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Installation & first start

From the download to your first RDP session in a tab – in a few minutes and without an account.

The app's interface is currently in German. This documentation names each button with its English meaning and, where helpful, the German label as you see it in the app.

1. Install

Download the MSI installer from the download page and run it. It installs NEO RDP Manager for all users to C:\Program Files\NeoRDPManager and adds the Start menu entry NEO RDP Manager. You don't need any extra software – RDP runs through Windows' Remote Desktop Connection, and SSH, Telnet and VNC are built in.

The installer is not signed yet. If Windows SmartScreen shows a warning, choose “More info” → “Run anyway”.

2. Set up the vault

On first start you set a master password (at least 8 characters). It protects every credential you store in NEO RDP Manager. From then on the app asks for it on every start and after every lock.

Dialog for unlocking the vault with the master password Dialog for unlocking the vault with the master password
Once set up, this dialog greets you on every start.
Remember the master password well. There is deliberately no back door: without it, the stored credentials can no longer be decrypted. More under Vault & credentials.

3. The main window

Main window with sidebar, connection list and overview Main window with sidebar, connection list and overview
The sidebar on the left, connections in the middle, overview, details or session on the right.
  • Sidebar (far left): connections, stored credentials, external tools, port scan, import & export, session log – at the bottom about, settings and lock vault.
  • Connection list: a header with search, new connection, new folder, Quick Connect and view filter; below it the folders with their tiles.
  • Right-hand area: the overview with numbers when nothing is selected, a tile's details after a click, the form while editing and the session when a connection is open.

4. Create your first connection

  1. Click + at the top of the list or press Ctrl+N.
  2. Enter a name and the host / IP. The protocol is set to RDP, and the port fills in automatically (3389).
  3. Under sign-in (Anmeldung), choose “own credentials” (Eigene Zugangsdaten) and enter user, domain and password – or “none, ask when connecting” if you'd rather not store the password.
  4. Save with Save changes or Ctrl+S.

Every field is explained under Connections & folders, the RDP options under RDP sessions.

5. Connect

Double-click the tile, click the arrow → on the right of the tile or press Enter – the session opens as a tab in the right-hand area. Above the session you'll find the control bar with Ctrl+Alt+Del, scale, screenshot, reconnect, full screen and detach.

A single click first only shows the details, as in mRemoteNG. Prefer to connect right away? Change that in the settings.

Bringing connections over

Already have a collection in mRemoteNG, RDCMan, as .rdp files or in PuTTY? Under Import & export you bring it in in one go – see Switching from mRemoteNG and Import & export.

Next steps