Skip to main content
Vexaro Desk

Reference

Remote desktop glossary

Plain-language definitions of the remote access terms that come up when you evaluate, deploy or run a remote-desktop tool.

Start freeCompare tools

Attended vs unattended access

Whether someone is present at the remote device to grant access (attended) or the device is reached with no user present via an installed agent (unattended).

Read definition

RDP vs RDS vs VDI

RDP is Microsoft's remote-display protocol; RDS serves multiple users sessions from shared Windows Server hosts; VDI gives each user a dedicated virtual desktop.

Read definition

NAT traversal & hole punching

Techniques that let two devices behind separate routers (NAT) connect directly, by coordinating through a helper server and "punching" a path through each firewall.

Read definition

STUN vs TURN

STUN helps a device discover its public address to enable a direct connection; TURN relays the traffic when a direct connection cannot be made.

Read definition

WebRTC remote desktop

Using WebRTC, the browser's real-time media stack, to deliver a remote desktop session straight to a web page with no plugin or install.

Read definition

VP8, VP9 & AV1 codecs

Video codecs that compress the remote screen for transport. VP9 improves on VP8; AV1 compresses further again, holding quality at lower bitrates on constrained links.

Read definition

See these concepts in a real product

Vexaro Desk brings attended and unattended access, NAT traversal, an adaptive codec engine and governance together in one console. It is in early access, and you can create a free account to try it.

Start freeView pricing

Early access. Cloud, or self-hosted on Enterprise.