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--- services:remote-access:rdesktop [2013/07/11 12:44] – [Connecting from a Windows computer] glaubitz
+++ services:remote-access:rdesktop [2013/07/16 11:23] – [Connecting from a MacOS X computer] glaubitz
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-===== Connecting from a Linux computer =====
+===== 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.
+From your applications menu (here shown on the //MATE Desktop//), navigate to //Internet// and choose //Remote Desktop Viewer//.
+{{:services:remote-access:remote_desktop_viewer_menu.png|}}
+The following window should pop up. This is the main screen of //Remote Desktop Viewer// (here shown is version 3.8.2 as part of GNOME 3.8).
+{{:services:remote-access:remote_desktop_viewer_linux.png|}}
+Click //Connect// and in the following dialog, enter the name of the Windows computer to be connected and your username. If you would to connect in fullscreen mode, tick the checkbox //Fullscreen//.
+{{:services:remote-access:remote_desktop_viewer_linux_connect.png|}}
+Again, click //Connect//. If the connection was successful, the familiar Windows login screen should appear and you are able to log in.
+{{:services:remote-access:remote_desktop_viewer_linux_connected.png|}}
+===== Connecting from a Linux computer using the command line =====
 To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// (rdesktop) from Linux computer, you can use the command //rdesktop// which is readily available on the Linux computers at the department. If you want to use rdesktop on your Linux computer at home, you will probably have to install it first through your package manager (//sudo apt-get install rdesktop// on Ubuntu, for example).
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+===== 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_run_1.png|}}
+Double-clicking "Remote Desktop Connection" will open the //Remote Desktop Connection for Mac// application:
+{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_run_2.png|}}