Scenario

This document describes how to log in to a Windows instance through remote desktop on a local computer.

Applicable OS

Windows

Prerequisites

• You must already have the admin account/password for logging into Windows instance remotely.
  • If you use a system default password to log in to the instance, obtain it by visiting Internal Message.
    If you forgot the password, then reset instance password.
• 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.)

Steps

Note：

The following steps take the Windows 7 operating system as an example.

1. On the local Windows computer, click , and enter mstsc in Search programs and files and press Enter to open the remote desktop connection dialog box, as shown below:
   
2. Enter the Windows server’s public IP after Computer and click Connect.
   For more information about how to obtain the public IP, see Getting Public IP Addresses.
3. Enter the instance’s admin account/password in the Windows Security pop-up window, as shown below:

   If the Do you trust this remote connection? dialog box pops up, you can check Don’t ask me again for connections to this computer and click Connect.

4. Click OK to log in to the Windows CVM instance.