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Watch how

# Connect to your Windows RDP from a Mac

Install Microsoft’s free Windows App (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop) from the Mac App Store, add your server and connect.

- Windows App on a Mac
- 0:50 video
- English · العربية

Spoken in English, with captions in English and Arabic. The steps are also written out below.

## Steps (transcript)

1.

Install Windows App, Microsoft’s free app (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop), from the Mac App Store and open it.

2.

Click + and choose Add PC. Paste your server’s IP address as the PC name.

3.

Under Credentials, choose Add Credentials: Administrator as the user name and your password. Click Add.

4.

Click Add to save the PC, then double-click it. The first time, click Continue to accept the certificate.

5.

Edit the PC to change the display, share the clipboard or redirect a Mac folder to the server.

[Find your login details](https://globalhostia.com/account/services)

الخطوات بالعربية

### الاتصال بخادم Windows RDP من جهاز Mac

ثبّت تطبيق Windows App المجاني من Microsoft (المعروف سابقاً باسم Microsoft Remote Desktop) من Mac App Store، وأضف خادمك واتصل به.

1.

ثبّت Windows App، تطبيق Microsoft المجاني (سابقاً Microsoft Remote Desktop)، من Mac App Store وافتحه.

2.

اضغط + واختر Add PC. الصق عنوان IP لخادمك في حقل PC name.

3.

من Credentials اختر Add Credentials: اسم المستخدم Administrator وكلمة المرور. اضغط Add.

4.

اضغط Add لحفظ الجهاز ثم انقر عليه نقراً مزدوجاً. في المرة الأولى اضغط Continue لقبول الشهادة.

5.

عدّل إعدادات الجهاز لتغيير العرض أو مشاركة الحافظة أو إتاحة مجلد من Mac على الخادم.

## Related

- [Find your RDP login details](https://globalhostia.com/help/find-rdp-login-details)
- [Connect from iPhone or Android](https://globalhostia.com/help/connect-rdp-phone)
- [RDP won’t connect?](https://globalhostia.com/help/rdp-wont-connect)

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