You can now control the remote Windows computer using RDP session from your macOS device. Note: Access password you enter here is the ISL AlwaysOn access password and not yet the user account password used for creating an RDP session.Įnter the user account information for the remote computer and click ' Done'. In the Port Forward section change the Default rdp schema to the following: /usr/bin/open -W -n 'tuxclient:///?Command=LaunchApp&ConnType=4&Server=localhost&Port='Ĭlick on the ' Action' button next to the computer you want to connect to and select the ' Connect via.' option then ' rdp://localhost:3389'.Įnter the access password for the remote computer then click ' Connect'.

Log into ISL Light and open the ' Settings'. You must install Microsoft Remote Desktop from the app store. Note: Link above points to Mac App Store - US version, depending on which Mac App Store you are using you might need to search for 'RDP' in the search bar instead of following the link. You must have the name of the machine you want to connect to. Installing this client will register it for opening the rdp links. Step 1ĭownload and install Parallels Client from Mac App Store. From Ubuntu 20.04, you can use the KDE RDP to access Windows 10. It is a very user-friendly application and is very easy to use. It is a free and open source application that is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Note: Due to changes introduced in macOS 11 and macOS 12 the functionality described in this article is currently not supported on M1 Processor with Big Sur and Monterey. Krdc open rdp file is a great way to open a remote desktop connection to another computer.

In this example we will be using Parallels Client for macOS that can be downloaded from Mac App Store: Parallels Client, however there are other clients you can configure and use. RDP connection can be made to Windows machine from computers running other operating systems by using the native RDP client software.

Use rdp file on mac