Can we connect to the Azure vm using APP rather than RDP - Microsoft Q&A (2024)

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Can we connect to the Azure vm using APP rather than RDP - Microsoft Q&A? ›

No, only RDP (unless you install a third part software (vnc (with firewall rule), anydesk, team viewer, etc..). Your feedback is one of the most upvoted's one on azure feedback portal. People tend to ask for console access, but this would need an APP like you requested, as in RDP you can't have the console.

You can use RDP to connect to your lab VMs in Azure Lab Services.

Verify Cloud Services endpoints.

A rule to permit RDP traffic may not be created automatically when you create your VM. Select your VM in the Azure portal. Click the Endpoints button to view the endpoints currently configured for your VM. Verify that endpoints exist that allow RDP traffic on TCP port 3389.

Use your browser in Azure portal to access your VM using web technologies. Bastion from the web browser is as secure as using it with native client. With Shareable link, you just go to Bastion in Azure portal, select the Bastion instance, navigate to Shareable links and create a new link.

When the connection is established, the remote desktop will be shown on the local PC as if you are sitting in front of it. While Virtual Machine is literally an encapsulation of a PC or server that runs on a hypervisor. The hypervisor can manage multiple virtual PCs or servers for a single piece of hardware.

Azure Bastion is a fully managed service that provides more secure and seamless Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) access to virtual machines (VMs) without any exposure through public IP addresses.

How to connect to Azure VM in browser? ›

In Azure, virtual machines created in a virtual network without explicit outbound connectivity defined are assigned a default outbound public IP address. This IP address enables outbound connectivity from the resources to the Internet. This access is referred to as default outbound access.

RDP Security Risks

This is done through the use of stolen credentials or brute forcing weak user credentials. Once an initial foothold is accomplished using RDP, threat actors will move undetected in your environment and deploy malware. This often leads to ransomware infections.

If remote desktop can't connect to the remote computer it is worth checking the RDP listener port. Because if another program is using the port, it is possible that your computer can't connect to the remote desktop gateway server. If this is the case, the PortNumber of the RDP-Tcp of the WinStations shows.

To connect to a VM using a specified private IP address, you make the connection from Bastion to the VM, not directly from the VM page. On your Bastion page, select Connect to open the Connect page. On the Bastion Connect page, for IP address, enter the private IP address of the target VM.

Connect to a virtual machine

In the Overview information for vm-1, select Connect. On the Connect to virtual machine page, select the Bastion tab. Select Use Bastion. Enter the username and password that you created when you created the VM, and then select Connect.