Windows Server provides the tools necessary for administrators to perform a vast array of management functions on remotely located servers.
This chapter describes the tools available for administrators to manage Windows Server servers remotely and provides best practices for leveraging remote administration features. Terminal Services can be enabled in one of two ways:. Terminal Server mode. This is the Application Server mode that was available in Windows Server. Remote Desktop for Administration. This is an enhancement of the Remote Administration mode of Windows Server. This second Terminal Services mode is used to administer Windows Server servers remotely.
Remotely managing servers with Remote Desktop for Administration does not affect server performance or application compatibility. Windows Server provides two remote administrative sessions, for collaborative purposes, and a console session.
The RDC supports a wide selection of hardware devices, so servers can be managed remotely from several different types of client hardware. The RDC is supported on the following hardware types:. The RDC allows for automatic restoration of interrupted network connections.
This is key for remote administration. In the event that an administrator is disconnected in the middle of a mission-critical operation, the RDC will reconnect the session without losing the administrator's place in the operation.
The RDC supports a great deal of customization for the look and feel of a remote session. Providing high color, audio, and full screen sessions, the RDC allows you to control the graphic options and connection speed. This is an important feature because as you connect remotely to servers over a slow WAN link you will want to throttle the bandwidth usage for those particular sessions. You now have the capability to access local drives, network drives, and printers through the remote connection.
Cut and paste, as well as large file transfers, can be accomplished between the client and server in a remote administration session. Finally, in addition to the two remote sessions available for remote administration, Windows Server allows a console mode that enables you to connect to the "real" console of the server.
Now administrative functions, such as some software installations that previously required local interaction, can be performed remotely. Enabling Remote Desktop for Administration is a simple procedure. Unlike Windows , the Remote Desktop for Administration feature is now a separately configurable component from Terminal Services and has some new flexibility options previously unavailable. The default level of encryption for remote sessions is bidirectional bit.
Some older terminal service clients might not support bit encryption. The Remote Desktop for Administration feature is actually installed by default in Windows Server , but it is installed in a disabled status for security reasons.
To enable the feature with a default Start menu configuration, perform the following steps:. On the bottom of the screen, click the check box to Allow Users to Connect Remotely to your computer, as shown in Figure 8. Figure 8. If the Windows Server will be accessed remotely from a terminal server client that does not support high encryption, the encryption level of the remote session can be set to Client Compatible.
This encryption level will provide the highest level of encryption to the remote session supported by the client. To change the default encryption level on the server to Client Compatible, follow these steps:. Set the encryption level to Client Compatible, as shown in Figure 8. Understanding the following aspects of remote administration will enable system administrators to make the best use of the new Remote Desktop for Administration features in Windows Server With the new console mode of connection available in Windows Server , you can interact with the remote server as if you are directly at the physical server.
This enables you to see pop-ups and messages that might only appear at the console. By default, disconnect and reset timeouts are not set. This has the potential to lock you out of remote sessions if there are two remote sessions that are active but in a disconnected state.
On the flip side, when configuring the timeouts, allow enough time so that accidental disconnections can be resumed without resetting the session.
By default, when a connection is broken, the session goes into a disconnected state and continues to execute whatever process it is running at that time.
If the session is configured to reset when the connection breaks, all processes running in that session will be abruptly stopped. Disconnect and reset timeouts can be configured using the Terminal Services Configuration Administrative tool.
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