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--- services:remote-access:rdesktop [2013/07/11 12:49] – [Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer] glaubitz
+++ services:remote-access:rdesktop [2013/07/16 13:44] – glaubitz
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 //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|}}
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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_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|}}