RDP: Connecting to a remote computer and customizing connection options

RDP: Connecting to a remote computer and customizing connection options

RDP: Connecting to a remote computer and customizing connection options


How to use Remote Desktop Connection or RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to a computer in the office. Whether you are connecting from a remote machine, or laptop in the field, or from a conference room and connecting to a desktop, you will use Remote Desktop Connection.

Connecting to a computer via Remote Desktop Connection


Note: If you are remote (not in the office), you must first establish a VPN connection through Barracuda.
  1. Open Remote Desktop Connection (click Start and type Remote)


  2. Enter the computer name: Example MS137 or use the fully qualified domain name; MS137.method.local

  3. Click Connect, and you will be prompted for your computer credentials (first initial last name) and your computer password (not email)


Remote Security Dialogue Box


If you are working remote and need to do a Ctrl+Alt+Del, but it only affects your local computer, you need to do the following to affect remote computer.
Ctrl+Alt+End  - Keyboard shortcut used in a Remote Desktop Session to display the Windows Security Dialogue Box to enter credentials.

Customizing Remote Desktop Client


When connecting to a computer in the office via RDP, you have more options than just the sign-in. Click the Show Options button.



Save Credentials


On the General Tab, you can checkmark it to save your credentials. This will allow you to save this connection and its settings. You can save it to your desktop as a shortcut with your saved preferences.



Additional Monitors for Remote Sessions


You can use more than one monitor on a remote session. If you are working from a station with two monitors and connecting to a computer with two monitors, you can have both stream across.

On the Display tab, checkmark Use all my monitors for the remote session. By default, RDP will use the Highest Quality for color depth remote sessions; leave this as default.



Local Resources vs. Remote Resources


On the Local Resources tab, you can select your audio options, where to play audio on the local computer or remote. Windows Key combinations to pass through, or local resources.

If you are on a Teams call and the audio isn't working, did you take the call on the remote or local machine you are using?

Use the Clipboard to copy and paste between local and remote.








Experience


The Experience tab is used for quality-dependent features; use the default settings.



Advanced


The Advanced tab should use default settings. Do not change Server Authentication.





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