Use the automatic logon function in Remote Desktop Connection

This document describes how to use the automatic logon function in Remote Desktop Connection. When you use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a Microsoft Windows XP Terminal Server or any other Windows XP-based computer, you can provide your creden before establishing a connection, the creden。 are automatically transmitted to the computer or server.
InOptionDialog BoxGeneralTab, enter information about creden toRemote Desktop Connection. You can enter the computer name, user name, password, and domain name. This information can be entered during each login request, provided during connection, or saved in a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) file and automatically used when running this type of connection file.
If you use the automatic logon function, you can perform a Fully Automatic Logon Request. To use this function, you must click the clear "provide password for connection" check box. The Administrator must also change the reorganization policy settings on the computer or server to which you want to connect. If you have not changed the configuration, the automatic logon function is disabled by default.

To fully implement the automatic logon function, the Administrator must:

1. ClickStart, ClickRunAnd then type: mmc.exe.

2. ClickAddAdd Group Policy Management Units for local computers.

3. Find and disable the Group Policy in the following folder:
"Local Computer" Policy \ Computer Configuration \ management template \ Windows Components \ Terminal Services \ encryption and security \ always prompt the client to provide a password when connecting
You can use the automatic logon function to specify complete creden。 in advance and transmit these creden。 to a specific server or computer. You must add the Group Policy object to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC.
Remarks: The password entered in "Remote Desktop Connection" must be 15 characters or shorter; otherwise, the password will be rejected. A rejection occurs because the password is stored as a 32-byte string in the registry.