Connecting to Hosted Desktop
Please select the operating system of your local machine to see specific connection instructions for that system.
Microsoft
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
1 - Click “Start” then “Run”
2 - Type in “mstsc”.
3 - You will be presented with Remote Desktop Connection box. Click on “Options”.
4 - Fill in your details as you have been provided when you joined. Then “Save As”.
5 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable file name and then “Save”.
6 - Now click on “Connect”.
7 - Tick the box “Don’t ask me again for remote connections to this computer”
8 - Enter your login credentials. (If prompted)
9 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
2 - Type in “mstsc”.
3 - You will be presented with Remote Desktop Connection box. Click on “Options”.
4 - Fill in your details as you have been provided when you joined. Then “Save As”.
5 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable file name and then “Save”.
6 - Now click on “Connect”.
7 - Tick the box “Don’t ask me again for remote connections to this computer”
8 - Enter your login credentials. (If prompted)
9 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
1 - In the start menu search box type in “mstsc”.
2 - You will be presented with Remote Desktop Connection box. Click on “Options”.
3 - Fill in your details as you have been provided when you joined. Then “Save As”.
4 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable file name and then Save.
5 - Now click on “Connect”.
6 - Tick the box “Don’t ask me again for remote connections to this computer”
7 - Enter your credentials.
8 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
2 - You will be presented with Remote Desktop Connection box. Click on “Options”.
3 - Fill in your details as you have been provided when you joined. Then “Save As”.
4 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable file name and then Save.
5 - Now click on “Connect”.
6 - Tick the box “Don’t ask me again for remote connections to this computer”
7 - Enter your credentials.
8 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
Instructions
1 - In the start menu search box type in “mstsc”.
2 - Select “mstsc”.
3 - You be presented with Remote Desktop Connection box. Click on options.
4 - Fill in your details as you have been provided when you joined. Then Save As.
5 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable name and then Save.
6 - Now Click on “Connect”.
7 - Tick the “Don’t ask me again…” box then Connect.
8 - Enter your credentials.
9 - On the certificate warning tick the box to save and then yes.
10 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
Instructions
1 - In the Start Screen search for mstsc. Then Select Remote Desktop Connection.
2 - Fill in your server details.
3 - After you have filled in the details go to Connect
4 - Fill in your credentials.
5 - Fill in your credentials. Followed by OK.
6 - In the certificate warning tick Don’t ask me again and then OK.
7 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
Instructions
1 - In the Start Screen search for mstsc. Then Select Remote Desktop Connection.
2 - Fill in your server details.
3 - After you have filled in the details go to Connect
4 - Fill in your credentials.
5 - Fill in your credentials. Followed by OK.
6 - In the certificate warning tick Don’t ask me again and then OK.
7 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
1 - In the start menu press the Search button.
2 - Search for mstsc.
3 - Click on “Show Options”.
4 - Fill in your details as your have been provided when you joined. Then “Save As”.
5 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable file name and then Save.
6 - Now click on Connect.
7 - Tick the box then Connect.
8 - Enter your credentials.
9 - Tick the box and accept the certificate warning.
10 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
2 - Search for mstsc.
3 - Click on “Show Options”.
4 - Fill in your details as your have been provided when you joined. Then “Save As”.
5 - Click on Desktop then give it a suitable file name and then Save.
6 - Now click on Connect.
7 - Tick the box then Connect.
8 - Enter your credentials.
9 - Tick the box and accept the certificate warning.
10 - You should now see your Hosted Desktop screen with the connection bar at the top.
Apple
Mac or Macbook
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
These instructions are on how to Install Microsoft Remote Desktop. This was done on a Macbook with Yosemite (10.10).(Other versions may vary).
1 - Go to Appstore and search for Remote Desktop. Then get Microsoft Remote Desktop
2 - Install App.
3 - It will now say installing.
4 - Once installed you can find Microsoft Remote Desktop in Launchpad
1 - Go to Appstore and search for Remote Desktop. Then get Microsoft Remote Desktop
2 - Install App.
3 - It will now say installing.
4 - Once installed you can find Microsoft Remote Desktop in Launchpad
These instructions are on how to launch your Hosted Desktop on a Mac. This was done on a Macbook with Yosemite (10.10). (Other versions may vary).
1 - Go to Launchpad then launch Microsoft Remote Desktop
2 - Press New
3 - Fill in your details. Remember if you have :3390 or :3391 put this in the PC name
(e.g. Company.Hosteddesktopuk.co.uk:3390)
4 - In My Desktops, right click on the server name then click Start
5 - You will get a certficate warning. Simply press Continue to carry on
6 - You are then connected to your Hosted Desktop
1 - Go to Launchpad then launch Microsoft Remote Desktop
2 - Press New
3 - Fill in your details. Remember if you have :3390 or :3391 put this in the PC name
(e.g. Company.Hosteddesktopuk.co.uk:3390)
4 - In My Desktops, right click on the server name then click Start
5 - You will get a certficate warning. Simply press Continue to carry on
6 - You are then connected to your Hosted Desktop
Parallels 2X Client
These are instructions on how to Install Parallels 2x Client. This was done on a Macbook with Yosemite (10.10).(Other versions may vary). You can download here
1 - Go to Appstore and Search for 2x. Then on the 2x Client click on Get
2 - Install App
3 - Launchpad you can see the status of 2x Download
4 - Once Downloaded it will appear the as below
1 - Go to Appstore and Search for 2x. Then on the 2x Client click on Get
2 - Install App
3 - Launchpad you can see the status of 2x Download
4 - Once Downloaded it will appear the as below
These instructions are on how to launch your Hosted Desktop on a Mac with Parallels 2X Client. This was done on a Macbook with Yosemite (10.10). (Other versions may vary)
1 - On launchpad click on 2x
2 - Right click on RDP Connection and then New Connection
3 - Click on Standard RDP
4 - In the Connection tab fill in your server details
5 - When filling in, if you have :3390, :3391 or :3392 after [server].hosteddesktopuk.co.uk put the number in the port
6 - When you press OK this will appear on the left hand side under RDP Connections
7 - Context Click and Logon
8 - You will be successfully logged in
1 - On launchpad click on 2x
2 - Right click on RDP Connection and then New Connection
3 - Click on Standard RDP
4 - In the Connection tab fill in your server details
5 - When filling in, if you have :3390, :3391 or :3392 after [server].hosteddesktopuk.co.uk put the number in the port
6 - When you press OK this will appear on the left hand side under RDP Connections
7 - Context Click and Logon
8 - You will be successfully logged in
iPhone or iPad
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
Please Note: These instructions were created on an iPhone therefore screenshots and prompts may not be exactly representive if you are using an iPad.
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Open App Store
2 - Type Microsoft Remote Desktop
and press Search
3 - Click on Get to download the app
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Open App Store
2 - Type Microsoft Remote Desktop
and press Search
3 - Click on Get to download the app
Please Note: These instructions were created on an iPhone therefore screenshots and prompts may not be exactly representive if you are using an iPad.
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Select RD Client on your Homescreen
2 - Press the + at the top of the screen to add a new connection
3 - Press Desktop
4 - Fill in your PC Name which is your Hosted Desktop server name - including any port (i.e :3391) and press Save
5 - Click on the connection that now appears
6 - The screen will rotate to display in landscape mode automatically. If the following screen appears, press on slider at the bottom and then press Connect
7 - You will then be logged into your Hosted Desktop
8 - Pressing on the Keyboard will open the on-screen keyboard
9 - Pressing on the middle icon brings up the main screen where you can End Session
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Select RD Client on your Homescreen
2 - Press the + at the top of the screen to add a new connection
3 - Press Desktop
4 - Fill in your PC Name which is your Hosted Desktop server name - including any port (i.e :3391) and press Save
5 - Click on the connection that now appears
6 - The screen will rotate to display in landscape mode automatically. If the following screen appears, press on slider at the bottom and then press Connect
7 - You will then be logged into your Hosted Desktop
8 - Pressing on the Keyboard will open the on-screen keyboard
9 - Pressing on the middle icon brings up the main screen where you can End Session
Parallels 2X Client
Please Note: These instructions were created on an iPhone therefore screenshots and prompts may not be exactly representive if you are using an iPad.
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Open App Store
2 - Type Parallels Client and press Search
3 - Click on Get to download the app
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Open App Store
2 - Type Parallels Client and press Search
3 - Click on Get to download the app
Please Note: These instructions were created on an iPhone therefore screenshots and prompts may not be exactly representive if you are using an iPad.
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Select Parallels Client on your Homescreen
2 - Press + to add a new connection
3 - Select Standard RDP
4 - Fill in your details. Please note port can be 3389, 3390 or 3391 If you dont have a number e.g. demo.hosteddesktopuk.co.uk please leave it on 3389. If you have been provided with :3390 or :3391 at the end of the server name, change the port to the corresponding number.
5 - After you filled the details, click the done icon to the top.
6 - Select the RDP Server you have configured to log in
7 - You have successfully logged in. Pressing the keyboard icon at the bottom will bring up the keyboard
8 - Here is the keyboard including the Windows Button
9 - Pressing the Menu Button at the bottom brings up details including the ability to disconnect
Hosted Destop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the App Store.
1 - Select Parallels Client on your Homescreen
2 - Press + to add a new connection
3 - Select Standard RDP
4 - Fill in your details. Please note port can be 3389, 3390 or 3391 If you dont have a number e.g. demo.hosteddesktopuk.co.uk please leave it on 3389. If you have been provided with :3390 or :3391 at the end of the server name, change the port to the corresponding number.
5 - After you filled the details, click the done icon to the top.
6 - Select the RDP Server you have configured to log in
7 - You have successfully logged in. Pressing the keyboard icon at the bottom will bring up the keyboard
8 - Here is the keyboard including the Windows Button
9 - Pressing the Menu Button at the bottom brings up details including the ability to disconnect
Android
Parallels 2X Client
Please Note: These instructions were written specifically for an Android Phone therefore screenshots and prompts may not be exactly representative if you are configuring a Tablet
Hosted Desktop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the Play Store
1 - Download 2X RDP (Parallels Client) from the Play Store
2 - Select 2x RDP (Parallels Client) be either on homescreen or find in the menu
3 - Press Add a Connection
4 - Select Standard RDP
5 - Fill in your details. Please note port can be 3389,3390 or 3391 If you have no numbers e.g. demo.hosteddesktopuk.co.uk please leave it on 3389. If you have been provided with :3390 or :3391 at the end of the server name change the port to the corresponding number
6 - After you filled in the details, click the 2X connection (Parallels Client) icon to the top
7 - Select the RDP server that you have configured to log in
8 - You have successfully logged in. Pressing the keyboard icon at the top will bring up the keyboard
9 - Here is the keyboard including Windows Button
10 - Pressing the menu button at the top brings up details including the ability to disconnect
Hosted Desktop UK do not endorse one product over another. There are other Apps available from the Play Store
1 - Download 2X RDP (Parallels Client) from the Play Store
2 - Select 2x RDP (Parallels Client) be either on homescreen or find in the menu
3 - Press Add a Connection
4 - Select Standard RDP
5 - Fill in your details. Please note port can be 3389,3390 or 3391 If you have no numbers e.g. demo.hosteddesktopuk.co.uk please leave it on 3389. If you have been provided with :3390 or :3391 at the end of the server name change the port to the corresponding number
6 - After you filled in the details, click the 2X connection (Parallels Client) icon to the top
7 - Select the RDP server that you have configured to log in
8 - You have successfully logged in. Pressing the keyboard icon at the top will bring up the keyboard
9 - Here is the keyboard including Windows Button
10 - Pressing the menu button at the top brings up details including the ability to disconnect
Other
Through a web browser
You can also access your Hosted Desktop through a web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome)
To access Hosted Desktop through your web browser, follow this link: https://webaccess.hdcloud.co.uk
More information can be found here
To access Hosted Desktop through your web browser, follow this link: https://webaccess.hdcloud.co.uk
More information can be found here
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