Hello, and welcome to my article where I will be telling you all about how to connect RDP on Mac OS!
Your Mac computer can be used as a Remote Desktop Client to work with Windows apps, resources and desktops using various physical machines or virtual machines for managing their server environment.
For example, Mac users work in the UNIX environment. Most of them know how to use the terminal to secure socket shell (SSL) into their Linux based server domains, the cloud environment such as Big Data and cyber security centre to login and work.
However, when we use Mac technology to log in to a Windows setup, the case is different and we may face some technical issues of which most of us are not familiar or find it difficult to come up with a solution.
Don’t worry! I have the right solution.
Let’s figure out how.
Mac OS X Remote Desktop Connection Install Steps
Take a look at the major steps that will help you establish your remote desktop connection from your Mac OS.
- Start the Microsoft Remote Desktop application.
- Tap the “+” icon.
- Click PC.
- For PC Name, fill in the name of the remote computer to connect to.
- For User Account, tap on the dropdown to change the setting.
- Click Add User Account.
How To Connect RDP on Mac OS? Install RDP on Mac
In order to install RDP on Mac, you need to follow the below steps.
- Download Remote Desktop from the App Store.
- If you have a dedicated computer for report data collection and delegated install tasks, enter the server address, then click Continue.
- Prepare the computer to be managed using Remote Desktop. The Remote Desktop client software is pre-installed in macOS.
- Click on the Scanner in the right sidebar, and select each client computer system that you want to count to your list of controlled computers.
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Configuring Remote Desktop Gateway
Configuring your remote desktop gateway is not a tough task anymore. You can follow the below steps and get things done in the right direction.
- On the client machine, start mstsc.
- Tap on Show Options and click Advanced.
- Tap on Settings and select Use these RD Gateway server settings.
- Jump to the General tab and specify the address of the remote RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) server.
- Click Connect.
How do you use a remote desktop on a Mac?
It’s time to tell you about the steps that will help you establish a connection with your windows server.
- Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop application
- Click the “+” symbol
- Select PC
- For PC Name, enter the name of the distant PC to interface with. Or on the other hand, really take a look at How to observe my PC name
- For User Account, click the dropdown to change the setting
- Click Add User Account
- Click Save
- For Friendly Name, enter the PC name
- Click on no passage to change the setting
- Select Add Gateway from the dropdown
- Enter server name
- For User Account, click Use PC User account
- Select your username from the list
- Click Add
- Click Add again
- To start the connection, double click on your PC Name tile
- Click Show Certificate
- Click Always Trust to stop seeing this warning again for the PC selected
- Click Continue
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Keyboard Shortcuts while using RDP on MacOS
Let us know about the shortcuts that will help you establish your connection with the windows server. Below you will find shortcuts with their use. Learn them all and establish hassle-free connections.
PC keyboard Keys | Mac keyboard Keys | Working |
---|---|---|
Win key | Command | The “Command” key is like the “Win” key, it triggers the Windows Start Menu. Press for instance: “Command+R” to trigger the Windows Run dialogue |
Home / End | Fn + Left or Right arrow keys | Press the Fn key with the left/right arrow keys it will start the HOME and END keys on a PC keyboard. |
Ctrl + Home / End | Control + Fn + Left or Right arrow keys | clicking Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End will take you to the top or the bottom of a doc or file. |
Page Up / Page Down | Fn + Up or Down arrow keys | PageUp or PageDown keys let you scroll the page up or down in any document. The “Fn + Up/Down” peer on the Mac keyboard lets you do the same. |
Delete key | Fn + Delete | On the Mac keyboard, there is only the “delete” key which is the equivalent of the BackSpace key on a PC keyboard. The “Delete” key on a PC keyboard allows you to remove the character in front of the cursor. To get that using a MacBook keyboard inside a Remote Desktop session, press Fn+Delete |
Conclusion
I have included all the necessary information and discussed various ways to establish connections between Windows and Mac OS environments, from their installation methods to shortcut keys.
By now I have told you about the configuration steps, ways adopted to remotely access windows based system/s on Mac environments.
Here, the environment is related to the configurations and the mechanism upon which a particular device is compatible and easy to work.
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