Amazon RDP

Amazon RDP, or Remote Desktop Protocol, isn’t exactly a service offered by Amazon. Instead, Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers services that allow you to launch and manage servers on the cloud, and you can connect to these servers using RDP if they are running a Windows-based operating system.

Here is a brief process of how you can set up and connect to an AWS instance using RDP:

1. **Create an AWS Account**: If you don’t have an AWS account, you will need to create one.

2. **Create an Instance**: Once you’ve created an account and logged into AWS, go to the EC2 Dashboard and choose to launch a new instance. You will need to select a Windows-based AMI (Amazon Machine Image) during the instance creation process.

3. **Set Up Security Group**: During instance creation, you will need to configure a security group. Make sure to open up TCP port 3389, which is used by RDP.

4. **Launch the Instance**: After configuring the necessary details, you can launch the instance.

5. **Get the Windows Password**: After your instance is running, you can retrieve the auto-generated admin password. You will need this to connect to the instance. To get this, select your instance in the EC2 Dashboard, and choose to “Get Windows Password”.

6. **Connect using RDP**: On your local computer, you can use an RDP client (like Microsoft’s Remote Desktop for Windows, or other clients for different OS like Linux or Mac) to connect to the instance. You will need the public IP address of your instance, the username (usually ‘Administrator’), and the password you retrieved in the previous step.

Remember to manage and terminate instances that you no longer need to avoid unnecessary charges. And also, AWS EC2 instances, especially those open to the internet, should be managed and patched regularly to maintain security.

As of my last training cut-off in September 2021, AWS also provides AWS Systems Manager Session Manager, which is a fully managed AWS Systems Manager capability that lets you manage your Amazon EC2 instances through an interactive one-click browser-based shell or through the AWS CLI. Session Manager provides secure and auditable instance management without the need to open inbound ports, maintain bastion hosts, or manage SSH keys.

Please check AWS’s up-to-date documentation or get help from AWS Support for the latest and detailed instructions.