouse input in order to make discreet management changes on the remote system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55856 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/black-screen-and-remote-input-1024x656.png\" alt=\"black screen and remote input\" width=\"625\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/black-screen-and-remote-input-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/black-screen-and-remote-input-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/black-screen-and-remote-input-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/black-screen-and-remote-input-624x400.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/black-screen-and-remote-input.png 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>New Download Tab and \u201cAdd Computer\u201d Wizard<\/h2>\n<p>Enjoy a unified, simplified interface when deploying Connect on new computers. These changes are designed to make the process of deploying the application and further connecting to remote computers easier and simpler for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55857 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab.png\" alt=\"new download tab\" width=\"2323\" height=\"1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab.png 2323w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab-2048x1280.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-download-tab-624x390.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2323px) 100vw, 2323px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>We appreciate your feedback, so please share your opinion and experience with us using the <a href=\"https:\/\/feedback.msp360.com\/\">feedback board<\/a>. You can always get in touch with us by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.msp360.com\/categories\/10\/connect-managed\">forum<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/contact\/\">contacting us<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019re always here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to inform you about the latest features of MSP360 Connect, which are designed to improve your overall experience. This update contains useful enhancements, and we hope that they will greatly simplify your work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[877,896,882,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-articles","category-msp360-ra","category-msp360-news","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55824"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56243,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55824\/revisions\/56243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}