Manual:The Dude v6/client shortcut arguments

Same as Winbox tool The Dude client can be quick launched via shortcut with certain arguments to automatically connect to some preferred sever.

Plain connection mode

• Target: (disk id):(path_to_dude)\dude.exe --connect (IP/DNS) (user) (pass)
• Start in: (disk id):(path_to_dude)

Secure connection mode

By default same as loader shortcut will use plain connection mode, to use secure mode in the end of target add: --secure

• Target: (disk id):(path_to_dude)\dude.exe --connect (IP/DNS) (user) (pass) --secure \n
• Start in: (disk id):(path_to_dude)

IRL example

Example from shortcut to some test server.

• Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dude\dude.exe" --connect 192.168.30.60 admin "" --secure
• Start in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dude"