Enabling Remote Desktop for Administration in Windows Server 2008



Terminal Services Remote Desktop for Administration mode is installed on all Windows 2008 servers by default and only needs to be enabled.

To enable this feature, follow the below steps:

1. Log on to the desired server with local administrator rights.

2. Click on Start and then click on Run.

3. In the Run dialog box, type in ServerManager.msc and click OK.

4. After the Server Manager console is displayed, select the Change System Properties option.

5. Select the Remote tab, and in the Remote Desktop section, check the Allow Connections from Computers Running Any Version of Remote Desktop (Less Secure) option.

6. Click OK on the Systems Properties page to complete this process.

NOTE: In the Remote Desktop section on the Remote tab of the System Properties dialog box, there are two different settings for enabling Remote Desktop. The first option, Allow Connections from Computers Running Any Version of Remote Desktop (Less Secure), allows a client using any version of the Remote Desktop Connection client to connect to Terminal Services. The second option, Allow Connections Only from Computers Running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (More Secure), only allows a client that is using a version of the Remote Desktop Connection client that supports Network Level Authentication (NLA) to connect to Terminal Services.