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I take it these users will have access to an internet connection. If yes then simply set them up with a terminal services account and they can log into the network with that. Then any programs that you want them to run can be run from the terminal services or "remote desktop" just a different name.
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thanks krenkey
i am not familiar with terminal services
they will be using their high speed connections from home.
now, what do you mean by "terminal services account"
and, is the "remote desktop" the piece that accesses the terminal server?
thx
i am not familiar with terminal services
they will be using their high speed connections from home.
now, what do you mean by "terminal services account"
and, is the "remote desktop" the piece that accesses the terminal server?
thx
Depending on how much access you want these users to have, will really depend on what you want to use/how much money you will spend.
Is a pretty good document that explains some of the capabilities krenkey has stated. However, you do have to watch yourself because these "users" may end up with more rights to do things than you want. If that is the case, you may want to look into "Terminal Services" mode instead of remote administration. This will cost you some cash as you'll need CALs to make it work correctly.
If you want a different style of logging in, you could look into something like PCAnywhere, What's up Gold, or Carbon Copy.
Is a pretty good document that explains some of the capabilities krenkey has stated. However, you do have to watch yourself because these "users" may end up with more rights to do things than you want. If that is the case, you may want to look into "Terminal Services" mode instead of remote administration. This will cost you some cash as you'll need CALs to make it work correctly.
If you want a different style of logging in, you could look into something like PCAnywhere, What's up Gold, or Carbon Copy.
Yes you use the remote desktop to access the terminal services. The terminal services comes with server 2003 you may just need to activate it and you will get a free 180 trial of it to decide if you like it or not. it basically connects you directly to the server so you can have multiple users connected to the server from anywhere in the world using the RDP and terminal services. to get an idea what it looks like hit start - programs - accessories - communications - tohen remote desktop you would enter the ip addy to the server then the user name and password and away you go. You do by the way get 2 administrator login accounts that you can use to access the server.
You don't really need a vpn set up for a small numbeer of connections. I have 20 to 25 users working from home with no problems logging into there own stations, mind you in my case i should be using vpn but all the users are brainless and it was hard enuff for me to get them to use an RDP.
krenkey,
I won't go into a security discussion on this thread, as it sounds like you are aware of the implications of your setup.
You should however follow some of these rules if setting up this way:
I won't go into a security discussion on this thread, as it sounds like you are aware of the implications of your setup.
You should however follow some of these rules if setting up this way:
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thx to both for the info
i haven't looked at the links yet
but, is access to the user's desktop enabled by terminal services or is it a matter of directly connecting to the user's pc like "radmin" does it?
I believe what the users want is to be able to work from home just as if they were sitting in front of their office pc. and there definitely will be under 10 users total
i did try to connect to the server - couldn't do it
i was able to use remote desktop to another pc
i haven't looked at the links yet
but, is access to the user's desktop enabled by terminal services or is it a matter of directly connecting to the user's pc like "radmin" does it?
I believe what the users want is to be able to work from home just as if they were sitting in front of their office pc. and there definitely will be under 10 users total
i did try to connect to the server - couldn't do it
i was able to use remote desktop to another pc
You have to install Terminal Services on the server first. It's part of "windows components" under "add/remove programs" in the control panel. After you have it installed on the server, then you can connect to it using remote desktop.
Realize the users would be in effect creating a "desktop" on the server. They will not actually connect to the pc at their desk in the office this way.
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Realize the users would be in effect creating a "desktop" on the server. They will not actually connect to the pc at their desk in the office this way.
Systems Administrator
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thx for your reply itaviator
i'm not seeing the need for terminal services if RD is available. For example, most of these users will be investment guys who need to access their market services apps from home. so if with RD they can access their office pc (desktop) what would terminal services do for me (us)?
i'm not seeing the need for terminal services if RD is available. For example, most of these users will be investment guys who need to access their market services apps from home. so if with RD they can access their office pc (desktop) what would terminal services do for me (us)?
You can direct the traffic to all the stations using this article that i created follow the link.
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