# Configuring sessions settings

You can configure session settings according to your needs.

## **General settings**

To open the Parallels DaaS User Portal settings menu:

Click the "person" icon in the upper-right corner and select **Settings**.

The following settings are available:

### Local resources

* **Clipboard redirection**: Enable or disable the clipboard in a remote session. Select from the following options: **Bidirectional** (copying is allowed in both directions), **Server to client only**, **Client to server only**, **Disabled** (copying in either direction is not allowed).
* **Sound**: To play the sound on the local computer, select the **Bring to this computer option**.
* **Remote audio recording**: Enable or disable the sound input redirection from the local computer to the remote resource. For example, if you would like to use a microphone in Skype or a similar application for teleconferencing, you need to enable audio recording. Select **Record from this computer** to enable recording or select **Do not record** to disable it.
* **Redirect links**: Select a desired redirection option from the following: **Do no redirect**, **Redirect all**, **Redirect URLs**, **Redirect email**. When redirection is enabled, a link will be opened on the local computer.
* **Redirect printers**: Select a printer redirection option: **RAS Universal Printer** (allows you to print via a local printer) or **Do not redirect** (printers will not be redirected).

### Input

* **Pen and touch input**: Enable or disable pen input redirection with pressure sensitivity support. Please note that the eraser button is not supported.
* **Keyboard mode**: Select **Universal Keyboard** (allows to use the local keyboard layout) or **PC Keyboard** (allows to select the layout manually). If you have problems typing certain characters, try selecting **PC Keyboard** and then selecting a proper layout in the **Keyboard Layout** drop-down list (see below).
* **Keyboard layout**: Select a keyboard layout (e.g. English (US), English (UK), Japanese). To enable this drop-down list, the **Keyboard Mode** option must be set to **PC Keyboard**.

### Display

**DPI aware:** Enables the DPI awareness mode. If this option is enabled, Parallels DaaS User Portal will display higher-resolution graphics.

### Advanced <a href="#advanced" id="advanced"></a>

**Participate in Customer Experience Program:** This setting allows you to join Parallels Customer Experience Program. For more information about Parallels Customer Experience Program, see <https://www.parallels.com/about/legal/pcep/>.

## **Cookie settings**

To open cookie settings:

Click or tap the "person" icon in the upper-right corner and select **Cookie Settings**.

To enable or disable non-essential cookies:

Select **Enable** or **Disable** in the drop-down list to the right of the cookie category header and click **OK**.


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