Remote Desktop Services A component of Details Other names Terminal Services Type Included with Service name TermService Related components, Remote Desktop Services ( RDS), known as Terminal Services in and earlier, is one of the components of that allows a user to take control of a or over a connection. RDS is 's implementation of, where Windows software, and the entire desktop of the computer running RDS, are made accessible to a remote client machine that supports (RDP). With RDS, only software user interfaces are transferred to the client system. All input from the client system is transmitted to the server, where software execution takes place. This is in contrast to systems, like, in which computer programs are streamed to the client on-demand and executed on the client machine. Was added to RDS as part of Service Pack 1. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Overview [ ] RDS was first released as 'Terminal Server' in 'Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition' a stand-alone operating system including SP3 and fixes built in.
Starting with, it was an optional role and became a mainstay of the family of operating systems and was improved with each version of Windows. The rename to 'Remote Desktop Services' occurred with in 2009. Windows includes three that use RDS: • • (RDC) • The first two are individual that allow a user to take control of a remote computer over the network. In case of Remote Assistance, the remote user needs to receive an invitation and the control is cooperative.
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In case of RDC, however, the remote user opens a new session on the remote computer and has every power granted by its 's rights and restrictions. Fast User Switching allows users to switch between user accounts on the local computer without quitting software and. Fast User Switching is part of and uses RDS to accomplish its switching feature. Third-party developers have also created client software for RDS. For example, supports platforms. Although RDS is shipped with most editions of all versions of Windows NT since Windows 2000, its functionality differs in each version. Does not accept any RDC connections at all, reserving RDS for Fast User Switching and Remote Assistance only.
Other client versions of Windows only allow a maximum of one remote user to connect to the system at the cost of the user who has logged onto the console being disconnected. Allows two users to connect at the same time. This licensing scheme, called 'Remote Desktop for Administration', facilitates of unattended.
Only by acquiring additional licenses (in addition to that of Windows) can a computer running service multiple remote users at one time and achieve. For an organization, RDS allows the department to install on a central server instead of multiple computers. Remote users can log on and use those applications over the network. Such centralization can make and easier.
RDS and Windows authentication systems prevent unauthorized users from accessing apps or data. Microsoft has a long-standing agreement with to facilitate sharing of technologies and between Microsoft Terminal Services and (formerly Citrix MetaFrame and ). In this arrangement, Citrix has access to key for the Windows platform, enabling its developers to improve the security and performance of the Terminal Services platform. In late December, 2004 the two companies announced a five-year renewal of this arrangement to cover. Architecture [ ] The server component of RDS is Terminal Server ( termdd.sys), which listens on 3389.
When a (RDP) client connects to this port, it is tagged with a unique SessionID and associated with a freshly spawned console session (Session 0, keyboard, mouse and character mode UI only). The login subsystem (winlogon.exe) and the graphics subsystem is then initiated, which handles the job of authenticating the user and presenting the GUI. These executables are loaded in a new session, rather than the console session. When creating the new session, the graphics and keyboard/mouse device drivers are replaced with RDP-specific drivers: RdpDD.sys and RdpWD.sys. The RdpDD.sys is the device driver and it captures the UI rendering calls into a format that is transmittable over RDP. RdpWD.sys acts as keyboard and mouse driver; it receives keyboard and mouse input over the TCP connection and presents them as keyboard or mouse inputs.
It also allows creation of virtual channels, which allow other devices, such as disc, audio, printers, and COM ports to be redirected, i.e., the channels act as replacement for these devices. The channels connect to the client over the TCP connection; as the channels are accessed for data, the client is informed of the request, which is then transferred over the TCP connection to the application. This entire procedure is done by the terminal server and the client, with the RDP mediating the correct transfer, and is entirely transparent to the applications. RDP communications are encrypted using 128-bit encryption. Windows Server 2003 onwards, it can use a compliant encryption schemes.
Once a client initiates a connection and is informed of a successful invocation of the terminal services stack at the server, it loads up the device as well as the keyboard/mouse drivers. The UI data received over RDP is decoded and rendered as UI, whereas the keyboard and mouse inputs to the Window hosting the UI is intercepted by the drivers, and transmitted over RDP to the server. It also creates the other virtual channels and sets up the redirection. RDP communication can be encrypted; using either low, medium or high encryption. With low encryption, user input (outgoing data) is encrypted using a weak (40-bit RC4) cipher. With medium encryption, UI packets (incoming data) are encrypted using this weak cipher as well. The setting 'High encryption (Non-export)' uses 128-bit RC4 encryption and 'High encryption (Export)' uses 40-bit RC4 encryption.
Terminal Server [ ] Terminal Server is the server component of Terminal services. It handles the job of authenticating clients, as well as making the applications available remotely. It is also entrusted with the job of restricting the clients according to the level of access they have. The Terminal Server respects the configured software restriction policies, so as to restrict the availability of certain software to only a certain group of users. The remote session information is stored in specialized directories, called Session Directory which is stored at the server. Session directories are used to store state information about a session, and can be used to resume interrupted sessions. The terminal server also has to manage these directories.
Terminal Servers can be used in a as well. In, it has been significantly overhauled. While logging in, if the user logged on to the local system using a account, the credentials from the same sign-on can be used to authenticate the remote session. However, this requires Windows Server 2008 to be the terminal server OS, while the client OS is limited to Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and. In addition, the terminal server may be configured to allow connection to individual programs, rather than the entire desktop, by means of a feature named. Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access) makes a RemoteApp session invocable from the. It includes the TS Web Access Web Part control which maintains the list of RemoteApps deployed on the server and keeps the list up to date.
Terminal Server can also integrate with to throttle resource usage of remote applications. Terminal Server is managed by the Terminal Server Manager snap-in. It can be used to configure the sign in requirements, as well as to enforce a single instance of remote session. It can also be configured by using.
It is, however, not available in client versions of Windows OS, where the server is pre-configured to allow only one session and enforce the rights of the user account on the remote session, without any customization. Remote Desktop Gateway [ ] The Remote Desktop Gateway service component, also known as RD Gateway, can the RDP session using a channel. This increases the security of RDS by the session with (TLS) This also allows the option to use as the RDP client. The official MS RDP client for Mac OS X supports RD Gateway as of version 8. This is also available for iOS and Android.
This feature was introduced in the Windows Server 2008 and products. Roles [ ] Remote Desktop Gateway Enables authorized users to connect to virtual desktops, Remote-App programs, and session-based desktops over a private network or the Internet. Remote Desktop Connection Broker Allows users to reconnect to their existing virtual desktop, RemoteApp programs, and session-based desktops. It enables even load distribution across RD Session Host servers in a session collection or across pooled virtual desktops in a pooled virtual desktop collection, and provides access to virtual desktops in a virtual desktop collection. Remote Desktop Session Host Enables a server to host RemoteApp programs as session-based desktops. Users can connect to RD Session Host servers in a session collection to run programs, save files, and use resources on those servers.
Users can access Remote Desktop Session Host server by using the Remote Desktop Connection client or by using RemoteApp programs. Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Enables users to connect to virtual desktops by using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection. Remote Desktop Web Access Enables users to access RemoteApp and Desktop Connection through the Start Menu or through a web browser. RemoteApp and Desktop Connection provides users with a customized view of RemoteApp programs, session-based desktops, and virtual desktops.
Remote Desktop Licensing Enables a server to manage RDS client access licenses (RDS CALs) that are required for each device or user to connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host server. RDS CALs are managed using the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager application. RemoteApp [ ] RemoteApp (or TS RemoteApp) is a special mode of RDS, available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, where remote session configuration is integrated into the client operating system. The RDP 6.1 client ships with Windows XP SP3, KB952155 for Windows XP SP2 users, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008. The UI for the RemoteApp is rendered in a window over the local desktop, and is managed like any other window for local applications.
The end result of this is that remote applications behave largely like local applications. The task of establishing the remote session, as well as redirecting local resources to the remote application, is transparent to the end user.
Multiple applications can be started in a single RemoteApp session, each with their own windows. A RemoteApp can be packaged either as a.rdp file or distributed via an.msi package. When packaged as an.rdp file (which contains the address of the RemoteApp server, authentication schemes to be used, and other settings), a RemoteApp can be launched by double clicking the file. It will invoke the Remote Desktop Connection client, which will connect to the server and render the UI. The RemoteApp can also be packaged in a database, installing which can register the RemoteApp in the as well as create shortcuts to launch it.
A RemoteApp can also be registered as handler for file types or URIs. Opening a file registered with RemoteApp will first invoke Remote Desktop Connection, which will connect to the terminal server and then open the file. Any application which can be accessed over Remote Desktop can be served as a RemoteApp. Includes built-in support for RemoteApp publishing, but it has to be enabled manually in registry, since there is no RemoteApp management console in client versions of Microsoft Windows. Client software [ ] Remote Desktop Connection [ ] Remote Desktop Connection A component of. Remote Desktop Connection client on Remote Desktop Connection (RDC, also called Remote Desktop, formerly Microsoft Terminal Services Client, mstsc or tsclient) is the client application for RDS.
It allows a user to remotely log into a networked computer running the terminal services server. RDC presents the desktop interface (or application GUI) of the remote system, as if it were accessed locally. In addition to regular username/password for authorizing for the remote session, RDC also supports using smart cards for authorization. With RDC 6.0, the resolution of a remote session can be set independently of the settings at the remote computer.
With version 6.0, if the Desktop Experience component is plugged into the remote server, remote application user interface elements (e.g., application windows borders, Maximize, Minimize, and Close buttons etc.) will take on the same appearance of local applications. In this scenario, the remote applications will use the if the user connects to the server from a Windows Vista machine running Aero. Later versions of the protocol also support rendering the UI in full 32-bit color, as well as resource redirection for printers, COM ports, disk drives, mice and keyboards. With resource redirection, remote applications can use the resources of the local computer.
Audio is also redirected, so that any sounds generated by a remote application are played back at the client system. Moreover, a remote session can also span multiple monitors at the client system, independent of the multi-monitor settings at the server. RDC can also be used to connect to (WMC) remote sessions; however, since WMC does not stream video using RDP, only the applications can be viewed this way, not any media. RDC prioritizes UI data as well as keyboard and mouse inputs, as opposed to print jobs or file transfers. So as to make the applications more responsive. It redirects plug and play devices such as cameras, portable music players, and scanners, so that input from these devices can be used by the remote applications as well. RDC can also be used to connect to computers which are exposed via Windows Home Server RDP Gateway over the.
Finally, RDC can be used to reboot the remote computer with the Ctrl+ Alt+ End key combination. Windows Desktop Sharing [ ] onwards, Terminal Services also includes a multi-party desktop sharing capability known as Windows Desktop Sharing. Unlike Terminal Services, which creates a new user session for every RDP connection, Windows Desktop Sharing can host the remote session in the context of the currently logged in user without creating a new session, and make the Desktop, or a subset of it, available over RDP. Windows Desktop Sharing can be used to share the entire desktop, a specific region, or a particular application. Windows Desktop Sharing can also be used to share multi-monitor desktops. When sharing applications individually (rather than the entire desktop), the windows are managed (whether they are minimized or maximized) independently at the server and the client side.
The functionality is only provided via a public, which can be used by any application to provide screen sharing functionality. Windows Desktop Sharing API exposes two objects: RDPSession for the sharing session and RDPViewer for the viewer.
Multiple viewer objects can be instantiated for one Session object. A viewer can either be a passive viewer, who is just able to watch the application like a, or an interactive viewer, who is able to interact in real time with the remote application. The RDPSession object contains all the shared applications, represented as Application objects, each with Window objects representing their on-screen windows. Per-application filters capture the application Windows and package them as Window objects. A viewer must authenticate itself before it can connect to a sharing session. This is done by generating an Invitation using the RDPSession.
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