Quick & Easy: Xshell SSH Tunneling Remote Desktop

Create a new Xshell Profile

• New Connection
• Name: yourserver
• Host: yourserveripdomain
• Port: your ssh port

Authentication:

• public Key
• Username: yourusername
• Userkey: youruserkey

SSH > Tunneling > Add

• Type Direction: Local (Outgoing)
• Source Host: Localhost
• Listening Port: 3400
• Destination Host: Localhost (for rdp host or ip of machine inside ssh network)
• Destination Port: 3389
• Description: Remote Desktop SSH Tunnel

Now connect to rdp server via ssh network

• Run Ctrl + R and mstsc.exe -v localhost:3400

Notice
either setup a sshd server on the windows server or have a linux server inside your network with sshd running and that has port open

• Install mingw and setup sshd
• Install cygwin and setup sshd