{"id":231,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=231"},"modified":"2024-09-20T10:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:19:35","slug":"how-to-connect-to-a-windows-vps-using-rdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/231\/how-to-connect-to-a-windows-vps-using-rdp.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Connect To A Windows VPS using RDP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-article-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a secure network communication protocol designed for remote management and remote access to virtual desktops, Virtual Private Servers, applications, and RDP terminal servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through remote desktop protocol (RDP), a user can connect to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/servers\/windows-vps-hosting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows VPS hosting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Connect To A Windows VPS On Windows Operating System Using RDP<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Open the Remote Desktop connection software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/158_Connect-to-RDP.png\" alt=\"Connect to RDP\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. You can see a new window opened. Enter the IP address of the VPS in the \u201cComputer\u201d field and click \u201cConnect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/156_Connect-to-IP-Given-For-RDP.png\" alt=\"Connect to IP Given For RDP\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Enter the username and password in the pop-up window and click &#8220;OK&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/157_Enter-Your-Given-Credentials.png\" alt=\"Enter Your Given Credentials\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it; Now, you will get connected to your Windows VPS and should see the new desktop of the VPS server.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a secure network communication protocol designed for remote management and remote access to virtual desktops, Virtual Private Servers, applications, and RDP terminal servers. Through remote desktop protocol (RDP), a user can connect to a Windows VPS hosting. Connect To A Windows VPS On Windows Operating System Using RDP 1. 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