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title: "Shared"
slug: "desktop-connector"
updated: 2025-08-26T06:44:35Z
published: 2025-08-26T06:44:35Z
canonical: "docs.ssw.splashtop.com/desktop-connector"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ssw.splashtop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shared

# Shared

The **Shared** module manages resources that are shared between you and others. It consists of three parts:

- **By You** – Applications you share with others.
- **With You** – Applications shared by others that are available for you.
- **Active Session** – Ongoing sessions, including both desktop client and browser access.

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## Enabling Peer Share

Before using the Shared features, ensure that **Peer Share** is enabled in the device profile:

1. Navigate to **Devices → Configuration → Profiles**.
2. Select the profile that contains the target device.
  - Newly added devices will belong to the **_New_Endpoint** profile by default.
3. Click **Edit** on the profile.
4. Go to the **Networking** tab.
5. Enable **Allow peer share**.

Once enabled, devices under this profile can participate in **Peer Share** (both sharing out and receiving shares).

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## Sub-menus

The **Shared** module contains three sub-menus:

### 1. With You

The **With You** section lists applications that others have shared with you.

- Only connections opened via the **Desktop Client** will be recorded here.
- Entries are stored as **network targets** only; you must manually initiate the connection to start using them.
- **Browser-based access** will not appear in the **With You** list.

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### 2. By You

The **Application** section lists all available applications on your local machine that can be shared. Supported application types include:

- HTTP / HTTPS
- Telnet
- SSH
- FTP
- RDP
- VNC
- Kubernetes
- Splashtop
- Secure Remote Assist

To make an application accessible to others, click **Create Share** next to the target application. This will publish the application as a **Shared Network** entry.

The **Shared Networks** section displays applications you have shared. For each shared item, the following details are shown:

- **Public Title** – Display name of the shared application.
- **Access Count** – The number of times the resource has been accessed.
- **Expiration Date** – The date when the share link will expire.

From this section, you can:

- **Copy URL** – Generate a browser-accessible link.
  - Anyone with the URL can access the shared application, even without an SSW account.
  - When accessing via the link, the user can select **Accessing shared application via workspace client...** to connect through their client.
  - Once connected through the desktop client, the shared network will appear in their **Shared → With You** page.
- **Manage / Remove** – Update or revoke the share at any time.

**Example UI – By You** ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/efce33ac-4fef-4586-80ea-16e488013376/Images/Documentation/image%2878%29.png)

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### 3. Active Session

The **Active Session** section displays all active connections, regardless of whether they were started from the desktop client or from a web browser.

- Sessions initiated through either **With You** (desktop client) or **browser access** will appear here.
- For sessions accessed via the browser, an additional action is available:
  - **Open session share link in browser** – Opens a view-only page showing the remote user’s current screen activity.
  - This provides visibility into what the browser-based user is doing, but **does not allow control**.

This ensures that all active interactions are tracked in one place, giving both visibility and management options over ongoing sessions.

**Example UI – Active Session**

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/efce33ac-4fef-4586-80ea-16e488013376/Images/Documentation/image%2877%29.png)

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## Notes

- Normal users **cannot create new Applications**.
- The Shared module only allows users to share their existing resources with others.
- Administrators can still manage Applications globally, but Peer Share empowers end users to collaborate by sharing their own accessible targets.