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What You Need to Connect to Your Cloud Desktop by RDP

Short answer: you need three things — your server address, your username and your password. All three are in your welcome email and in your control panel. Then install the free Remote Desktop app for your device and you are connected. Applies to: RDP connections · Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Linux RDP…

What Browser Access Cannot Do (and What to Use Instead)

Short answer: browser access cannot do sound, printing to your own printer, a second monitor or USB drives. None of that is a fault on your account — those four things need an RDP connection, which takes a couple of minutes to set up once. Applies to: browser access · Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Linux, phones…

Browser Access or RDP: Which Should You Use for Your Cloud Desktop?

Short answer: use browser access for a quick check from any machine, with nothing to install. Install RDP for daily work — it adds sound, printing to your own printer, a second monitor, and proper file and USB access. Applies to: every Infosaic Virtual Desktop and VPS · Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Linux, phones and tablets…

How to Copy and Paste Between Your Computer and Your Cloud Desktop

Short answer: in a browser session, use the clipboard box. Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift to open the control menu, paste your text into the clipboard box, then paste again inside Windows. Over an RDP connection, ordinary Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V work with no extra steps. Applies to: browser access and RDP · Windows, Mac,…

The Hidden Menu: Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift in Your Browser Session

Short answer: click once inside your cloud desktop, then press Ctrl + Alt + Shift together. A control menu slides in from the left with clipboard copy and paste, input methods and an on-screen keyboard. Press the same three keys again to close it. Applies to: browser access only · Windows, Mac, Chromebook and Linux…