How To Setup Remote Desktop Services

HOW TO SETUP REMOTE DESKTOP SERVICES
Step 1: Begin the installation
Launch Server Manager, and select "roles." Once the roles manager screen is
up, check the box for Remote Desktop Services (see Figure 1).
Figure 1
After clicking Next, you should see an introduction to Remote Desktop Services (see
Figure 2).
Figure 2
Step 2: Select Remote Desktop Services roles you want to install
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) includes several components (see Figure 3). These
components can be on one machine or many. Let's take a look at each of them.
 Remote Desktop Session Host: This is the new name of Terminal Server.
 Remote Desktop Virtualization Host: This component integrates with Hyper-V. This
allows for the pooling of virtual machines on Hyper-V to be used for virtual desktops.
 Remote Desktop Connection Broker: This component is used to bridge the user with
a virtual desktop, remote application or Terminal Server session.
 Remote Desktop Licensing: This is the new name of Terminal Server licensing
server that also includes licensing for Microsoft's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
(VDI).
 Remote Desktop Gateway: This provides a single connection point for clients to
connect to a specific virtual desktop, remote app or Terminal Server session.
 Remote Desktop Web Access: This provides clients an interface to access their
virtual desktop, remote app or Terminal Server sessions.
Figure 3
Step 3: Pick the license mode

As with past Terminal Server licensing, there are two license options: per device and
per user (see Figure 4).
Figure 4 (Click image for enlarged view.)
Step 4: Allowing access to Terminal Server (not required)

Select which users to give access to the local terminal services. This component is not
required for RDS to work. If you choose to install "Remote Desktop Session Host" as I
have, you will get this prompt (see Figure 5).
Figure 5
Step 5: Configure the client experience
The next screen is "Configure Client Experience" (see Figure 6). This is where you set
the defaults for the experience the end user will have with the VDI system.
Figure 6
Step 6: Configure license scope (see Figure 7)

Just as with Terminal Server of the past, you can configure the scope of the license
server. You have the following two options:
1. Domain: This limits the licensing to only servers in the domain.
2. Forest: This allows any Terminal Server in the forest to attain a license.
Figure 7
Step 7: Assigning the SSL certificate for Remote Desktop Gateway (see Figure 8)
The Remote Desktop Gateway uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to tunnel and encrypt
traffic from the client. This functionality requires a certificate. There are two options for
certificates:
1. Specify a certificate from the certificate store.
2. Produce a self-signed certificate.
In either case, the client must trust the certificate.
Figure 8
Step 8: Configure network access protection (optional)

These next few screens go beyond the scope of RDS but are related, so I will just cover
the basics.
Create authorization policies (see Figure 9)
I skipped this part because it is beyond this article's scope. This is where you would
configure a policy that states who is allowed to use the Remote Desktop Gateway.
Figure 9
Install and configure network access and protection policies (see Figure 10 and
Figure 11)
This is used to configure and enforce network access polices such as IPsec and
network access protection from the client. This feature can also be used to define
different policies based on users' connectivity (dial-up or virtual private network).
Figure 10
Figure 11
Step 9: Install IIS and Remote Desktop Web Access

Remote Desktop Web Access requires Internet Information Services (IIS), so the next
two screens are for installing and configuring IIS. Figure 12 is an overview screen, while
Figure 13 is the configuration screen.
Figure 12
Figure 13
Step 10: The final steps

At this point, you're done. The last two screens just let you know what you're installing
(see Figure 14), and a final screen (see Figure 15) lets you know whether any additional
steps like rebooting are required.
Figure 14
Figure 15
Now that you have installed and configured RDS, you can start using Terminal Services
and Remote Desktop Gateway Manager.

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HOW TO SETUP REMOTE DESKTOP SERVICES

Step 1: Begin the installation

Step 3: Pick the license mode

Step 4: Allowing access to Terminal Server (not required)

Step 6: Configure license scope (see Figure 7)

Step 8: Configure network access protection (optional)

Step 9: Install IIS and Remote Desktop Web Access

Step 10: The final steps

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