Fill in the Username and Password fields as well. In the field “PC name”, enter the public IP address of your Windows VPS or Windows server. Select “ New” to add a new connection profile.Ģ. Download and open Microsoft Remote Desktop. We will demonstrate a connection with the updated RDC Version 8 for OS X, running on OS X 10.8. Legacy Version: Microsoft Download Page – Recommended for older systems.Version 8: Mac App Store Page – Recommended for newer systems.There are two available versions of Microsoft RDC for OS X: The program is available as a free download from Microsoft. Thanks to Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection (also called RDC), full RDP support is native on OS X. Fortunately, it’s very easy to connect to remote Windows PCs and servers on Mac OS X.