Logging in to Gestan Cloud

Via an RDP client for Mac

First, you need to install the RDP client on your Mac. You can find it at l'appstore, it’s called “Windows App” (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop).

On this screen, click the Get

On this screen, select Add PC.

To configure the settings, follow the steps below, entering:

• PC Name : the server name provided by the Gestan Cloud service, followed by the port number. For example, if you are on server 3, enter cloud3.gestan.fr followed by 8933 (with a colon between the two).
• Credential : select Add credentials

On the Add credential, enter:

• User Name : GESCLOUD, followed by a backslash (on a Mac: Alt + Shift + “/”), then your server user code (three letters, a hyphen, three letters) provided by the Gestan Cloud service
• Password : your password

📍Depending on the server, you may need to specify the GESCLOUD domain before the username. In this case, it would be GESCLOUD\UDL-YCS

General tab

Configure as above.

Display tab

Configure as shown above.

**Devices and Audio tab **

Configure as shown above.

Folders tab

You can set up as many shortcuts as you like. This is very useful for accessing your Mac’s folders directly from the server.

There are other RDP clients available for Mac, for example:

• Jetclouding
• IRDesktop
• and also 2X Client.

On an Android tablet

On an Android tablet:

• download an RDP client such as 2xClient or PocketCloud.
• use the Cloud connection details provided by support Gestan Cloud (host: cloud[x].gestan.fr, username and password, domain: gescloud, port: 3983)

On a phone

Install the “Remote Desktop” RDP client on your phone, which you can find on le the Play Store.

To configure the settings, follow the steps below, entering:

• Computer name : server domain name (e.g. cloud6.gestan.fr:3983)
• User account : your login credentials (e.g. TGI-UTI). Depending on the server, you may need to specify the GESCLOUD domain before the username. In this case, it would be GESCLOUD\TGI-UTI
• Password : your login password

The RDP client allows you to access your files on your mobile. To do this, remember to use the storage options, as shown below.

After clicking on “Add PC”, you can enter the computer’s name, as well as the username and password, by selecting “Add a user”.

Enable storage and the clipboard for a better user experience.

You can then launch your Cloud Gestan e by clicking on your computer’s icon

Connecting from Linux

You can connect:

• via one of the nombreux RDP clients for Linux.