Windows Remote Desktop

External

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Level_Authentication
• Configure Remote Desktop Access on Windows 7 Systems http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff404238.aspx

Internal

• Windows

Remote Desktop Clients

Windows

Configure to Connect to a Remote Server

1. Start Remote Desktop Connection

Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Communications -> Remote Desktop Connection.

2. Specify computer.

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3. Specify username/password.

Executable

Windows 7, Windows 8: C:/Windows/System32/mstsc.exe

Mac

Mac users can access a Microsoft Windows with Remote Desktop access enabled. For that:

1) Download "Microsoft Remote Desktop" from App Store.

DO NOT use "Remote Desktop Connection", I had troubles with it.

2) Configure as follows:

Connection Name: NOW530

PC Name: NOW530

Credentials

User name: ovidiu

Password: ***

Resolution: Native

Colors: True Color (24 bit)

Full screen mode: OS X native

DO NOT Start session in full screen

DO NOT Scale content

DO Use all monitors.

Remote Desktop Server

Enable a Windows Machine to Run as Session Host

Enable on Windows 7, Windows Vista

System -> Remote Settings -> Remote Desktop.

In some situations, you must enable the Windows Firewall exceptions for Remote Desktop (the link has a yellow triangle exclamation mark besides it and the "Remote Desktop" options below are grayed out. In order to do that, click on the link and follow the instructions.

Then:

Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop -> Select Users

Enable on Windows 8

System Settings -> Remote Settings -> Remote -> Remote Desktop

Command line:

C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe

See the firewall exception notes, above.

Then: Allow Remote Connections to this Computer.

Enable on Windows 10

Command line:

C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe > Remote -> Remote Desktop