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Add a watermark to sessions

During Fluid sessions, Connect draws a watermark on the remote computer's displays showing who is connected, from where, and when. It is part of the remote screen, so it appears in every app and browser users connect from. Use it to show that a session is in progress and who is connected, for example on computers that handle sensitive data.

The watermark is a Connect Configuration setting, so it applies to the computers the configuration is assigned to.

Applies to

  • Jump Desktop for Teams Enterprise plan.
  • Team administrators.
  • Remote computers running Connect on Windows, macOS, or Linux (beta).
  • Fluid sessions only. RDP and VNC connections don't show the watermark.

Turn on the watermark

  1. In the Teams dashboard, open your team and click Connect Settings.
  2. Click New Configuration, or click the edit icon on an existing one.
  3. In Fluid Settings, next to Watermark, click Edit.
  4. Select Show Watermark.
  5. In Watermark Text, enter and format the text. You can include fields.
  6. Set Watermark Opacity. The default is 100%.

  7. Choose a Display Strategy:

    • Static: under Watermark placement on displays, select one or more of the nine positions (1 is top left, 9 is bottom right).
    • Random: choose Watermarks Per Display (1 to 4, default 1) and Update Interval (10 seconds to 10 minutes, default 30 seconds). The watermarks move to new random positions at each interval.

    Set Watermark dialog with Show Watermark selected, watermark text with fields, opacity slider, Static strategy, and the nine placement positions 8. Click Save in the watermark dialog, then Save in the configuration. 9. If the configuration is new, assign it to computers or Access Groups.

To turn the watermark off, clear Show Watermark and save.

Fields

Fields are replaced with live values. When several users are connected, their values are separated by commas.

Field Shows
{email} Connecting user's email address
{ip} Connecting user's IP address
{name} Connecting user's full name
{firstname} Connecting user's first name
{lastname} Connecting user's last name
{connid} Connection ID
{peerid} Connecting user's device ID
{localuser} User account on the remote computer that hosts the session
{hostname} Remote computer's name as reported by its operating system
{jumphostname} Remote computer's name in the Teams dashboard
{computerid} Remote computer's device ID
{time} Current local time on the remote computer

Result

During a Fluid session, the watermark appears on every display, stays on top of other windows, and doesn't block clicks.

Limitations

  • Watermark text, including formatting, is limited to 2,048 characters.
  • A static watermark needs at least one placement selected.