## Remote Connections view

Use the Remote Connections view to monitor, create, edit, or remove common connection settings for remote agents. Remote agents provide support for debugging, profiling, trace, and more. The connection types currently supported include:

- Serial — mainly for boards with a serial interface
- Bluetooth — available for debug support
- USB — available for both debug and trace support
- Platform Simulator (PlatSim) — Nokia's device simulator

The columns in the Remote Connections view include:

- Connection/Services - connection name defined by you and remote agent type
- Type - connection type, i.e. Bluetooth, USB, TCP/IP, etc.
- Status - current connection status, i.e. Available, Not accessible, Ready, etc.
- Description - provides information on the current connection test status.

Figure 1 - Remote Connections view

When the view is closed or another perspective opened, a small display appears in the trim area in the lower-right corner of the workspace showing the current active remote connection. Click the connection name to open the drop-down menu where you can open the Remote Connections view or switch between connections.

Figure 2. Available remote connection trim indicator

### Remote Connections view toolbar icons

The following commands appear on the toolbar within the Remote Connections view:

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
Refresh Connections |  | Click to update the connection list status.
New Connection |  | Click to open the New Connection wizard to add a connection.
Edit Connection |  | Click to edit the selected remote connection.

### Remote Connections view Status icons

The following status indicators appear in the Remote Connections view:

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
Connection |  | Indicates an inactive remote connection setting.
Not Active |  | Indicates an inactive connection type.
Ready / Available |  | Indicates an active remote connection is ready or that a particular connection type is available.
Not Accessible |  | Cannot access the connection type within the connection setup.

### Remote Connections view context menu options

Based on the current selection, one or more of the following commands appear on the context menu when you right-click within the Remote Connections view. For example, if no connections are defined, only the New Connection command is available on the context menu. Right-click on a connection name and the additional Enable Service Testing and Disable Service Testing are available.

Figure 3 - Remote Connections context menu

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
New Connection |  | Select to open the New Connection wizard to add a connection.
Rename Connection |  | Select to rename the currently selected connection.
Edit Connection Settings |  | Select to edit the selected remote connection.
Delete Connection |  | Select to delete the selected connection from the connection list.
Connection Documentation |  | Select to open the Help view with connection information.
Disable Service Testing |  | Select to disable the connection testing. This releases the port so other connection services can use it.
Enable Service Testing |  | Select to re-enable testing of the connection.

##### Related references

- On-Device Connections
- Install latest TRK