The following page details the steps necessary to create a
Windows7 Remote Desktop Connection
Remote Desktop allows you to take control of another computer on your local
network or across the Internet
Configuring the Windows7
Remote Desktop Client
1.
Go to Start / All Programs / Accessories / / Remote Desktop Connection or
Start / mstsc.exe
2.
Enter in the IP address of the computer you want to
connect to
3.
If it is a computer on your LAN, just enter the
computer's LAN IP address
4.
If it is a computer you want to access over the
Internet, you need to enter in the Public IP address of the HOST's Internet
connection. You would also needed to have configured the HOST for
Remote Desktop accss.
5.
If this is a computer with a different port than the
default you want to connect to, in addition to entering the IP
address, you would also need to include the Port number.
6.
Click on the Connect button
7.
At the login screen, enter the name and password of a
user that has remote access on the host
8.
If you want to click on the Options button, you
can configure it for things like automatic logon, size and amount of colors
(less improves performance).
You can also save shortcuts to your Desktop
for future use
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