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SMA 8.5 release: RDP/VNC/SSHv2 bookmark feature comparison between HTML5 and ActiveX, Java, etc.
03/26/2020 
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From Secure Mobile Access(SMA) release 8.5, RDP, VNC and SSHv2 HTML5 bookmark features have been enhanced. This article is to illustrate the bookmark feature comparison between HTML5 and ActiveX, Java, pure Java client as well as Java Applet.
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RDP Bookmarks:
Feature | ActiveX | Java | Pure Java Client | HTML5 |
Connect and Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TS Farm / Load Balance* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RDP 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Wake on LAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Console Login | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Redirect Printers | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Redirect Ports | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Redirect Drives | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Redirect SmartCards | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Redirect Clipboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
Redirect PnP devices | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Desktop Background | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Dual Monitors | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Span Monitors | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Font smoothing | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Remote Application | Yes | Yes | No | Limited*** |
Remote Audio | Yes | Yes | No | Yes**** |
Single Sign-on | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Colors | up to 32 bit | up to 32 bit | up to 32 bit | up to 32 bit |
Resolution | Up to 1920x1080 (set values) | Up to 1920x1080 (set values) | Up to 1920x1080 (set values) | Up to 1920x1080 (set values) |
Notes | Requires Plug-in installation. Utilizes installed mstsc client on remote system. Loopback method (some reported issues with Windows 8) | Requires Java installed. Utilizes installed mstsc client on remote system. Loopback method (some reported issues with Windows 8) | Requires Java installed. Utilizes our own Java applet. Loopback method (some reported issues with Windows 8) | Requires the browser to support HTML5. Most modern browsers support HTML5. Verified on IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari. |
Support | Windows IE only | Windows Browsers with Java (IE, FireFox, Chrome) and | Windows Browsers with Java (IE, FireFox, Chrome) | All devices with browsers capable of HTML5 support (Chrome, IE10+, FireFox, Safari) |
Note:
*TS Farm / Load balancing supported for RD Connection Broker Load Balancing configuration only. Please refer to KB article "Configuring a Terminal Server Farm bookmark. (SW14076)" for trouble shooting configuration issues. Other configurations are not officially supported.
** Requires Redirect Clipboard feature be turned on and use of helper dialog for copy from remote to local.
*** Supports only running the remote application automatically upon connection.
**** IE browser not supported.
VNC Bookmarks:
Feature | HTML5 version | Java Applet version |
Encoding | Yes (Not configurable, determined by the VNC server, supported encoding : Raw, Copyrect, RRE, hextile, Tight, TightPNG, Zlib) | Yes (Can be one of Tight, Raw, RRE, CoRRE, Hextile, Zlib) |
Rotation | Yes | Not Applicable |
Compression Level | No | Yes |
JPEG Image Quality | No | Yes |
Cursor Shape Updates | Yes (Enabled by default. Not supported on IE. For mobile browsers, "Cursor shape updates" is always disabled) | Yes |
Use CopyRect | Yes (Not configurable) | Yes |
Restricted Colors(256 Colors) | No | Yes |
Reverse Mouse Button 2 and 3 | No | Yes |
View Only | Yes | Yes |
Share Desktop | Yes | Yes |
SSO | Yes | No |
SSHv2 Bookmarks:
Feature | HTML5 version | Java Applet version |
Automatically Accept Host Key | Yes | Yes |
Public/Private Keys Authentication | No | Yes |
Bypass Username | No | Yes |
Adjustable Window Size | No (Fixed window size in option) | Yes |
Log Session | No | Yes |
Scroll-back | No | Yes |
Clipboard | No | Yes |
Highlight | No | Yes |
Color Options | No | Yes |
Store Accepted Host Key | Yes | No |
SSO | Yes | No |
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