Remote Desktop Services training

• CommodoreP1979 wrote:

  
  

  I am not sure of the theory of how this works either in reality. Do I need to set up 9 Windows 10 virtual machines on the server for users to log on to, or can I use their own workstations?

  That would be VDI, not an RDS Server.  Completely different thing with completely different licensing.

  RDS Server allows your users to use RDP to connect to the Server and they each get their own RDP session on the Server, running Server OS.
  

• DragonsRule wrote:

  CommodoreP1979 wrote:

  
  

  I am not sure of the theory of how this works either in reality. Do I need to set up 9 Windows 10 virtual machines on the server for users to log on to, or can I use their own workstations?

  That would be VDI, not an RDS Server.  Completely different thing with completely different licensing.

  RDS Server allows your users to use RDP to connect to the Server and they each get their own RDP session on the Server, running Server OS.
  

  They want to allow users to be able to access their desktops and files stored on the server, remotely.

• CommodoreP1979 wrote:

  DragonsRule wrote:

  CommodoreP1979 wrote:

  
  

  I am not sure of the theory of how this works either in reality. Do I need to set up 9 Windows 10 virtual machines on the server for users to log on to, or can I use their own workstations?

  That would be VDI, not an RDS Server.  Completely different thing with completely different licensing.

  RDS Server allows your users to use RDP to connect to the Server and they each get their own RDP session on the Server, running Server OS.
  

  They want to allow users to be able to access their desktops and files stored on the server, remotely.

  To access the Desktop PCs they normally use?That would be RDP into their own machines.  No need for an RDS Server for that.  For that, you would probably want VPN from home to Office, then the home machine would RDP into the Desktop.Or you could use a program made to handle that kind of thing, like TeamViewer, Logmein, RemoteUtilities, etc.

• do you have Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 on a server? If not you can deploy the Essentials Roles and enable Remote Workplaces. One issue is if a user does not have a dedicated machine, and other use it. In this case you can not RDP into it and have another use it at the same time. 

  To just give them access to their files, and that includes desktop files. You will need to define a license server, and an APP/Desktop server. Then you allow the required ports or allow them to VPN in. VPN is the best solution.  Then they RDP into the server. To replicate files to the server you will need to redirect documents, Appfiles, desktop, and whatever they need. You will need to install every application they use on the server. you must check with every vendor to maek sure this is ok. If they use Adobe this won't work as you are required to license every physical user no matter if they have access or not.  After all that is setup you will add your licenses to the licensing server. 

• I believe the original intention was to use this to remote in to a virtual desktop just so they can access their files on the server. They do not have to log in to their own PCs, and I would prefer if they could turn them off and not have to leave them switched on

  It is mostly just MS office files. No Adobe except PDF files.

  Teamviewer or Logmein is not an option to use in this case.

• CommodoreP1979 wrote:

  I believe the original intention was to use this to remote in to a virtual desktop just so they can access their files on the server. They do not have to log in to their own PCs, and I would prefer if they could turn them off and not have to leave them switched on

  It is mostly just MS office files. No Adobe except PDF files

  Ok, that's RDS then.  Once up and running correctly they RDP into the Server and get their own personal Desktop, with network access however you set it up.  If you have a proper license for MS Office [allowing install on an RDS Server] they would each be able to run it without issue.There's no reason to give them Windows 10 [which would be VDI and is much more expensive] for something like this.

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• Article
• 07/29/2021
• 2 minutes to read

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016

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