

The administrative user name is just Administrator by default. You should see those pieces of information on the middle-right hand side of the page. To obtain the public DNS hostname or IP address, go to your EC2 Dashboard, navigate to the Instances menu and then select the EC2 instance whose hostname or IP address you want to retrieve.

Once the installation completes, you can then access Remote Desktop by bringing up Launchpad (F4 button) and then selecting its icon there.
RDP FROM MAC TO WINDOWS INSTALL
You’ll want to install the latest - version 10. Just type in ‘remote desktop’ in the search box to display the app you’re looking for.Īs of this writing, there are two versions being displayed on the App Store. That should be easy because Microsoft Remote Desktop is listed in the App Store. The first thing you’ll need is a running installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop.
RDP FROM MAC TO WINDOWS WINDOWS
In this article, we’re going to talk about connecting to a Windows Server EC2 instance and remotely managing it from your Mac. Previously, I wrote an article on how you can connect to a Linux EC2 instance using SSH via Terminal.
