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Radmin Remote Administrator

Score7.9 out of 10

10 Reviews and Ratings

What is Radmin Remote Administrator?

Radmin is remote control software for secure access to remote computer via Internet or LAN in multiple modes: view remote desktop, control remote PC's keyboard and mouse, file transfer, telnet, remote turn on/off, text and voice chat.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Access to sleeping/powered-off computers

    Remote access and troubleshooting of out-of-band computers.

    Category average: 5.5

  • Remote Active Directory® management

    Remotely unlock user accounts, reset passwords, manage Organizational Units, edit Group Policy, etc.

    Category average: 6.7

  • Centralized management dashboard

    Dashboard to facilitate management of users, permissions, licenses etc.

    Category average: 7.5

Areas for Improvement

  • Remote management of servers & workstations

    Server reboot, start/stop services & processes, clear logs, manage disks, shares, etc. without having to initiate remote control.

    Category average: 8.4

  • File transfer

    Securely exchange files with remote computer without having to use email or FTP.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Session record

    Ability to record session for training purposes.

    Category average: 6.8

Radmin Remote Administrator, perfect choice for IT admin with incompetent colleagues :)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

During Covid period we had to install on our employees notebook a lot of software for allow them to work naturally also from their homes. I frequently found that some colleagues had problems using the vpn client, so I solved it by connecting individually on each machine using Radmin to proceed with an interactive training

Pros

  • Easy list of clients
  • Easy to use for end users
  • No external VPN connection required

Cons

  • Connection speed to improve
  • Infrequent but existing disconnections
  • None

Return on Investment

  • Easy remote work troubleshooting
  • Easy staff training
  • it is not possible to connect to Radmin with smartphone apps

Alternatives Considered

Iperius Remote, AnyDesk and TeamViewer

Other Software Used

Apple Remote Desktop, Iperius Remote, AnyDesk

Radmin a Good Alternative or Complement

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Secure remote access for IT Staff to network devices is a basic requirement for administration. We use both Microsoft RDP and Radmin for that effort. We have use cases for the use of both, but the primary reason we use Radmin is that it allows IT staff to access users computers without the need to end/suspend their active session. I believe Microsoft has recently released a shadow feature that allows this now, but we still use Radmin as our go to the corporate user network administration.

Pros

  • Remote access use and speed is good
  • Remote access allowing multiple sessions
  • Remote access logs are easily accessible
  • AES256-bit encryption

Cons

  • More detailed log information for security investigations
  • Securing access to logs
  • Prefer company ownership to NOT be Russian based

Return on Investment

  • Cost is good for smaller companies compared to competitors

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)

Other Software Used

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Rapid7 Cybersecurity Advisory Services, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco Firepower 2100 Series, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Rapid7 Managed Security Services (Rapid7 MDR), Rapid7 InsightVM, Cisco Meraki MR

Excellent and wonderful remote connection tool!

Pros

  • It allows you to add equipment to connect to it
  • It allows you to save the information of the connected equipment
  • It allows you to eliminate equipment or modify the information of the same ones if it has changed

Cons

  • Slow or intermittent connectivity if there is no good communication link between connected equipment
  • They could add functionality so that the user of the tool can take full control of the equipment when changing users
  • Provide more detailed information about the user that makes the remote connection to the computer

Return on Investment

  • Quality
  • Cost

Alternatives Considered

DameWare Remote Support and VNC Connect

Other Software Used

DameWare Remote Support, VNC Connect