In the Connection Center, select Settings > Accounts.

You can manage your user accounts by using the Remote Desktop client. When you connect to a desktop or remote resources, you can save the user accounts to select from again. You can also select Use connection credentials to use the same user name and password as those used for the remote desktop connection.

User name - The user name and password to be used for the Remote Desktop gateway you are connecting to.

You can also add port information to the server name (for example: RDGateway:443 or 10.0.0.1:443). This can be a Windows computer name, an Internet domain name, or an IP address.

Server name – The name of the computer you want to use as a gateway.

Select the + button at the bottom of the table Enter the following information:.

In the Connection Center, select Preferences > Gateways.

You can create and manage your gateways in the preferences of the app or while setting up a new desktop connection. Connect to an RD Gateway to access internal assetsĪ Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) lets you connect to a remote computer on a corporate network from anywhere on the Internet. The remote resources will be displayed in the Connection Center.

Password - The password to use for the RD Web Access server you are connecting to.

User name - The user name to use for the RD Web Access server you are connecting to.

You can also enter your corporate email account in this field – this tells the client to search for the RD Web Access Server associated with your email address.

Feed URL - The URL of the RD Web Access server.

Enter information for the remote resource:.

In the Connection Center select +, and then select Add Remote Resources.

The configured RemoteApp and Desktop Connections are listed.

The URL displays the link to the RD Web Access server that gives you access to RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.

Remote resources are RemoteApp programs, session-based desktops, and virtual desktops published using RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.

Browse to the location where you want to save the remote desktop RDP file.

In the Connection Center, right-click the remote desktop.

Remote desktops are saved in separate RDP files. You can export a remote desktop connection definition and use it on a different device. Resources may be added, changed, or removed based on changes made by your administrator. Once you've subscribed to a feed, the feed's content will update automatically regularly.

Entering your email address tells the client to search for a URL associated with your email address if your admin configured the server that way.

If you use an email address, enter your email address.

If you use a URL, use the one your admin gave you.

This URL can be either a URL or an email address.

In the Feed URL field, enter the URL for the feed you want to add.

Select Add feed on the main page to connect to the service and retrieve your resources.

Subscribe to the feed your admin gave you to get the list of managed resources available to you on your macOS device. In the beta client, select Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta at the top, and then select Check for updates.

If you already have the client, you can check for updates to ensure you have the latest version. You don't need to create an account or sign into AppCenter to download the beta client. Want to check it out? Go to Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac and select Download. We're testing new features on our preview channel on AppCenter. This feature is typically available in corporate environments. You use a connection to connect directly to a Windows PC and a remote resource to use a RemoteApp program, session-based desktop, or a virtual desktop published on-premises using RemoteApp and Desktop Connections. Add a Remote Desktop connection or a remote resource.(If you skip this step, you can't connect to your PC.) Set up your PC to accept remote connections.Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop client from the Mac App Store.Test-drive new features by downloading our preview app here: beta client release notes.įollow these steps to get started with Remote Desktop on your Mac: The information in this article applies primarily to the full version of the Mac client - the version available in the Mac AppStore.The Mac client runs on computers running macOS 10.10 and newer.

Curious about the new releases for the macOS client? Check out What's new for Remote Desktop on Mac?.

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