Can't rdp to Azure on Mac OS X

Question

I am trying to Remote Desktop onto an Azure instance from Mac OS X, but can\'t find a tool that allows me to do it. Address and username is fine, but none of the clients seem to

Answer 1

By default, you can't connect to an Azure Windows server except through the Windows Remote Desktop client.

To connect from OS X, whether through CoRD or the Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Mac, you need to turn off network level authentication:

1. Connect to the Azure server using the Remote Desktop client on a Windows machine
2. Under Control Panel, go to System, then open 'Advanced system settings'
3. On the Remote tab, uncheck "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended)"
4. Re-connect from OS X