Add a Windows computer

Save a Windows computer once. Then double-click it in the sidebar to open its desktop.

Steps

  1. Choose File ▸ New Remote Desktop… (or click + in the toolbar).
  2. Type its Address. Only the address is required.
  3. Optional: User name and Password. Leave them empty to be asked when you connect.
  4. Optional: Connect through an SSH host, for a Windows computer you can only reach through a server.
  5. Click Add.
The Remote Desktop sheet: name, address, Connect through, clipboard and shared folder
Setting What it does
Share the clipboard (text and files) Copy on one side, paste on the other. On by default.
Share a Mac folder with Windows Windows sees the folder as \\tsclient\AirSCP. Files you drop on the desktop land there; files copied into it in Windows come back to the Mac.
Folder The shared Mac folder. Empty: ~/Downloads/AirSCP RDP.

Advanced

Advanced: port, domain, display, Retina resolution, ⌘ as Ctrl and server certificate
Setting What it does
Port Empty: 3389, Remote Desktop’s usual port.
Domain For a company (domain) account. You can also type DOMAIN\user as the user name.
Display Fit the window (the desktop follows the window’s size), a fixed size, or Full screen.
Retina resolution (sharp text) On a Retina screen, Windows gets the full resolution and scales to 200 %.
⌘ acts as Ctrl On by default: ⌘C copies in Windows. Off: ⌘ is the Windows key.
Server certificate How AirSCP checks the computer’s certificate. See Self-signed certificates and corporate networks.

Tips

  • Test Connection checks that Windows answers and accepts the user name and password, without starting a session. With Connect through set, it connects that SSH host first; its questions (a password, a new server key) appear on the sheet.
  • The ? button in the sheet opens this page.