![]() | What's new in Remote Desktop Connection |
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 features a redesigned user interface, improved customization options, and the ability to connect to multiple Windows-based computers at the same time. The following table lists these improvements.
Feature | Description |
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Universal binary | Runs on both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. |
User interface and menu bar | Simplifies the connection window and expands the menu bar to include menus for common tasks (File, Edit, View, and Help). Application preferences are now located on the RDC menu. |
Remote Desktop Protocol 6.0 | Improves performance and compatibility with Windows Vista and Windows 7. |
Multiple sessions | Connects to multiple computers when you save a connection file for each computer. Use the new File menu to open new, saved, and previously opened connections and to manage all changes to connection files. |
Better customization than Remote Desktop Connection 1.0 | Accepts changes to application preferences, such as keyboard shortcuts, during a Remote Desktop session. Changes take effect the next time that you connect. |
Automatic reconnection | Reestablishes a remote session when the network connection is lost. |
Screen sizing options | Runs the Remote Desktop session in a resizable window or in full-screen mode. |
Printing | Prints your Windows-based documents to any printer that is connected to the Macintosh computer. |
Network Level Authentication | Verifies the identity of the Windows-based computer before establishing a Remote Desktop connection. You can select this option when you connect to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows 7. Network Level Authentication is more secure than authentication options in earlier versions of Windows. |
Wide-screen resolution | Provides settings for improved resolution on wide-screen displays. |
Server console sessions | Speeds login when you specify "console" as part of the computer name. |