RDS Farm 2012R2/2016 take remote control over user sessions

From Server Manager, go to Remote Desktop Services / Collections / The_Collection. In the CONNECTIONS section, right-click on a session 1 and click on Snapshot 2. Choose an Action 1 and click OK 2. The user must validate the remote control from their session by clicking on Yes 1. Controlling the Remote Desktop session from …

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RDS Farm add a host to a collection

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Introduction This tutorial follows the following article: Deploy a Windows 2012R2/2016/2019 RDS farm In this tutorial, we will see how to add a second collection to an RDS deployment. Adding several collections to the same deployment allows you to share the broker, gateway, license server and web access. Add a collection to an RDS deployment …

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RDS Farm add a host to a collection

In this article, I’ll walk you through how to add a Remote Desktop Session Host to a collection. The article follows the following post: Deploy a Windows 2012R2/2016/2019 RDS farm. Prerequisites Add a host to a collection All manipulations were carried out in the BROKER server. Add the server in the console: Server Manager From …

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Ubuntu: Install a Remote Desktop Server with XRDP

In this tutorial, I will explain how to install xRDP in order to have a remote desktop server (or rather a service) on Ubuntu. The purpose of this installation is not to make a remote desktop farm so that several users can connect to it simultaneously, but to be able to take control of Ubuntu …

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RDS farm add host to collection

In this article, I’ll walk you through how to add a Remote Desktop session host to a collection. This tutorial follows on from : Deploy an RDS Farm Windows 2012R2/2016/2019. Prerequisite Have a server ready to be added to the RDS farm in the Active Directory domain Fixed IP. same apps installed (if possible). same …

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Remote Desktop without Active Directory: installation and configuration

Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to install and configure remote desktop on Windows Server without Active Directory environment. This solution does not allow full use of the Remote Desktop solution, but helps provide a working environment for users. What you cannot do: Multi-server farm Collections management RemoteApp No broker No centralized administration …

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VDI: installation and configuration with Windows Server

Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to install and configure a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment. Before getting to the heart of the matter, I will quickly present to you what a virtual office infrastructure is and especially the difference with an RDS environment. The main difference between VDI and an RDS farm …

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RDS gateway : installation and configuration

Presentation of the RDS gateway In this tutorial, we are going to install, configure and use an RDS gateway without deploying an RDS farm. In an environment mainly consisting of Windows server, the use of the RDS gateway is a means of setting up remote access for the IT server. It is not necessary to …

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Windows 10: use the Remote Desktop app

Presentation In this tutorial, we will see how to use the Remote Desktop application available in the application store. The application is also available for Android and Iphone The Remote Desktop application available in application stores, manages Remote Desktop connections and supports RemoteApp. On Windows 10, it replaces the default RDP link. Installing the Remote …

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