First Steps with the Remote System Explorer

Even without an actual connection to a remote system, you can start experimenting with the Remote System Explorer UI on the local host, which is shown by default under the Local node: For operations on an actual remote system, you can either

RSE is a framework that supports plugging in many different communication protocols. By default, the dstore, FTP and ssh protocol plug-ins are provided, with dstore being the richest in features.
DStore requires a server to run on the remote system. There are several methods to get a server launched for a particular user, the most easy one to set up is the daemon method.

Follow-up tasks
Setting up a dstore server
Using Remote System Explorer Connections
Extending Remote System Explorer

Related concepts
Remote System Explorer Connections
Remote System Explorer filters, filter pools, and filter pool references
Universal Systems
Connecting to a remote Linux or UNIX server
Connecting to a remote Windows server