Manage the Saved Host List and Personal Host List in Dameware

Each time a technician uses Dameware Mini Remote Control to connect with an end user internal to the network, the end user's computer is automatically saved to the Saved Host List. A saved host includes the IP address and credentials of the computer with which the technician wants to connect. Saved hosts reduce the time and potential for error involved in typing end user credentials each time a technician attempts to make a connection.

Starting with Dameware 11.2.0, Dameware enabled you to transfer Saved Host Lists from one machine to another. However, in versions of Dameware prior to version 12.2.2, moving Saved Host Lists did not involve passwords.

If you upgrade to Dameware Mini Remote Control version 11.2.0 or later versions from a previous version, the Saved Host List information from your previous installation's MRC.dbf file is converted to an MRCCv2.db file.
The MRCCv2.db file is saved in the following location: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\DameWare Development\MRCCv2.db
The encrypted credentials stored in the registry are in the following location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DameWare Development\Mini Remote Control\Data

Disable saved hosts

Hosts are automatically saved to the Saved Host List. You can disable this setting.

Open Dameware Mini Remote Control.
From the menu, click Edit > Disable Auto Save.

Export the Saved Host List

Starting with Dameware Mini Remote Control version 12.2.2, the Saved Host List can be exported to or imported from a JSON file with the connection credentials information for all supported connection protocol types. For protection, exported log-on credentials are encrypted with the user-provided password.

Open Dameware Mini Remote Control.
If the Remote Connect window does not display automatically, go to the main menu and select File, then Connect to local or remote sessions, OR from the main toolbar, click Connect to local or remote sessions.
Under the Saved Host List in the tree, select the folder to export. You can select any subfolder or the Saved Host List itself.
In the Remote Connect main window menu, click File > Export > To JSON file.
Specify the file name, and then click Save.
If the entries being exported contain saved connection credentials (if the Remember Security Credentials checkbox is selected), you are prompted for the password to encrypt them. You must enter the password twice to confirm it.

Import the Saved Host List

Open Dameware Mini Remote Control.
If the Remote Connect window does not display automatically, go to the main menu and select File, then Connect to local or remote sessions, OR from the main toolbar, click Connect to local or remote sessions.
Under the Saved Host List in the tree, select the folder to import. You can select any subfolder or the Saved Host List itself.
In the Remote Connect main window menu, click File > Import > From JSON file.
Browse to select the file.
If the file being imported contains encrypted connection credentials, you are prompted for the password to decrypt them.

Export the Personal Host List

Open Dameware Mini Remote Control Centralized.
If the Remote Connect window does not display automatically, go to the main menu and select File, then Connect to local or remote sessions, OR from the main toolbar, click Connect to local or remote sessions.
In the tree, select Personal Host List.
In the Remote Connect main window menu, click File > Export > To XML file.
Specify the file name, then click Save.

Import the Personal Host List