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Logging in to a Windows instance
Using MacOS to log in to a Windows instance
Logging in to a Windows instance
Using MacOS to log in to a Windows instance
Using MacOS to log in to a Windows instance
Scenario
This topic describes how to log in to a Windows instance on the cloud when your local host runs the macOS operating system.
Prerequisites
- Make sure that the ECS instance you log in to meets the conditions in the Login restrictions.
- Make sure that the ECS instance is associated with an EIP, and can communicate with the Internet.
Login with password
- Download and install the Windows App client from the App Store on the local host.
- Open Windows App and click the "+ > Add PC" button in the upper right corner.
- Enter the login information for the target Windows instance.
- PC name: Enter the EIP of the ECS instance.
- Retain the default settings for other parameters.
- Double-click the added server.
- Enter the login username and password for the target instance, and then click the "Continue" button.
- Verify the login credentials and click the "Continue" button to log in to the instance.
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