====== Remote Desktop Connection ======

===== Setup =====

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  - Open System by clicking the **Start** button, right-clicking **Computer**, and then clicking **Properties**.
  - In the left pane, click Remote settings. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  - Under Remote Desktop, select one of the options to allow connections.
  - Click Select Users.
  - In the **Remote Desktop Users** dialog box, click **Add**.
  - In the **Select Users or Groups** dialog box, do one or more of the following:
    * To specify the search location, click **Locations**.
    * To specify the types of objects (user names) that you want to search for, click **Object Types**.
    * In the **Enter the object names to select** box, type the user name that you want to search for, and then click **Check Names**. If the user name isn't found, click **Advanced** to run an advanced search.
  - When you find the correct name, click **OK**. The name will be displayed in the list of users in the **Remote Desktop Users** dialog box.
  - Click **OK**, and then click **OK** again.
  - Make sure **Port 3389** is open in your firewall.

===== Connecting through a SSH tunnel =====
  * To connect through a SSH tunnel, tunnel a higher source port (e.g. 33389) to the destination:3389.

===== Special commands =====

  * To Ctrl-Alt-Del into the remote machine, use Ctrl-Alt-End.

===== External Links =====

  * [[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/allow-remote-desktop-connections-from-outside-your-home-network|Allow Remote Desktop connections from outside your home network]]
  * [[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/allow-someone-to-connect-to-your-computer-using-remote-desktop-connection|Allow someone to connect to your computer using Remote Desktop Connection]]
  * [[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770416.aspx|Restart or Shut Down a Remote Computer and Document the Reason]]
  * [[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754820.aspx|Enable the Remote Registry Service]]