- Open the AppStore on your Mac
- In the top left, perform a search for Remote DesktopThe Search box may be in the top-right in older versions of MacOS
- In the results, locate Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 (important – not version 8)
- Click Get
- Enter your Apple ID password if requested
- When downloaded, run the Remote Desktop app
- Click Add Desktop
- PC Name: Enter www.ardex.com.au
- User Account: Click the drop-down menu and select Add User Account
- Username: ardexremote\yourusernameNote – use the Back-slash – above the enter key
- Enter your password provided by Ardex
- Friendly Name: This is optional. This can be anything. This will name your Ardex Remote connection in the Remote Desktop app
- Click Add
- Back on the setup window, Click Devices and Audio
- Tick Printers
- Change Play Sound to Never
The final step is to include a folder on your computer for sharing data between your Mac and the Ardex Remote session;
- Click Folders
- Click the box next to Redirect folders
- Click + in the bottom-left
- You will be prompted to select a folder on your computer hard disk
- Created a new folder (i.e. Ardex), or select an existing folder that you can easily locate
- The path to your selected folder will be displayed
- Click Save
- When you next connect to Ardex, the folder on your computer will be represented in Windows File Explorer under This Computer
- When saving a document, click the folder in the left-pane
- Any files saved to this folder will be transferred to the corresponding folder on your computer
- Click Add
- Double-click the newly created Desktop to login
