rickyndon/aws-rdp-connection

This is a PowerShell script to quick view and connect to EC2 Windows Instances.

Windows AWS RDP Connections

Setup

You will need to create an RDP connection, ensure to name it RDP with the name of your AWS_Profile and save it locally.

Look for the line:

mstsc "G:\Documents\Development\RDP Sessions\AWS\RDP_$($ENV:AWS_Profile).rdp" /v:localhost:$PortToUse

Replace it with your save location:

mstsc "C:\SavedLocation\RDP_$($ENV:AWS_Profile).rdp" /v:localhost:$PortToUse

How to

PowerShell: Navigate to the save location of your script and import the tooling

. .\AWSRDPConnection.ps1

Commands

Start-AWS || SAWS 

• The full function name is Start-AWS but can be used by its alias SAWS

SAWS -AWSProfile ProfileName -SearchTerm SERVERName

Command	Help
AWSProfile	This is your AWS Profile Name
SearchTerm	A search input for the server you're after. - Can be left blank for all servers. - Can be a partial Name to wildcard the server you're after.
PAWS	Shows Previous AWS Connections

Results

When you've ran the search you'd expect the following results.

Login

Type in the associated server number ID and it will start to launch into your server instance.