# Using an RDP Connection

After adding a Standard Remote Desktop connection, select **RDP Connections** in the drop-down menu, find you connection and double-click it (or right-click > **Connect**) to establish a connection with the remote computer.

On successful connect, the **Grant access to Home** folder dialog may (or may not, depending on the server side configuration) open automatically. If you see the dialog, you can use it to specify which folders on the local disk drive should be available to remote applications. For more information about configuring local folders, see the description of the **Disk drives** option in [**Configuring an RDP Connection** > **Local Resources**](/landing/ras-mac-client-guide/v19/using-parallels-client-for-mac/configuring-an-rdp-connection.md).

You can have multiple active connections at the same time. To switch between active connections in Parallels Client, click a connection icon in Parallels Client.

When you connect to Parallels RAS and launch a remote a desktop, a session is created on the server side. You can manage sessions from the **Sessions** menu as follows:

* **Disconnect**. Disconnect from the remote server. The session continues to run on the remote server. To re-connect, double-click the RDP connection again.
* **Send Ctrl+Alt+Del**. Send a Ctr-Alt-Del key combination to the remote computer. For this item to be enabled, you must select a running remote desktop.
* **Session Information**. Display the session information. For this item to be enabled, you must select a running remote desktop.
* **Disconnect all RDP sessions**. Disconnect all active RDP sessions. The sessions continue to run on their respective remote servers.

To switch to the main Parallels Client window when a remote desktop is in full-screen mode, click **Window** > **Main Window** in the main menu.


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