Finally, the Windows firewall (and any other hardware or software firewalls) needs to be configured to allow Remote Connections from your location.Third, you must have a username and password that is allowed to connect to the server remotely (often, this is the primary administrator account, but can also be a secondary account set up specifically for remote access purposes).Second, you need to know the IP address of the server.First, the Remote Desktop Service must be running on the server to which you would like to connect (RDP uses port 3389 by default).
Using Remote Desktop Protocol to manage a Windows server generally requires a few basic settings and information about the server. Depending on your permissions and settings, you can copy and delete files, change file permissions or settings, and even print documents from the server.
Connecting to your server via RDP allows you full control of the server desktop environment, just as if you were sitting in front of the server’s monitor and keyboard. Clients are also available for Macintosh operating systems from Microsoft in the iTunes store and for Linux desktops with applications like FreeRDP. RDP is available on all versions of Windows server and a client (called Remote Desktop Connection) is included with all versions of Windows desktop operating systems.
Remote Desktop Protocol (or RDP) is the most common method of gaining administrative access to a Windows server.