{"id":6128,"date":"2026-01-13T12:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=6128"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:14:09","slug":"remote-access-via-rdp","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/remote-access-via-rdp","title":{"rendered":"7 Easy Steps for Remote Access via RDP on Your VPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"112\"><strong data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1004\">How to Remote Access via RDP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"112\"><strong data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1004\">Remote Access via RDP<\/strong> allows you to manage your VPS or server from anywhere. This guide explains 7 easy steps to set up a secure RDP connection and access your server desktop remotely on Windows, macOS, Linux, or mobile devices.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"153\"><strong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"151\">1. Open Remote Desktop Connection<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"384\">\n<li data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"226\">\n<p data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"226\">On Windows, press <strong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"188\">Win + R<\/strong>, type <code data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"202\">mstsc<\/code>, and press <strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"223\">Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"295\">\n<p data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"295\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/whatis\/definition\/Mac-OS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">macOS<\/a> or Linux, open the <strong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"288\">Microsoft Remote Desktop<\/strong> app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"384\">\n<p data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"384\">On mobile (Android\/iOS), install <strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"362\">Microsoft Remote Desktop<\/strong> from the app store.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"419\"><strong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"417\">2. Enter the VPS IP Address<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"564\">\n<li data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"473\">\n<p data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"473\">Type your <strong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"448\">server IP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"564\">\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"564\">If your VPS uses a custom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/buy-rdp\/\">RDP<\/a> port, enter as <code data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"533\">IP:Port<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"588\"><strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"586\">3. Click Connect<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"628\">\n<li data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"628\">\n<p data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"628\">This will start the RDP session.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"662\"><strong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"660\">4. Enter Login Credentials<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"771\">\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"707\">\n<p data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"707\"><strong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"681\">Username:<\/strong> Usually <code data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"705\">Administrator<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"771\">\n<p data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"771\"><strong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"726\">Password:<\/strong> The password provided by your VPS provider<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"817\"><strong data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"804\">5. Confirm Security Warning<\/strong> (if shown)<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"962\">\n<li data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"892\">\n<p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"892\">You may see a message about the server identity not being verified.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"962\">\n<p data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"962\">Click <strong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"922\">Yes \/ Continue<\/strong> \u2014 this is normal on first connection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"988\"><strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"986\">6. Access Your VPS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1135\">\n<li data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1064\">\n<p data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1064\">After successful login, the Windows desktop of your VPS will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1135\">\n<p data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1135\">You can now use your VPS as if you were sitting in front of it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1163\"><strong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1161\">7. Close RDP Session<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1242\">\n<li data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1242\">\n<p data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1242\">To disconnect, simply close the window or click Start \u2192 Disconnect.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Remote Access via RDP Remote Access via RDP allows you to manage your VPS or server from anywhere. This guide explains 7 easy steps to set up a secure RDP connection and access your server desktop remotely on Windows, macOS, Linux, or mobile devices. 1. Open Remote Desktop Connection On Windows, press Win + R, type mstsc, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[50],"kbtag":[1710],"class_list":["post-6128","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-how-to","kbtag-rdp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6128"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6251,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6128\/revisions\/6251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=6128"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=6128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}