{"id":4599,"date":"2018-06-28T14:32:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T12:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/?p=4599"},"modified":"2022-03-25T09:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T08:50:37","slug":"connect-server-rdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/connect-server-rdp\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I connect to my Windows server via RDP?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This tutorial will show you how to connect to your Windows VPS or dedicated server at Contabo via RDP from different operating systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"gt-baf-word-clickable\">The following scenarios will be covered:<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connections from desktop operating systems:<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Establishing a RDP connection from <strong>Windows<\/strong>OS (e.g. <strong>Windows 7, 8, 10<\/strong>)<\/li><li>Establishing a RDP connection from <strong>Linux<\/strong>OS (e.g. <strong>Debian, Ubuntu<\/strong>)<\/li><li>Establishing a RDP connection from <strong>Macintosh<\/strong>OS (e.g. <strong>Apple MacBook<\/strong>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connections from mobile devices:<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Establishing a RDP connection from <strong>Android <\/strong>based systems (e.g. <strong>Samsung Galaxy<\/strong>)<\/li><li>Establishing a RDP connection from&nbsp;<strong>iOS <\/strong>based systems (e.g. <strong>Apple iPhone<\/strong>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RDP connections from <b>Windows<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>on <b>Windows 7<\/b>: Please navigate to the &#8220;Start icon&#8221; of the taskbar and search for &#8220;Remote Desktop Connection&#8221;<\/li><li>bei <b>Windows 8\/10<\/b>: Please navigate to the &#8220;Windows icon&#8221; of the taskbar and search for &#8220;Remote Desktop Connection&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The RDP client should start as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP_en.jpg 420w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP_en-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you should be able to connect to your server using its hostname (e.g. &#8220;<strong>vmiXXXXX.contaboserver.net<\/strong>&#8221; for VPS or &#8220;<strong>mXXXX.contaboserver.net<\/strong>&#8221; for dedicated servers) or the IP address (e.g. &#8220;<strong>173.xxx.xxx.xxx<\/strong>&#8220;). The RDP session will be established within a few seconds automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system will prompt you for the credentials of the Windows Server. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contabo users find their username in the Customer Control Panel, section VPS, VDS or Server control. The username for Windows Server is most likely <strong>Administrator<\/strong>, unless you are using advanced features, such as custom OS images. If not sure about your Contabo server&#8217;s password, you can always reset your password in the Customer Control Panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/VNC-password-1.png\" alt=\"password change\" class=\"wp-image-13080\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you might choose a few options beforehand (e.g. screen resolution and audio settings). Therefore, please click on the &#8220;Show Options&#8221; button:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP2_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP2_en.jpg 415w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP2_en-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP3_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP3_en.jpg 413w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP3_en-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP4_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP4_en.jpg 413w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP4_en-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The screen resolution can be individually modified using the&nbsp;<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">slider<\/span><\/span><\/li><li>If you would like to pass<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\"> through<\/span><\/span> the audio signal to your local PC, you have to set the &#8220;<strong>Remote audio playback<\/strong>&#8221; function to &#8220;<strong>Play on this computer<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li><li>If you would like to make your local printer available on your server, please enable the &#8220;<strong>Printer<\/strong>&#8221; option&nbsp;at the &#8220;<strong>Local devices and resources<\/strong>&#8221; section (<strong>Important:<\/strong> The printer device driver must be&nbsp;<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">compellingly<\/span><\/span> installed on your server!)<\/li><li>The clipboard is enabled by default, so STRG + C \/ STRG + V will always work. It can be disabled by disabling its checkbox<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interactive Guide<\/strong><br>In case you&#8217;re experiencing issues connecting to your Windows Server, you may want to try our step-by-step guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/contabo.typeform.com\/to\/xRm64vWP?typeform-source=contabo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Can&#8217;t Reach My Server Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &#8220;Remote Desktop can&#8217;t connect to the remote computer for one of these reasons&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP-Fehler-1-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP-Fehler-1-EN.jpg 481w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/RDP-Fehler-1-EN-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Causes \/ <\/span><\/span>Solutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Please check whether your server is responding to Ping (= ICMP) requests. If not, please try to reboot your server using your customer control panel: <a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/account\/login\">https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/account\/login<\/a><\/li><li>If you use a VPS, you can also connect to your server through VNC to check the server and firewall settings:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/?show=tutorials&amp%3Btutorial=vnc-connect-vps\">https:\/\/contabo.com\/?show=tutorials&amp;tutorial=vnc-connect-vps<\/a><\/li><li>If you use a dedicated server, please get in contact with us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:support@contabo.com\">support@contabo.com<\/a>, if you do not have a KVM device attached to your server yet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2. &#8220;The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop Licence Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keine-Lizenzserver-verf\u00fcgbar-EN.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keine-Lizenzserver-verf\u00fcgbar-EN.png 562w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keine-Lizenzserver-verf\u00fcgbar-EN-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Causes \/ <\/span><\/span>Solutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Obviously, a <strong>terminal service<\/strong> was installed on your server and no active licence server has been assigned yet. After the grace period of 90 respectively 120 days, all <strong>temporarily licences<\/strong> will be deleted and all further RDP logins will be rejected.<br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix this issue, you either have to delete the <strong>terminal service<\/strong> or the affected Windows Registry key<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you rent a VPS, you can connect to your server through VNC to perform the required steps:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\nhttps:\/\/contabo.com\/?show=tutorials&#038;tutorial=vnc-connect-vps\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you use a dedicated server and you do not have a KVM device attached to your server yet, please get in contact with us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:support@contabo.com\">support@contabo.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>* The required server role &#8220;<em>Remote Desktop Services<\/em>&#8221; can be deleted at the server manager (&#8220;Remove roles and features&#8221;)<br>* The affected<strong> Registry key<\/strong> can be deleted at the following path:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Terminal Server\\RCM\\GracePeriod<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important: Please be careful while changing settings at the Windows registry! Please create a full backup of the registry beforehand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Now please perform a reboot of your server and you should be able to login to your server afterwards again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<u><\/u><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>RDP connection from Linux<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can also connect from <strong>Linux<\/strong> to your<strong> <strong>Windows<\/strong><\/strong> server via RDP. There is a command line based program called &#8220;rdesktop&#8221; and it is usable for all available linux distributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Installation:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sudo apt-get install rdesktop<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Start the RDP connection:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>rdesktop &lt;IP address&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rdp12_rdesktop_win8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rdp12_rdesktop_win8.png 804w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rdp12_rdesktop_win8-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rdp12_rdesktop_win8-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the RDP connection has been established and you can log in to your server using the login credentials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contabo users find their username in the Customer Control Panel, section VPS, VDS or Server control. The username for Linux servers is most likely <strong>root,<\/strong> unless you are using advanced features, such as custom OS images. If in doubt about the credentials, contact your provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If not sure about your Contabo server&#8217;s password, you can always reset your password in the Customer Control Panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/VNC-password-1.png\" alt=\"password change\" class=\"wp-image-13080\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In order to be able to establish a RDP connection, your <strong>Linux<\/strong> system must have an <strong>X11 serv<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">er <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">available<\/span><\/span>. It should be installed by default if you already use a GUI (graphical desktop environment &#8211; e.g. &#8220;Gnome&#8221; or &#8220;KDE&#8221;)<\/li><li>Please note, it is generally not recommended to establish a RDP connection through SSH<\/li><li>Alternatively, there is another program called &#8216;freeRDP&#8217;, which can be used instead of &#8216;rdesktop&#8217;. Please find more information about it at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freerdp.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.freerdp.com\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RDP connection from <b>MacOS<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to be able to establish a RDP connection from <b>MacOS<\/b> based systems (e.g. <b>Apple MacBook<\/b>),&nbsp;a RDP client is also required. Please find enclosed a download URL to get the latest RDP client version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/de\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards, you can start the RDP client following by entering the Windows login credentials (at the &#8220;<em>Domain:<\/em>&#8221; field, you can either use the server&#8217;s <strong>IP address<\/strong> or the <strong>hostname<\/strong>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5766\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2016102410002412_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2016102410002412_3.png 469w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2016102410002412_3-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2016102410002412_3.png\"><br><\/a><br><u>Please always use the latest RDP client version from iTunes, so it is ensured that no connection issues occur!<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Troubleshooting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &#8220;Remote Desktop Connection cannot verify the identity of the computer that you want to connect to&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen_Shot_2016-08-24_at_1.12.05_p.m.2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen_Shot_2016-08-24_at_1.12.05_p.m.2-1.png 827w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen_Shot_2016-08-24_at_1.12.05_p.m.2-1-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen_Shot_2016-08-24_at_1.12.05_p.m.2-1-768x280.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>=&gt; This kind of error message is mostly caused by an old respectively outdated RDP client version<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Causes \/ <\/span><\/span>Solutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Please make sure, that you are currently using the latest RDP client version (download-URL above)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RDP connection from <strong>Android-based systems<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>To establish a RDP connection from Google-Android-based systems (e.g. <strong>Samsung Galaxy<\/strong>) please use the following RDP client directly from the Google App store. You can always download the latest RDP client version here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.microsoft.rdc.android&#038;hl=en\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ANDROID-microsoft-rdp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ANDROID-microsoft-rdp.jpg 590w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ANDROID-microsoft-rdp-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Contabo users find username in the initial &#8220;<em>Your login data!<\/em>&#8221; email. The username for Windows Server is typically <strong>Administrator<\/strong>, unless you are using custom OS images. If in doubt about the credentials, contact your provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RDP connection from <strong>iOS-based systems<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Last of all, we would like to inform you about the possibility of how to connect to your Windows server via an iOS-based system (e.g. Apple iPhone).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please find enclosed the download URL to get the latest RDP client version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\nhttps:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id714464092?mt=8&#038;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Contabo users find username in the initial &#8220;<em>Your login data!<\/em>&#8221; email. The username for Windows Server is typically <strong>Administrator<\/strong>, unless you are using custom OS images. If in doubt about the credentials, contact your provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Very important:<\/strong> In order to use the latest RDP client above, <strong>iOS version<\/strong> <strong>8.0<\/strong> is required at least!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iOS-Windows-RDP.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iOS-Windows-RDP.jpeg 392w, https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iOS-Windows-RDP-290x300.jpeg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions about connecting via RDP to your server or need help, please do not hesitate to contact us at <a href=\"mailto:support@contabo.de\">support@contabo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will show you how to connect to your Windows VPS or dedicated server at Contabo via RDP from different operating systems. 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