Being able to control your VPS on the go is quite a handy feature that can be accomplished with the help of RDP. Learn how to do?
before How to Connect to a Windows VPS from an Android Device you must do these stages :
- What is RDP?
- 2. How to Connect to a Windows VPS from an Android Device
- 3. Conclusion
You are a proud owner of a Windows VPS where you manage your website, database, documents etc. Suppose that you have to access your VPS, but you only have a mobile device with you. What should you do? The solution for this is to make a remote desktop connection from your phone to the server. Follow the steps outlined in this tutorial to configure the application.
What is RDP?
To connect to a Windows VPS, you need to use RDP (i.e., Remote Desktop Protocol). It is Microsoft’s proprietary remote desktop control software. It allows you to remotely control a Windows machine over the internet as if you were sitting right in from of it. If you are familiar with TeamViewer, it works in a very similar way. However, it is built into Windows operating systems. This means that you do not need to download or install any additional applications to use it.
If you wish to use RDP to connect to a Windows system from a non-Windows device, however, you will need to install third-party software. Luckily, for most operating systems, Microsoft provides an official application, reducing the risk of your traffic being messed with.
RDP provides a graphical interface for remotely connecting one computer to another
To use RDP, the user originating the RDP connection request must be using a computer that is running RDP client software. The computer that is being accessed must be running RDP server software, which allows the client to connect remotely. Once connected, the user originating the request will be able to see the desktop of the computer to which they are connecting through RDP.
Currently, some version of RDP is available for all common operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, iOS, Android, and others.
The most broadly known RDP client software is the one provided by Microsoft, which is currently called “Remote Desktop Connection”. Previously, it was called the “Terminal Services Client”, so older resources on the subject may refer to “Terminal Services” instead of RDP.
All current Windows operating systems, including both Windows desktop. And Windows server versions, come with a built-in terminal server for remote desktop connection. Many non-Microsoft RDP clients and RDP servers are available as well, including an open source client called “rdesktop”. The rdesktop client is run through the command line. There are numerous graphical user interface clients available, built on top of the functionality provided by rdesktop.
How RDP Works
RDP transmits screen information from the remote terminal server to the client. And keyboard and mouse inputs from the client to the remote server. Communications between the client and the terminal server are highly asymmetrical: A lot of data flows from the server to the client. And not much from the client to the server (the graphical screen information comprises much more data than do keyboard and mouse inputs).
RDP relies on additional protocols to establish the connection between the two devices and to transfer the data. It uses TPKT to enable the exchange of information units, X.224 to set up the connection, and T.125 MCS to enable multiple channels.
How to Connect to a Windows VPS from an Android Device
Follow these simple steps to connect to a Windows VPS from an Android smartphone.
Step 1: Download the A Ree RDP Microsoft’s Remote Desktop application from Google Play Store.
Step 2: Open the application. You should see a Add connection.
Step 3:In Host sector you must enter the label and label is for the name of your connection .
Step4:then you must add host and it means that you must enter the Ip of your VPS.
Step5:in the following you must not change the port of 3389 because it is the Defalt’s port for windows.
Step6:then you should click the credentials and in it you will see username & password and Domain but you must just fill the username and password and in username you must enter the username of your windows server and in password you should the password of your windows server.
Last step:you should save the connection and at last the name of your server that you made io label appeared and you must click it then you are Connected to your VPS from your Android Device.
Conclusion
We hope that by following the steps shown in this detailed tutorial. You were able to connect to your Windows VPS from an Android phone and learned a bit about the network protocol that allows such a connection to take place.
