Connect using remote desktop connection

Step 1: Right-click the instance in the My Instances pane and select Connect from the popup menu.

Step 2: Select Login with your credential on the popup page and then click Download shortcut file.

A dialog pops up telling you to either open or save the .rdp file. Either option is fine. Open is selected in this guide.

Step 3: Select Open and click OK.

Figure 39. Remote Desktop Connection

Remote Desktop Connection


Step 4: Log in to the instance as prompted, using Administrator as the user name and the default administrator password you just recorded as the password.