web.direct settings: Link presenation

Updated 04 July 2025 10:55

This description applies to the web.direct integrated in DevicePro and mCOP 2.0

Link presentation

Name

Please enter your desired name for the web.direct link. This is a required field and it will be displayed as an icon in the portal.

URL alias

The URL alias is part of the web.direct URL. It needs to be a unique name for alias-based web.directs. If you apply changes to the alias, there will be a short timeout of up to 5 minutes for technical reasons.

Link display

You can set the URL format for web.direct here, with several options available.

Please note the following:
Hostnames are separated by dots. Each segment, called a label, must be at least one character and no more than 63 characters long. The total hostname can be up to 255 characters.

• Standard	The web.direct URL is displayed in standard format: [Device][-URLAlias][-DeviceHash ¹][-hash ²]
• VPN-based	The web.direct URL is displayed as a combination of ‘VPN name’ and ‘link alias’: [VPNName][-URLAlias][-DeviceHash¹][-Hash ²]
• Alias-based	The web.direct URL is entered as a combination of device or Device alias, followed by the link alias, Devices hash and link hash: [Device alias or name][-URLAlias][-DeviceHash ¹][Hash ²]
• Alias only	The web.direct URL is used as the link alias, device alias or device name (if no alias has been configured): [URLAlias or alias or name]
• Without Device hash¹	The web.direct URL is displayed without a hash. (a possibly generated hash is not taken into account): [Device][-URLAlias][-Hash ²]

¹ The Device hash is automatically generated by the system and cannot be customised.

² These hash settings are made in the template Browser -> mdex Gateway through your in ‘Security settings’ under Hash (Predefined) and Hash generation.

Icon

Icon, size and colour of the web.direct link for display in the portal.

More web.direct settings:

Templates
Link presenation
Browser -> mdex Gateway
mdex Gateway -> Device

Link presentation

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