Connecting

Connect to your Raspberry Pi using the Windows built-in Remote Desktop Connection client.

1. Launch the Remote Desktop Connection application.
   

   Remote Desktop Connection

2. Click Show Options. The application window will expand to show the General settings.
   

   General

3. In the Computer field, type the IP Address of your Raspberry Pi, and then click the Display tab. The Display settings will be displayed.
   

   Display

4. Adjust the Display configuration (resolution) for your remote desktop connection, and then click Connect. A warning message stating that The identity of the remote computer cannot be verified. Do you want to connect anyway? will be displayed.
   

   The identity of the remote computer cannot be verified. Do you want to connect anyway?

5. (Optional) Tick Don’t ask me again for connections to this computer.
6. Click Yes. The Login to xrdp window will be displayed.
   

   Login to xrdp

7. From the Login to xrdp window, perform the following actions:
   1. Set Module to sesman-Xvnc (default).
   2. Type your Raspberry Pi username (default is “pi”).
   3. Type your Raspberry Pi password (default is “raspberry”).
   4. Click OK.

   The user login process will begin, during which the Connection Log will be displayed.

   

   Connection Log

   After a couple of seconds the Desktop will be displayed.

   

   Desktop

The xrdp Remote Desktop Connection software is now installed and running on your Raspberry Pi!