Step 1 – Get the Microsoft Remote Desktop program for your Mac
You will need a locally installed RDP client (a program that lets you connect to Windows computers that have RDP enabled). If you don’t have one, we recommend getting the Microsoft Remote Desktop App from the Mac App Store. Once you have it installed, you can proceed.
Step 2 – Open Microsoft Remote Desktop. Press +, and then select “Desktop” to setup a new connection.
Step 3 – Fill out connection information.
- Give the connection a name in the “Friendly name” field.
- Specify the fully qualified domain name of the Windows computer to which you wish to connect via RDP.
- The computer you are trying to connect to must have RDP services enabled and your user account authorized.
- Press “Add” to add the desktop connection.
Step 4 – Start the RDP connection.
Then, double click on the connection to connect.
You will be prompted for your username and password. Enter your Kean username as knet_domain\username as shown below. Note the “knet_domain\” that precedes your username.
You may sometimes get a warning about the server certificate, which is a side effect of some of our internal configurations. Click ok to acknowledge it. If you are not on campus, make sure that you are connected to the VPN before connecting via a local RDP client.