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## Linux Server
`# apt install xrdp`  

`# systemctl enable xrdp`  

Put the desktop environment you want to start in `.xsession`  

*Example*  
`xfce4-session`  

`# systemctl restart xrdp`  

### Change port
Edit `/etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini`  

Change the value of `port` to what you want  

`# systemctl restart xrdp`  

## Windows Server
### Windows Server Edition
Go to `Local Server` in the Server manager.  
There should be an option called `Remote Desktop`. Click on it and allow remote connections.  
If you refresh the view now, `Remote Desktop` should show as enabled.  

#### Allow unlimited RDP sessions
Enter `gpedit` in the search bar  

Go to `Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Remote Desktop Services>Remote Desktop Session Host>Connections`  

Disable `Limit number of connections`  

Disable `Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session`  

Reboot the Server  

### Windows Pro Edition
Go to `Remotedesktop` in the settings under `System`  

#### Change port
*PowerShell as admin*  

Check port in use currently:  
`Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp' -name "PortNumber"`  

Change port:  
`Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp' -name "PortNumber" -Value (port)`  

Firewall exception:  
`New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'RDPPORTLatest' -Profile 'Public' -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort (port)`  

Reboot the PC  

## Linux Client
### Installation
Use Remmina as client and install freerdp to get support for RDP.  

`# pacman -S remmina freerdp`  

### Configuration
Example configuration:  
![rdp-linux-client-pic1-example.png](/rdp-linux-client-pic1-example.png)

#### Set different port
![rdp-linux-client-pic2-port.png](/rdp-linux-client-pic2-port.png)

## Windows Client
Enter `Remote Desktop Connection` in Windows search.  
The target computer can be specified by IP or name  
After clicking on `connect` the user will be asked to insert the username and password.  

### Use different port
![rdp-winpro-client-pic1-example-port.png](/rdp-winpro-client-pic1-example-port.png)


## References
- [ArchWiki Remmina](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Remmina)  
- [Azure RDP configuration](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/use-remote-desktop)  
- [ArchWiki xrdp](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrdp)