This will immediately add the server to the list of Desktops on the default interface.
Leave all other settings as it is and click on Add button to add the remote windows server. You can provide an optional friendly name to your server. Select the user from User account we just created. Upon adding the user account, you will be taken back to Add a Desktop interface. Click on Add button to save the user account. You can also provide a friendly name to identify the user account.
Provide the username and password of your windows server instance. This will open a pop-up to add a new user account. If we add a user account while adding the desktop, we won’t have to give a username and password every time we want to connect. Now, under User account, select Add User Account.
Provide the actual IP address of your Snel windows machine in PC name textbox. This will open up the interface to add a new remote desktop. To add a new remote desktop, click on the icon on the top and click on the Desktop option from the drop-down.
Click Continue and accept the prompt by macOS by clicking the Ok button. Next, it will ask you to provide the microphone and camera access to the remote desktop app. Choose Yes or Not now according to your preferences. Upon opening the application for the first time, it will ask your permission to share usage and performance information with Microsoft. Once installed, you can open the application by clicking on the Launchpad icon on bottom dock bar and then clicking on the Microsoft Remote Desktop app icon. Step 2 – Open Microsoft Remote Desktop app
You may need to log in using your Apple ID to install the software from the App store. Click on the GET button to install the application into your system. Search for the Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 in the left side search bar. Open the Apple App Store by clicking on the App Store in Dock (bottom bar). Step 1 – Install Microsoft Remote Desktop AppĪs macOS does not have an inbuilt application for connection remote servers over RDS, we will need to install the official Microsoft Remote Desktop App. You will also need to have the Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 app installed from Apple Store.A Snel Cloud VPS or Dedicated server with Windows operating system installed.This tutorial is written on macOS Mojave but it should be applicable on all recent releases macOS including High Sierra and Catalina.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to connect to your remote Windows server through RDP using macOS. An initial administrator user is created and credentials are sent via email. All Snel Windows servers come with RDP enabled. Click the “User account” field and select “Add User Account” from the dropdown.Įnter the user credentials and click “Add”.Ĭonfirm the user account is selected in the “User account” field.Remote Desktop Protocol or RDP is a protocol provided by Microsoft to securely connect to remote Windows instances using the graphical user interface. Right-click (or hold control + click) the connection in the Microsoft Remote Desktop app and click “Edit”. You can save the user account credentials to avoid retyping it each time the connection is started. When you want to close the connection click “Window” -> “Close” or press + W. You should now have established a remote desktop. If you see a “certificate couldn’t be verified” message, click continue. Enter the credentials and click “Continue”. These credentials will be provided by your professor or the system administrator. A screen will appear to enter the credentials for this computer. If you have physical access to the remote computer, you can find the IP address on the computer itself.Ĭlick on the connection you added to start the remote desktop connection. This may be provided to you by your professor or systems administrator. It should look like below:Īfter the installation is complete click “Open” or navigate to the Applications folder and double click the Microsoft Remote Desktop app.Ĭlick the “Add Desktop” button to begin adding the remote desktop connection.Įnter the IP address or DNS name of the remote computer in the “PC name” field. Open the App Store and search for “Microsoft Remote Desktop”.
If it is not available in you region, install the beta version instead. Note: Microsoft Remote Desktop may not be available in the Mac App Store in China and other regions.