Windows 2000 terminal services install

The account is not needed for remote administration, and therefore I recommend removing this account from the bastion host. The next major task is to configure Terminal Services. RDP uses the RC4 cipher using bit, bit, and bit encryption keys to protect against eavesdropping on Terminal Services connections. RDP supports three different methods of encryption:. Encrypts only input sent from the client to the server like username and password information. Do not use this setting on a bastion host.

Encrypts all data sent between the server and the client using either a bit key Windows TS clients or a bit key older TS clients. Encrypts all data sent between the server and the client, using a bit key.

The Windows High Encryption Pack must be installed on both clients and servers to get bit encryption. Terminal Services can be configured to disconnect idle connections and to terminate broken sessions.

Since the remote administration mode only allows two concurrent sessions, you must make sure that hanging or idle connections are disconnected as soon as possible. I recommend the settings shown in Table 4. A session is considered disconnected if the user closes the TS client application without logging out first. Configure the settings from Table 4. The last configuration step is to set up access control to Terminal Services. This is done using the Permissions tab shown in Figure 4.

By default, all members of the Administrators group are allowed access to Terminal Services. I recommend removing the Administrators group from the allowed users and adding the individual users who need access back instead. Icons for any connections you create here are automatically added to your Start menu in the Terminal Services Client folder. If you want to deploy the Terminal Services Client with connections already configured for your users, you would first install the client on a test machine and configure in the Client Connection Manager the connections you want your users to have.

Then under the File menu select Export All or Export if you only want to deploy one of the connections listed in the manager. An example installation script will be given in the Appendix. The Terminal Services Advanced Client provides the same functionality as the bit client, but offers many advantages if you're working in a Web-centric environment. This server doesn't have to be and in most cases, should not be a terminal server itself. To install the client, simply download the package from.

The installation wizard will ask you for a Web directory to install the client to and will add the ActiveX control , the ActiveX Client Control Deployment Guide, and sample Web pages to the directory.

The default Web site provided by the package, which Figure 2. With some skilled HTML and ActiveX programming, you can create custom Web pages that instantly connect your users to specific servers and applications by simply going to a URL that you provide. In addition to the RDP virtual channel, Terminal Services Advanced Client provides an additional virtual channel that can be used to provide OLE functionality between applications installed locally on the user's workstation and applications running on a Terminal Services server.

Windows-based terminals WBTs provide instant access to terminal servers. Most WBT manufacturers offer centralized management utilities to allow administrators to remotely configure these units for connection to specific servers and applications. Other than configuring the connections, these devices require little, if any, installation work. There are many players in the WBT market. If you like the idea of a WBT, which allows easy access to a Terminal Services desktop or application, but you're not interested in purchasing a thin-client device, you can configure an NT or Win2K workstation to function as a WBT.

Scroll to the bottom of the list and enable the Terminal Services check box. You can leave Terminal Services Licensing off for 90 days while you make sure your installation is working perfectly. Click OK. Miss a column? Editor's Picks. The best programming languages to learn in Check for Log4j vulnerabilities with this simple-to-use script. TasksBoard is the kanban interface for Google Tasks you've been waiting for.

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