Port Forwarding

 

Port forwarding lets you open up one or more ports on a cloud desktop so they're accessible on your local network or over the internet. It's most often paired with Remote Desktop Protocol. 

You can use this feature on DaDesktop Course machines (which need a private server), DaDesktop For Work, or Standalone machines. Do keep in mind that the interface might look a little different depending on the machine type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go to 'Advanced' and then 'Port Forwarding',

You can set up port forwarding using either automatic or manual allocation. With auto allocation, the server picks the next free port. That usually keeps things simple. However, manual allocation lets you choose each external port yourself, from 10000 to 65500, if you need that level of control. Any manual port forwards you've already added will stay and can be updated later.

Auto Allocation

This image shows auto allocation in action, along with a manual port forward that was set up earlier, using port 11122 on the host and port 22 on the VM.

Manual Allocation

In this example, port 11122 is being used for both TCP and UDP forwarding to the cloud desktop's VM port 22 (for SSH). You can pick separate ports for TCP and UDP if needed.

Example for Windows RDP

Though this example sticks to manual allocation, you can just as well use auto allocation.

1. Find your DaDesktop desktop and click Port forwarding, then set the TCP ports (used for remote connections). This pair consists of your external port number and 3389 – for instance, 66666:3389. Be sure to note your port number; if you forget it, just click Port forwarding again to see it.

2. Submit and create a password inside your Windows DD machine, and then click "Enable Remote Desktop"

3. On your Windows device, open Remote Desktop, enter the server name and TCP port. (In this example, it's zh4cn, so the address becomes zh4cn.npg.io:xxxxx). Under 'Show options', you can also pick the resolution for your remote desktop window, among other settings.

3.1 When logging into your DaDesktop remote desktop, keep in mind that by default 

"You should reset your username and password in the machine first."

After that, you can connect to the remote desktop.

 

4. Now you'll have a remote desktop that uses the DD template alongside your own device's sound card. You can also easily copy, paste, or print documents. (The small window on the left shows the DD remote desktop with audio.)