If you are running any version of MacOS before Big Sur, avoid it at all costs if you're running Bug Sur, sadly you're stuck with it. This does all of the same stuff, but the glitches reduce productivity. Basically, the previous generation of this program worked much better. Stealing focus across multiple screens, so that all windows activate, rather than simply the screen that you're working in, meaning that anything running on the native computer gets bumped off of the screen until you minimise windows. There are too many OS glitches, with the menu bar randomly disappearing from the top of the screen, pointer and screen items misaligning semi-regularly as the window jumps into a slightly incorrect postiion on the screen, but the pointer remains correctly orientated so that they are a few pixels out with each other.
If you are on Catalina, do not upgrade to this.
However, that's no longer the case, as Microsoft has released clients for Mac, iOS, and Android in addition to Windows and Windows Phone, all of which support RD Gateway.The latest version is not nearly as stable as the now-superseded earlier versions, which will not work with MacOS Big Sur. When it was first introduced, many of the RD Clients for non-Windows platforms didn't have support for Remote Desktop Gateway. With RD Gateway, the connection is made directly to your company network with no intermediary required. With many remote-access solutions, both the remote controlling device and the remotely controlled computer have to make a connection to a server operated by the remote-control service in order to make the connection. If you have Windows Server, you have Remote Desktop Gateway, and may need only to add an SSL certificate to get things configured.
There's no need to worry about IP addresses, or DNS servers, or any of a number of other requirements that would be true of a VPN solution without RD Gateway. In either case, the same connection to the Remote Desktop Gateway acts as a bridge to the company computer that the employee is connecting to. You may have a Remote Desktop Server that many people can log into concurrently, or you may allow employees to connect remotely to their PCs at their desks.
To solve the issue, client must install a prior version of the Microsoft Remote Desktop app or install the Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Resolution: Issue is caused by a faulty update on the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. This can save money on VPN solutions, keep things simpler for users, and limit your exposure to possible malware introduced by a non-secured home computer. It is important to note that the client is using macOS Catalina (10.15.7) and that the remote connection uses a RD Gateway server. Any device with an RD client can connect directly over the Internet without opening any unnecessary tunnels between your corporate network and an employee's home computer. By using SSL Certificates (the same technology that secures your communication to online banking and ecommerce sites), and requiring only a single firewall opening, the remote connection is kept safe from eavesdropping and hacking attempts. Here are 5 reasons to consider Remote Desktop Gateway if your company is looking for remote-access solutions for your employees. When Remote Desktop Gateway was introduced with Windows Server 2008, it promised to simplify and secure the process.
Microsoft has had its Remote Desktop (originally called Terminal Services) software for years, but using Microsoft's solution to connect from outside the office meant using a VPN, or opening holes in the firewall, both of which carried potential risks, and added complexity. Many people are familiar with remote control solutions like LogMeIn, GoToMyPC, pcAnywhere, and so on. Yes, you could log into your desktop PC from your iPhone and run Quickbooks, though I'm not sure I'd recommend it for very long. That can be a Windows PC, a Mac, a tablet, or even a smartphone. (In case you missed it, here's last month's post on Active Directory.) Remote Desktop Gateway is a service that enables people to securely log into their company's Windows computers from any Internet-connected device that's running a Remote Desktop client app. This month's article highlights another under-appreciated, but very useful technology that's built into Microsoft's Windows Server products.