Remote Administration Remote Desktop Remote Desktop Gateway Remote Assistance Windows Remote Management Service Remote Server Administration Tools

Remote Desktop for Administration(RDA) is the default implementation of Remote Desktop Services(RDS) – Terminal Services has been renamed to RDS Two administrators can be remotely logged in at the same time No additional licensing is required for this mode

RDA allows you to do anything in the remote session as if you were logged directly to the console – Access Start menu – Install applications – Install updates – Reboot-Careful!!!

Configuring your server for remote desktop – Click Start->right-click on Computer->Properties- >click Remote Settings (see below)

Listens on port 3389 (quiz alert!!) Three options: – Don’t allow connections to this computer – Allow connections running any version of Remote Desktop Less secure using RDC clients older 6.0 – Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication Only supports RDC 6.0 or higher. 6.1 can be installed on XP SP2

Remote desktop connection

General—allows you to identify the remote computer and provide a username. These settings can be saved. Display—allows you to configure display properties Local Resources Tab—allows you to identify which local resources you want to bring to your remote session – Printers, local drives, etc.

Programs—allows you to identify which program will start when the connection is established Experience—add or remove different features based on your connection speed Advanced—contains “Server Authentication” and “Connect from Anywhere” sections

Can launch remote desktop from the run line using : – Mstsc.exe Options include: – Mstsc.exe /v:srv1—identify a server – Mstsc.exe c:\data\srv1.rdp—launch rdc using a rdp file – Mstsc.exe /f—full screen mode – Mstsc.exe /span—using multiple monitors

RD Gateway is used to allow connections to an internal network via the internet – Allows users to connect to resources on an internal network from an Internet connected device. – Requires additional role services and features Web server (IIS) Network Policy Server Services RPC over HTTP Proxy feature Remote Server Administration Tools

Primarily used on desktops Not enabled by default on Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Assistance feature must be added before it can be enabled

Windows Remote Management Service (WinRm) allows you to issue any command- line command from one computer against another – WinRM—is executed on the remote server and enables the server to listen and respond to WinRS requests – WinRS—is executed from the command line on a desktop or other server accessed by an administrator.

Enabling WinRM Open a command prompt and type: Answer yes to accept changes Using WinRS Open a command prompt and type: WinRM quickconfig WinRS –r:servername command

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are tools you can use to manage Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (R2) from a desktop Replaces AdminPak