- 1Special Settings
- 2Settings in AnyDesk Client
- 3Other Individual Settings
To Customize AnyDesk, there are many configuration options available. You can either override a setting (meaning there is no way to change it back within AnyDesk) or change the default setting which AnyDesk uses. For security-related features, always use override.
For example: _module=anydesk-4.3.0
Access Control List Limit access to your device by using a whitelist. Incoming session requests from IDs/Aliases that do not match at least one listed criterion will be blocked automatically. On a fresh AnyDesk installation, you can only let other people in if you have opened your AnyDesk program window. This prevents you from accidentally letting strangers in. If you need to access your PC without someone letting you in, go to the security panel in the options dialog. You can set a password for unattended access there. I have installed anydesk and i would like to block connections from internet and allow the connections from the local network. I have tried to do that with the firewall of windows. If i create a rule for outgoing connections then I can't connect from anywhere. How to Block Access to Folder in Windows 10If you want to give a guest or visitor access to your computer, but want to restrict access to a particular folder. So, yesterday I downloaded AnyDesk to access my work computer and when I accessed it,I started hearing some mic sounds (coming from the workplace). It must have been the default settings that opened the mic.When I reported this issue to some coworkers they accused me of spying on them (not very tech-savvy people).
Special Settings
Feature | Key-value pair |
Disable the entire Settings | ad.ui.cfg_enabled=false |
Disable User Interface settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_interface=false |
Disable Security settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_security=false |
Disable Privacy settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_privacy=false |
Disable Display settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_video=false |
Disable Audio settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_audio=false |
Disable Connection settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_connection=false |
Disable File Transfer settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_filetransfer=false |
Disable Recording settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_recording=false |
Disable VPN settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_vpn=false |
Disable Wake-on-LAN settings | ad.ui.cfg_enable_wol=false |
Automatically register Alias | ad.features.register_alias=true |
Auto register Alias to namespace | ad.anynet.register.add_to_namespace=true |
(For MSI files, please don't select 'Automatically register alias' with it) | |
Request elevation on startup (UAC) | ad.features.auto_uac=true |
Allow installation | ad.features.install=true |
Disable Two-Factor-Authentication | ad.features.two_factor_auth=false |
Disable VPN | ad.features.vpn=false |
Disable Wake-on-LAN | ad.features.wol=false |
Stop users from removing or overwriting the license | ad.license.permissions=0 |
Address Book features
Anydesk Web Access
Disable Address Book | ad.features.address_book=false |
Choose the view type of Address Book | ad.abook.view_type=0,1 (0:thumbnail; 1:list) |
Add tags to the Address Book entries | ad.anynet.register.roster_tags=<text> |
Settings in AnyDesk Client
User Interface Settings
default language (see below) | ad.ui.lang=en |
Disable auto-select language | ad.ui.lang.auto=false |
Disable invitation E-Mail option | ad.ui.show_invite=false |
Show AnyDesk ID instead of Alias | ad.ui.alias_or_id=true |
Hide local task bar if AnyDesk window is maximized | ad.ui.maximize_type=true |
Disable comment on session close | ad.ui.comment_session=false |
AnyDesk starts in the advanced view | ad.roster.adv_view=true |
Security Settings
Disable interactive access | ad.security.interactive_access=2 |
Disable unattended access | ad.features.unattended=false |
Forbid others to save login information for this computer | ad.security.allow_logon_token=false |
Override standard permissions | ad.security.enable_uaccess_permissions=true |
Forbid remote users to (for unattended access/if they connect with password): | |
Hear my computer's sound output | ad.security.uaccess.hear_audio=false |
Control my computer's keyboard and mouse | ad.security.uaccess.control_input=false |
Access my computer's clipboard | ad.security.uaccess.sync_clipbrd=false |
Access my computer's clipboard to transfer files | ad.security.uaccess.clipboard.files=false |
Lock my computer's keyboard and mouse | ad.security.uaccess.block_input=false |
Restart my computer | ad.security.uaccess.restart=false |
Use the file manager | ad.security.uaccess.file_manager=false |
Lock Desktop on session end | ad.security.uaccess.lock_account=false |
Request system information | ad.security.uaccess.sysinfo=false |
Print out my documents on their printer | ad.security.uaccess.print=false |
Draw on computer's screen | ad.security.uaccess.whiteboard=false |
Create TCP tunnels | ad.security.uaccess.tcp_tunnel=false |
Enabled privacy mode | ad.security.uaccess.privacy_feature=false |
Show a coloured mouse pointer when physical input is forbidden | ad.security.uaccess.user_pointer=false |
Access Control List: | |
Enable Access Control List | ad.security.acl_enabled=true |
Forbid remote users to (for interactive access): | |
Hear my computer's sound output | ad.security.hear_audio=false |
Control my computer's keyboard and mouse | ad.security.control_input=false |
Access my computer's clipboard | ad.security.sync_clipbrd=false |
Access my computer's clipboard to transfer files | ad.security.clipboard.files=false |
Lock my computer's keyboard and mouse | ad.security.block_input=false |
Restart my computer | ad.security.restart=false |
Use the file manager | ad.security.file_manager=false |
Request system information | ad.security.sysinfo=false |
Print out my documents on their printer | ad.security.print=false |
Draw on computer's screen | ad.security.whiteboard=false |
Create TCP tunnels | ad.security.tcp_tunnel=false |
Enabled privacy mode | ad.security.privacy_feature=false |
Show a coloured mouse pointer when physical input is forbidden | ad.security.user_pointer=false |
Discovery | |
Do not search local network for other AnyDesk clients | ad.discovery.default_behavior=0 ad.discovery.enabled=false |
Exclude this device from discovery | ad.discovery.hidden=true |
IP address for multicast communication | ad.discovery.multicast_ip=239.255.102.18 |
Port number for multicast communication | ad.discovery.multicast_port=50001 |
Number of UDP ports to use (starting from the port specified with ad.discovery.multicast_port) | ad.discovery.port_range=3 |
Auto-Disconnect | |
Enable Auto-Disconnect | ad.security.auto_disconnect.mode=1 |
Set Auto-Disconnect-Timeout in seconds (minimum 60 seconds) | ad.security.auto_disconnect.timeout=60 |
Privacy Settings
Set the username | ad.privacy.name.show=1,2 (1:Account username,default; 2:Custom) |
Custom username | ad.privacy.name=<text> |
Set user image | ad.privacy.image.show=0,1 (0:Hide; 1:Account Image) |
Desk Preview Options | ad.privacy.bkgnd.show=0,1,3 (3:Deactivated; 1:Account's desktop wallpaper,default; 0:Screenshot) |
Screenshot Path | ad.privacy.scrshot.path_cfg=1,2 (1:Automatically, default; 2:Custom) |
Set the custom screenshot path | ad.privacy.scrshot.path=<path> |
Chat Log Path | ad.privacy.chat.path_cfg=0,1,2 (0:Disabled; 1:Default path,default; 2:Custom path) |
Set custom log path | ad.privacy.chat.path=<path> |
Display settings
Select Display Quality options | ad.image.quality_preset=0,1,2 (0:Best Quality, 1:Balanced, 2:Optimize reaction time) |
Show remote cursor | ad.image.show_remote_cursor=true |
Show move/size helper | ad.image.move_size_hlp=true |
Disable hotkeys transmission | ad.image.suppress_keys=false |
Choose view mode | ad.image.viewmode=0,1,2 (0:Original, 1:Shrink, 2:Stretch) |
Start new sessions in fullscreen mode | ad.image.insta_fullscreen=true |
Use edge scrolling in original view mode | ad.image.edge_scroll=true |
Choose render mode | ad.image.rendermode=0,1,2,3 (0:Disable, 1:DirectDraw, 2:Direct3D, or 3:OpenGL) |
Do not save settings between program starts | ad.session.remember_settings=false |
Audio Settings
Audio Transmission Mode | ad.audio.transmit_mode=0,1,2,3 (0:Disable; 1:Standard,default; 2:Transmit audio output; 3:Specify) |
Audio Output Mode | ad.audio.playback_mode=0,1,3 (0:Disable; 1:Standard,default; 3: Specify) |
Exclusive audio playback | ad.audio.exclusive=true |
Connection Settings
Disable direct connections | ad.anynet.direct=false |
Set the listening port | ad.anynet.listen_port=<port number> (0 is default) |
Recording Settings
Start session recording when a session starts (For non-Windows clients and Windows clients older than AnyDesk 6.1.0) | ad.recording.auto_start=true |
Start session recording when an incoming session starts while in logged out (AnyDesk for Windows 6.1.0 and newer only) | ad.recording.auto_start.incoming.admin=1 |
Start session recording when an incoming session starts while logged in (AnyDesk for Windows 6.1.0 and newer only) | ad.recording.auto_start.incoming=1 |
Start session recording when an outgoing session starts (AnyDesk for Windows 6.1.0 and newer only) | ad.recording.auto_start.outgoing=1 |
Forbid connecting client from starting a session recording | ad.security.record_session=false |
Set custom recording path | ad.recording.path_cfg=2 ad.recording.path=<path> |
Other Individual Settings
Position and size of the window
Start AnyDesk with maximized window | ad.ui.main_win.max=true |
Set horizontal position of left window border on screen | ad.ui.main_win.x=<pixels> |
Set vertical position of top window border on screen | ad.ui.main_win.y=<pixels> |
Set window width in pixels (min:900) | ad.ui.main_win.width=<pixels> |
Set window height in pixels (min:720) | ad.ui.main_win.height=<pixels> |
Disclaimer settings
Edit title of the disclaimer | ad.ui.disclaimer.title=<text> |
Edit text of the disclaimer | ad.ui.disclaimer.text=<text> |
Edit accept button of the disclaimer | ad.ui.disclaimer.accept=<text> |
Edit cancel button of the disclaimer | ad.ui.disclaimer.cancel=<text> |
Set color for the disclaimer title & text | ad.ui.disclaimer.text.color=<HTML color code> |
Set color for the disclaimer background | ad.ui.disclaimer.bg.color=<HTML color code> |
Layout settings
Change name for 'This Desk' | ad.ui.id_group.title=<text> |
Replace the information under “This Desk” | ad.ui.id_group.text=<text> |
Change name for “Remote Desk” | ad.ui.connect_group.title=<text> |
Replace the information under “Remote Desk” | ad.ui.connect_group.text=<text> |
Language Codes
AnyDesk supports the following languages: (ISO-Codes)
English | en | Spanish | es | Dutch | nl | Romanian | ro |
Ukrainian | uk | Czech | cs | French | fr | Norwegian | no |
Slovak | sk | Japanese | ja | Danish | da | Croatian | hr |
Polish | pl | Finnish | fi | Simplified Chinese | zh | German | de |
Italian | it | Portuguese (Brazil) | pt-br | Swedish | sv | Traditional Chinese | zh-cl |
Estonian | et | Hungarian | hu | Portuguese | pt | Turkish | tr |
Korean | ko | Greek | el | Russian | ru | Bulgarian | bg |
Good news! Starting with Android version 6.1.10, you can now configure AnyDesk for Android via Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions. Rolling out a remote desktop solution to Android mobile devices and managing it centrally has never been easier. Learn more about Mobile Device Management and the benefits of configuring AnyDesk via MDM solutions.
What Is Mobile Device Management (MDM)?
IT administrators today need to manage more than just a large number of computers. Mobile devices are used more and more—be they smartphones or tablets. In addition, work is no longer done only from a central office. There are branch offices, co-working offices and, of course, employees working from home a lot more. Even if all mobile devices were in one central place, it would be simply impossible for an IT administrator to take care of each device individually.
What happens, for example, if a problem occurs on one of the Android devices? Does the IT admin need to provide remote support by getting direct access to the device? There has to be a way to securely and easily deploy and configure remote desktop software across all mobile devices. Fortunately, there are numerous ways to manage corporate devices that are scattered all over the world from a central point. The key is mobile device management (MDM).
MDM tools, such as Microsoft Intune, allow IT administrators to integrate all mobile devices into the corporate network and distribute software, updates and security policies securely and across operating systems. The Android version of AnyDesk can now be managed in the same way.
Why You Should Configure AnyDesk on Android Devices via MDM
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These are the 7 benefits of managing AnyDesk via MDM:
- Fast and flexible configuration from a central location.
- Configurations can be made for a defined group of users.
- Configuration updates can be rolled out automatically via the MDM solution, even during operation.
- There is no need to reinstall or uninstall the client after updates.
- AnyDesk can be distributed quickly and easily to all in-house devices. No downloads or installations are required for the end user.
- New AnyDesk versions can also be rolled out automatically via the MDM solution.
- The configurations are based on the AnyDesk (Android) standard client (not on the AnyDesk “custom client”).
AnyDesk and MDM: A Few Examples
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In short, this ensures your AnyDesk is centralized, automated, and easy for you to control. But what exactly are your management options? Here are a few examples of configurations that can be made via the MDM solution:
1. Distribute the AnyDesk License to All Users
How would you like to set up AnyDesk on the Android endpoints? You could run from device to device individually and enter the license key. You could ask your co-workers to enter the license key themselves. Or you could use an MDM tool like Microsoft Intune and deploy the AnyDesk client to every Android device in seconds.
2. Restrict AnyDesk Access
An MDM solution is not only efficient, but it also helps to keep you secure. Want to prevent your employees from connecting to AnyDesk users outside of your network? Using MDM, you can choose which devices employees are allowed to connect to AnyDesk.
3. Disable AnyDesk Settings
As an IT administrator, you should maintain control over the AnyDesk client. MDM gives you the option to enable or disable all or selected settings for groups of employees. Of course, security settings are crucial: You can ensure that all your co-workers have the same settings that cannot be changed.
The AnyDesk client has always been lightweight and secure. Now it’s even easier to make it available to your end users. But that’s far from the only thing AnyDesk is capable of via MDM. Give it a try!