SBS 2003-Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server
SBS 2003-Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server
SBS 2003-Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server
Microsoft Corporation
Published: September 2004
Version: 2
Abstract
By adding an additional server to your Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003
network, you can enable Terminal Server. Using Terminal Server, you can host your users’
desktops. This can save your organization money by allowing you to extend the life of your
desktop hardware.
For the most up-to-date product documentation, see the Microsoft Web site at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33326.
Objective ii
Note
You can also host line-of-business applications with Terminal
Server for central administration of the application and data.
For more information about hosting line-of-business
applications with Terminal Server, click Start, click Help and
Support, and then search for “Program considerations”. In
addition, see “Hosting Applications with Terminal Server” at
the Microsoft TechNet Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=19636).
After you have installed the Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 operating
system and have completed the To Do List, you can join an additional server to your network and
configure it as a terminal server.
Client computers connecting to the terminal server can run Windows (including the Microsoft™
Windows™ CE operating system) or run on other operating systems such as the Apple Macintosh
or even UNIX (using a third-party add-on). Each user sees only their individual session, which is
managed transparently by the server operating system and is independent of any other client
session.
Figure 1 Options for Small Business Server 2000 with Terminal Server in
Application Server mode enabled
2. Remove the Terminal Services role from the server using the following procedure.
To remove the Terminal Services role
1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components to open the Windows Components Wizard.
4. Clear the Terminal Services check box, and then click Next to complete the wizard.
Note
Do not clear the Terminal Services Licensing check box.
5. Uninstall your line-of-business applications from the server. You will need to reinstall them
on the additional server.
Note
If you are deploying Terminal Server to host line-of-business
applications, you need to be sure your application is
compatible with Terminal Server. For more information about
hosting line-of-business applications with Terminal Server,
click Start, click Help and Support, and then search for
“Program considerations”. In addition, see “Hosting
Applications with Terminal Server” at the Microsoft TechNet
Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=19636).
Note
Printing, sound, drive redirection, and user file transfer
requirements can increase bandwidth requirements and might
cause performance to drop below a level that is considered
acceptable performance for users.
Terminal Server licensing, click Start, click Help and Support, and then search for "Terminal
Server Licensing overview."
Note
Each service or application that users access from the
terminal server must be licensed appropriately. Typically each
device requires application licenses and CALs associated with
it, even if the application or service is accessed indirectly
through the terminal server. For more information, check the
product documentation, End-User License Agreement (EULA),
or any other document that specifies product usage rights.
Important
Because Terminal Services supports multiple users, it is
strongly recommended that you use the Windows Server 2003
version of the NTFS file system as the only file system on the
server, rather than file allocation table (FAT). FAT does not
offer any user or directory security, whereas with NTFS you
can limit subdirectories to certain users or groups of users.
This is important in a multi-user system such as Terminal
Services. Without the security that NTFS provides, any user
has access to every directory and file on the terminal server.
For more information about file systems, see “Designing and
Deploying File Servers” at the Microsoft TechNet Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=19637).
Note
If a page appears that recommends a configuration for a first
server on the domain, click Custom Configuration to
configure the server with the Terminal Server role.
6. Click Next on the Summary of Selections page to begin the configuration. Your computer
will restart as part of the configuration.
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Important
In order to administer the additional server, you must log on
using a domain administrator account that was created with
the Add User Wizard. A domain administrator account that
was created using any other method does not work for
administering an additional computer on a Windows Small
Business Server network. If you have already created a
domain administrator account using the Add User Wizard, you
can skip this step.
Note
Internet Explorer is unrestricted by default for Terminal Server.
However, if you are unable to get to the site or an Internet
Explorer message appears indicating that the Enhanced
Security Configuration is enabled, in Internet Explorer, on the
Tools menu, click Internet Options. On the Security tab,
click Trusted sites, and then click Sites. In the Trusted
Sites dialog box, add http:// ServerName to the list of trusted
sites. Ensure that the Require server verification (https:)
for all sites in this zone check box is clear.
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard to connect this computer to the network. Use the
administrator user name and password that you created when you ran the Add User Wizard.
Note
If you are upgrading from Small Business Server 2000 with
Terminal Services enabled, keep terminal services licensing on
the computer running Windows Small Business Server 2003.
4. On the Terminal Server Licensing Setup page, click Next to accept the default on that
page.
Important
You might be asked for the Windows Server 2003 product CD
at this step. Files from the CD might be needed to install
Terminal Server Licensing.
5. Provide the file system location where the license server database should be installed on the
Terminal Server license server, click Next, and then click Finish. The default location for the
license server database is systemroot\System32\LServer.
Note
By default Terminal Server licensing is set to Per Device mode.
To change to Per User mode, click Start, click Control Panel,
and then click Administrative Tools, and then click
Terminal Services Configuration. In the console tree, click
Server Settings. In the details pane, double-click Licensing.
In the Licensing Mode dialog box, click Per User from the
drop-down list box, and then click OK.
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Note
Enabling My Documents redirection applies to all users in the
domain.
To ensure that users’ My Documents folders synchronize with the server, tell the users to log off
from their terminal server sessions rather than simply close the session.
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Installing Outlook
You can install Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 on the terminal server from the server running
Small Business Server 2003.
To install Outlook
Note
Before beginning this procedure, ensure that the
Applauncher.exe has completed running. To check the status
of Applauncher.exe, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click
Task Manager. On the Processes tab, ensure that
Applauncher.exe does not appear.
Note
You do not need to configure Outlook for each Terminal Server
user. When the user logs on for the first time, Client Setup
automatically configures Outlook.
For Terminal Server users, Cached Exchange Mode is not
available.
Note
You may be prompted for your Windows Server 2003
operating system disc.
5. Click Finish.
Note
The Remote Desktop Connection tool is installed by default
when you install Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and most
versions of Windows CE. On earlier versions of Windows and
Pocket PC, you have to manually install Remote Desktop.
1. From the client computer, click Start, click Run, and then type:
\\ServerName\clientapps
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2. Click tsclient.
3. Double-click the Win32 folder, and then double-click Setup.exe.
4. Complete the Remote Desktop Connection - InstallSheild Wizard.
To configure client computers to use Fax Services
Note
When the user logs on to the terminal server, the server
detects the client’s local printer and installs the appropriate
printer driver on the remote computer.
1. From each client computer, click Start, click Programs, click Accessories, click
Communications, click Remote Desktop Connection, and then log on to the terminal
server using the Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Click Start, click Printers and Faxes, and then double-click Add a printer. The Add
Printer wizard starts.
3. Click Next.
4. Click A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next.
5. Click Find a printer in the directory, and then click Next .
6. In the Find Printers dialog box, click Find Now.
In the search results list, a printer named Fax should appear. Select the printer named Fax,
and then click OK.
Note
You may be prompted for your client operating system media.
7. Click No when asked if you want to set this printer as the default printer, and then click
Finish.
Related Links
See the following resources for further information:
• For information about Terminal Services, see "Terminal Services" at the Microsoft Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=14341).
• For more information about deploying Terminal Server, see "Hosting Applications with
Terminal Server" at the Microsoft TechNet Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=19636).
For the latest information about Windows Small Business Server 2003, see the Windows Small
Business Server Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16918.
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