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--- services:remote-access:rdesktop [2020/02/03 09:14] – Update commandline xfreerdp docs behrmj87
+++ services:remote-access:rdesktop [2020/03/31 06:08] (current) – ziehm
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-====== Remote Desktop ======
+====== Remote Desktop (Linux) ======
-===== Connecting from a Windows computer =====
-If you are using Windows XP or newer, your computer has everything required to connect to a Windows computer at the department through //Remote Desktop// (rdesktop).
-Click on the Start button, then //All Programs//, //Accessories// and click //Remote Desktop Connection//.
-{{:services:remote-access:start_menu_edited.png|}}
-The following window will pop up. Type the name of the computer you would like to connect to (term.imp.fu-berlin.de in this case) and click //Connect//.
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_window_edited.png|}}
-You will now see the following login window where you should be able to login with your normal login credentials from the Physics department. Don't forget to provide the domain name which is "FU-BERLIN" which can be provided by prepending your username with **FU-BERLIN\**.
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_login_windows_edited.png|}}
-===== Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer =====
 //Remote Desktop Viewer// is a graphical tool provided by the GNOME Desktop (runs on KDE, MATE, XFCE and so on as well) to allow easy access and management of Remote Desktop connections to a Windows computer.
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 Upon pressing enter you will be prompted for your ZEDAT password in the terminal.
-===== Connecting from a MacOS X computer =====
-In order to connect to a Windows terminal server from a computer MacOS X, a free application from Microsoft called //Remote Desktop Client// is required. It can directly be downloaded from Microsofts's website [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18140|here]]. More information about the Remote Desktop Client for MacOS is provided on [[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/remote-desktop-client|this website]].
-After downloading, you should have a file called **RDC_2.1.1_ALL.dmg** in your download folder. Double-click it and the following window should show:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_install_1.png|}}
-Double-click **RDC Installer** and follow the instructions on screen to install the software onto your Mac:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_install_2.png|}}
-You will receive a confirmation once the installation was successful:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_install_3.png|}}
-To start the software, open **Finder** and navigate to your //Applications// folder:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_install_1.png|}}
-Double-clicking "Remote Desktop Connection" will open the //Remote Desktop Connection for Mac// application:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_run_2.png|}}
-Type the name of the Windows computer to connect to, **term.imp.fu-berlin.de** in this case, and click //Connect//. You will now be prompted to enter your Windows login credentials for the Physics department. The domain to be used here is **FU-BERLIN**:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_run_3.png|}}