Port Forwarding

 

Port forwarding allows exposing one or more ports of a cloud desktop to the local network or the internet. It is commonly used with Remote Desktop Protocol. 

This feature can be used for both DaDesktop Course machines (private server required), DaDesktop For Work or Standalone machines. Please note that the interface may look slightly different depending on the machine type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select 'Advanced' then 'Port Forwarding',

Port forwarding can be set up using either automatic or manual allocation. Automatic allocation uses the next available port on the server. Generally, auto allocation is preferred to keep things simple, but manual allocation lets you choose each external port, if needed, from the range 10000-65500.  If you’ve previously added manual port forwards, they’re kept and can be edited as needed.

Auto Allocation

This image shows auto allocation, with a previously added manual port forward using port 11122 on the host and port 22 on the VM.

Manual Allocation

This example demonstrates forwarding port 11122 for both TCP and UDP to port 22 on the cloud desktop VM for SSH. UDP and TCP ports can be chosen separately if needed.

Example for Windows RDP

This example uses the original manual allocation method, but, of course, auto allocation can be used as well.

1. Locate your DaDesktop desktop, click "Port forwarding", and set your TCP ports (for remote connection). This is your external port number and 3389 (for example, 66666:3389). Please remember your port number; if you forget it, you can open Port forwarding and click again to see it.

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

3. Back on your Windows device, use Remote Desktop and enter the server name and TCP port. (Here, I use zh4cn, so it's zh4cn.npg.io:xxxxx). In 'Show options', you can also choose the resolution of your remote desktop window, for example.

3.1 To log into your DaDesktop remote desktop, by default 

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

Then connect the remote desktop.

 

4. You can then use the remote desktop that runs the DD template and uses your own device's sound card; you can also easily copy, paste, or output documents. (The small window on the left shows the DD remote desktop with audio.)