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# setshareddevice

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## AppserverClient Command Line Interface

### setshareddevice

updates the shared devcie configuration.

**Category: Connections**

```
AppServerClientCLI setshareddevice -server myserver [-mode 1] [-port 443] [-backup backupserver,1,443,backup2,0,80] [-alias alias] [-authtype 1]  [-usecredentials  -username user -password pwd]  
```

### Arguments

* **`server (mandatory)`** Specify the server to connect to.
* **`theme (optional)`** Specify the theme to be used.
* **`mode (optional)`** Specify the connection mode.
* **`port (optional)`** Specify the port to connect to. If not specified, port 443 will be used.
* **`backup (optional)`** Specify altenate backup connections.
* **`alias (optional)`** Specify the display name of the connection.
* **`authtype (optional)`** Specify the authentication type of the connection. This argument is ignored if usecredentials is set.
* **`usecredentials (optional)`** Shared connection will use credentials authentication type and requires username and password.
* **`username (optional)`** Specify the username.
* **`password (optional)`** Specify the password.

### Return codes:

ok - Command was successful\
NotAvailable - Communication with the client backend failed, ensure that the client is running\
InvalidArgs - Some arguments are missing or invalid\
AccessDenied - Logged on user does not have permission to perform the action\
Exception - System problem

### Examples:

AppServerClientCLI setshareddevice AppServerCLI updatesharedconnection -server server\
AppServerClientCLI setshareddevice AppServerCLI updatesharedconnection -server myserver -mode 1 -port 443\
AppServerClientCLI setshareddevice AppServerCLI updatesharedconnection -server myserver -mode 1 -port 443 -usecredentials -username user -password pwd

### Notes:

Client needs to be running in elevated mode for this command to work.\
For more information about specific arguments please visit [settingsinfo](https://github.com/Parallels-Corp/RAS-20-docs/blob/origin/admin-guide-20.2-release/30_RAS-20_Client_Guides/Windows_CLI/commands/settingsinfo.html).

### See also:

[listconnections](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/listconnections.md)\
[addconnection](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/addconnection.md)\
[updateconnection](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/updateconnection.md)\
[duplicateconnection](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/duplicateconnection.md)\
[deleteconnection](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/deleteconnection.md)\
[getshareddevice](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/getshareddevice.md)\
[clearshareddevice](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/commands/clearshareddevice.md)


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