Screen resolution in remote connection

Hello.
I have several macs, both at home and at the office.
I like to use my MacBook Air on the go.
When at the office, I like to work from a mac mini with a full HD screen resolution.
The MacBook Air support this external screen.
In order to avoid connecting and deconnecting the screen all the time,
I would like to connect to the MacBook Air from the mac Mini,
and enjoy the full HD screen resolution, while working remotely on the MB Air.
Unfortunately, I only can access the native MB Air resolution of 1440*900.
Is there any way to solve this ?
Thanks for your support,
     V.

Hi,
Currently you cannot change the resolution from within the session.  This is normal and expected behavior.  
Unfortunately this means you need to set the desired resolution before connecting by using custom .rdp files, manually within the Remote Desktop Client, custom web launch page, custom windows launch program, etc.
-TP

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