Connect via Remote Console
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the remote console https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#remote console is used to connect to a server https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#server when, for example, ssh https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#secure shell ssh keys is not available you must have the root or administrator password for this type of log in to the server prerequisites make sure you have the appropriate permissions only contract owners, administrators, or users with access rights to the data center can connect to a server other user types have read only access and cannot provision changes in the dcd , go to menu > virtual data centers open the remote console from the list of your virtual data centers or from the workspace to connect through the virtual data centers, follow these steps 1 select virtual data centers in the left navigation menu a list of data centers is displayed 2 click the arrow beside the respective data center's name to view the associated list of servers 3 select icon for more options 4 select open remote console to connect through the workspace, follow these steps 1 select virtual data centers in the left navigation menu 2 select the name of the respective data center containing the required server 3 in the workspace , select the server 4 right click on the server to choose console from the context menu or select console in the inspector pane result remote console version matching your browser opens; you can now log in to the server with root or administrator password note use the send key combo button on the top right of the remote console window to send shortcut key combinations (such as ctrl+alt+del) launch the remote console window again with one click by bookmarking its url address in your browser for security reasons, once your session is over, always close the browser used to connect to vm https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#vm with this bookmark
