Connection to remote desktop is a base thing in Windows Server administration. But there are still many questions how to connect by RDP and what is RDP?
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) - is a protocol of remote desktop control. It allows to connect to a server with Windows OS installed. To connect you need to use special client software. After connection you can control remote server using Windows standard graphic interface as you work with a normal PC.
You can Connect by RDP only to server with Windows OS. To connect you can use native Microsoft client Remote Desktop Connection. It can be found in Start -> All programms -> Standart -> run Remote Desktop Connection.
Or you can use alternative clients as Xfreerdp, Remmina. Also you can find clients for OSX and Linux.
To connect you have to enter IP-address and login/password (you can find it in e-mail or in Instructions in your Control Panel)
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Also you can connect to Windows server by RDP using your smartphone. Read or guide how to connect from IOS and Androind by RDP.