Set up security group for Windows Instance in AWS

Question

I'm trying to connect my machine (MacOS) to a remote. I went on AWS and create a windows instance, I use the default security groups and downloaded the rdp file.

I open it with Microsoft Remote Destock and ends up with an error message:

Unable to connect to remote PC. Please verify Remote Desktop is enabled, the remote PC is turned on and available on the network, and then try again.

I tried to run the rdp file on a windows machine, I got the same error.

My question is: How do we set the security groups to open windows remotely.

Thanks

Answer 1

check your security group and make sure you have open RDP(3389)port.

Then you can generate your password by.

EC2 console --> Connect To Your Instance --> Get Password --> Choose Browse and navigate to the private key file --> Decrypt Password.

The console displays the default administrator password for the instance in the Connect To Your Instance dialog box.

If you want to generate Remote Desktop File or details information you can go throught below link. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/EC2_GetStarted.html