Connect to your Hosted Virtual Desktop from a MAC

Created by Martin Parkinson, Modified on Sun, 2 Jul, 2023 at 3:23 PM by Martin Parkinson

Download the Remote Desktop Connection application
TIP > Open google and search for Mircrosoft RDP client for MAC
Open the file you downloaded. It will expand itself into the Remote Desktop Connection dmg file.
Double-click the dmg to open the Remote Desktop Connection icon.
Open your Applications folder on your hard drive, and drag the Remote Desktop Connection icon from the dmg folder to your Applications folder.
Double-click the Remote Desktop Connection folder.
Open the Remote Desktop Connection application.
Select the Options tab or click the RDC menu and select Preferences.
In the General or Login tab fill in your ThinHost login details. Domain should be set to THINHOST
In the Display tab choose the Remote desktop size (we suggest Full Screen).
For the Open Remote Display on option, select Main Display.
Limit your color depth to Thousands for performance reasons.
In the Local Resources, Drives and Printers tab choose the options you desire.
In the Security tab, select Always connect, even if authentication fails
Close the window
Click the File menu and choose Save As. Name the file ThinHost and save it to your desktop (or somewhere else convenient).
Click the Connect and log in.

[Keywords: Hosted Virtual Desktop, MAC]