When setting up RDP, you have two choices under the Remote Desktop option, they are “ Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop” and “ Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication“, if the computer you are enabling RDP on is the same version from where you will connect, then you choose the second option, which is the Network Level Authentication, otherwise, you will need to choose the first option which is to allow connections from any version of Remote Desktop because of the way windows treats authentication protocols. There’s a small bit to understand here, which can leave you scratching your head in trying to troubleshoot RDP if it’s not setup correctly, at the initial stage and that is Authentication.
To enable Remote Desktop where available, you can go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> and Click on the Remote tab. The aim of this guide is to help you setup RDP on versions where Windows limits them. Windows has limited the use and setup of RDP to their professional versions only, which means Home, Starter, and Basic versions of Windows will not be able to setup RDP. Therefore, i highly recommend changing RDP Port once it’s setup. Once it’s enabled, it stays enabled and as long as the windows computer is set to allow Remote Connections via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is turned on you can connect to it from any part of the world using any Windows-based computer or a Mac ( How to RDP from a Mac OS X).īy default, RDP uses the port 3389 which can be a security risk because vulnerability scanners are set to scan default ports to exploit vulnerabilities, imaging that a vulnerability for RDP comes out, and you have system running RDP hosting sensitive data (such as medical records) a hacker may be able to exploit it and gain access using the default port. Although, there are numerous programs out there such as TeamViewer, LogMeIn, JoinMe BUT they are all paid and does not provide the feel that RDP does. The Remote Desktop Protocol allows you to access your computer running windows over port 3389 securely and easily.
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