This being the case, I highly recommend purchasing an SSL certificate from a commercial certificate authority and applying the certificate to your Web server. You may have noticed that session is not encrypted. Windows should now establish a Remote Desktop session. Enter your username in "domain\username" format, followed by your password.
Depending on your Windows version, you may see a message warning that a website wants to launch a remote connection - click Connect to ignore it.Īt this point, you are prompted to enter your credentials. When you have finished setting any necessary options, click Connect. For example, you can specify your connectivity speed, which controls how efficiently the remote desktop session is rendered. Doing so reveals a webpage that allows you to specify a number of options similar to those available through the Remote Desktop Client. You can also set the remote desktop size on this page. Next, enter the name of your Terminal Server into the webpage's Connect To field. The default address is " The resulting webpage should display two tabs: RemoteApp Programs and Remote Desktop. If everything appears to be correct, click Installto begin the installation process.īegin by opening Internet Explorer on a client machine and entering the Terminal Services Web Access site's URL. Windows has already selected the role services that you are going to need, so click Next to accept the defaults.įinally, a summary screen appears that confirms the role services that are about to be installed. Click Next again, and you will be taken to a screen that allows you to select or deselect various role services. You will be taken to a screen that serves as an introduction to IIS. Windows will add IIS to the list of roles that are being installed.Ĭlick Next. That being the case, you should now see a message that says additional role services are required.Ĭlick Add Required Role Services. Since the Terminal Services Web Access feature is intended to establish a Terminal Services session through a Web browser, it should come as no surprise that Internet Information Services (IIS) is required. Select the check box that corresponds to the TS Web Access feature, and click Next. You should see a list of the available Terminal Services role services. Next, click on the Add Role Services link in the Role Services section.
Installing Terminal Services Web Access is fairly straightforward.Īssuming that Terminal Services has been installed, begin by opening the Server Manager and navigating through the console tree to Roles | Terminal Services. This dedicated website also provides access to the RemoteApp feature, which I will discuss in a future article. However, users are able to establish the Terminal Services session through a dedicated website, which simplifies Terminal Services remote access for both users and administrators.
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