{"id":200,"date":"2015-06-11T06:10:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/?post_type=article&#038;p=200"},"modified":"2022-11-14T20:05:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T09:05:43","slug":"how-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-remote-desktop-on-an-imac","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/article\/how-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-remote-desktop-on-an-imac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect to a Microsoft Remote Desktop on an iMac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To connect to a Microsoft Remote Desktop, also known as RDP or Terminal Services from your mac please follow these instructions.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client<\/h2>\n<p>To do this you will first need to download the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id715768417?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RDP client for Mac<\/a> on the Mac App Store<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client<\/h2>\n<p>Open up the the Remote Desktop client by clicking on the launchpad icon and then Microsoft Remote Desktop<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/RDP-Mac.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201\" data-original=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/RDP-Mac.png\" alt=\"RDP Mac\" width=\"285\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a>Step 3 &#8211; Set up your connection<\/h2>\n<p>Click on New<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/New-RDP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-202\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/New-RDP.png\" alt=\"New RDP\" width=\"253\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then fill in the details you have been provided<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Mac-RDP-iMac.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Mac-RDP-iMac.png\" alt=\"Mac RDP iMac\" width=\"433\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Mac-RDP-iMac.png 433w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Mac-RDP-iMac-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connection Name &#8211; This is the friendly name, call it anything you like<\/li>\n<li>PC Name &#8211; This is the server address that was provided to you<\/li>\n<li>Gateway &#8211; Leave as is unless otherwise instructed<\/li>\n<li>Username &#8211; As provided to you<\/li>\n<li>Password &#8211; Your Password<\/li>\n<li>Resolution &#8211; Change this to what ever screen size you would like the RDP session to open up in. \u00a0With the tick box below it, of you don&#8217;t uncheck it the RDP session will open up in a full screen and override those settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once finished click on the red close button up the top left and you should see your new connection in the list.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 4 &#8211; Open Your RDP Session<\/h2>\n<p>Simply double click on the connection in the list and if you have put in the correct details it will log in to the server you have requested.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To connect to a Microsoft Remote Desktop, also known as RDP or Terminal Services from your mac please follow these instructions. 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