This document describes how to log in to a Windows instance through remote desktop on a local computer.
Applicable OS
Windows
Preparations
You have already obtained the administrator account and corresponding password required for remote login to the Windows instance.
If you use a system default password to log in to the instance, go to Message Center (marked with "CVM creation successful") to obtain the password first.
A public IP has been purchased for your CVM instance, and port 3389 is open (if the CVM is purchased with “Quick Configuration”, this port is open by default.)
Instructions
Note
The following takes Windows 7 as an example.
1. On your local Windows computer, click
, and in Search programs and files, enter mstsc and press Enter to open the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, as shown in the following figure:
2. Enter the public IP of the Windows server after Computer and click Connect. You can get the server public IP as instructed in Getting Public IP Address.
3. Enter the instance's admin account and password in the Windows Security pop-up window as shown below:
Note
If the Do you trust this remote connection? dialog box appears, you can select Don't ask me again for connections to this computer and click Connect.
The default administrator account for Windows CVM instances is Administrator. The password can be obtained as described in Preparations.
