{"id":3128,"date":"2017-02-22T08:03:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T08:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:19:54","slug":"connect-windows-server-rdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/connect-windows-server-rdp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect to a Windows Server (RDP)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Servers running the Windows system have a graphical interface and you can connect remotely to it using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) and do the entire operation quickly on your machine.<\/p>\n<p>1. Click on the <strong>Windows<\/strong> button on your keyboard or <strong>Windows<\/strong> icon on your desktop.<\/p>\n<p>2. Type <strong>\u201cRemote Desktop Connection\u201d<\/strong> in the search bar and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/remote-desktop-connection-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"865\" \/><br \/>\n3. The <strong>Remote Desktop Connection<\/strong> window will get displayed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/computer-new-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"252\" \/><br \/>\n4. Enter the <strong>IP address <\/strong>in the <strong>Computer<\/strong> field. Next click on <strong>Options<\/strong> to view other fields.<\/p>\n<p>5. Enter username in the <strong>Username<\/strong> field and click on the <strong>Connect<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/connect-new-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"471\" \/><br \/>\n6. You will be prompted for the password. Enter the password and click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button. Make sure the password you enter must be alphanumeric which contains letters, numbers and special characters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/password-new-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"525\" \/><br \/>\n7. Then a confirmation window will appear. Here click on the <strong>Yes<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/verification-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. Once you get connected to the server, the below window will get displayed:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/logged-in-new-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this way you can connect to a Windows Server(RDP).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What if the server is not responding?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Test connection with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/ping-tell-server-online\/\"><strong>PING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Servers running the Windows system have a graphical interface and you can connect remotely to it using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) and do the entire operation quickly on your machine. 1. Click on the Windows button on your keyboard or Windows icon on your desktop. 2. 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