From Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003, Windows Server provides the Remote Desktop Management (RDP) function, which greatly improves the functions and security of Windows server, this makes it easy for our network administrators to discard third-party remote control software for remote maintenance of servers. Now we will introduce how to implement Remote Desktop Management in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
I. Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft provides the Remote Desktop Connection "Terminal Server" for the Windows 2000 server operating system, which enables the network administrator to manage the server on a fixed workstation, this kind of management is intuitive, fast, and efficient. It is almost the same as sitting on the server, as long as your workstation and server are connected over the network. The implementation method is as follows:
1. server Settings: click "Add/delete Windows Components" in "Control Panel", add "Terminal Server" in the Windows component wizard dialog box, and select "remote management mode ", after entering, the "Configuring components" dialog box appears. Place the Windows 2000 Server disc in the optical drive. The system starts to install it. Then, restart the computer to make the settings take effect.
2. generate a Client installation program on the server: Click Start> program> Administrative Tools> terminal service client builder to generate two Client installation floppy disks, click "setup" on the client and then install it by default.
3. usage: in the terminal service client program menu, click "terminal service client". The "terminal service client" dialog box (1) appears. Select the server name and screen size, after you click "Connect", a logon screen is displayed. Enter your username and password to go to the server desktop. Now you can operate your server as you like. If you are on the same LAN, the response is quite fast.
Ii. Windows XP
The Windows XP operating system provides a more advanced desktop management mode than the above "Terminal Server", which is described as follows:
1. Server Settings: Right-click "my computer" and click "properties" to bring up the "System Properties" dialog box (2 ).
Select the "remote" tab and click the "allow users to remotely connect to this computer" check box (2) in "Remote Desktop ). Make sure you have the appropriate permissions to remotely connect to your computer and click OK ". On a remote computer, you must be an administrator or a member of the Remote Desktop Users group (Note: You must log on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to enable the Remote Desktop function ).
To allow other users to connect to your computer, in the remote desktop area, click Select remote user... ", go to the" Remote Desktop user "dialog box in 3, and click" add... ", in the" Select User "dialog box (4), click" location... "To specify the search location, click" Object Type "to specify the type of the object to be searched. In the "Enter object name to select (example):" box, type the name of the object to be searched, click "Check name", locate the name, and click "OK". Now, this name appears in the user list in the "Remote Desktop user" dialog box. Then, the administrator of the server can remotely control the server.
2. Client settings and usage: if you are using an operating system over Windows XP, the client does not need to be installed because it has a client program connected to Remote Desktop. The connection method is as follows: Choose Start> program> attachment> communication> Remote Desktop Connection. The "Remote Desktop Connection" dialog box is displayed (5 ).
Enter the name of the remote server or the IP address of the server in the computer text box. Press the connect button to open the remote login window of the server. In addition, you can use the "options" button in the "Remote Desktop Connection" dialog box to set properties for the window to be logged on. For example, the size of the Remote Desktop window and the number of colors used (6 ).
If the client uses a Windows 9x/ME/2000 system, install a Client Connection Program that remotely controls the desktop. Unlike the previous "terminal service", this installer can be automatically generated by the terminal service client generator. This program is the msrdpcli.exe file under "Support/toolsplugin" on the Windows Server 2003 installation disc. Install the file on the client with the default settings, and restart the system as prompted.
After the installation is complete, you will find an additional "Remote Desktop Connection" item in the "Start> program> attachment> communication" column. In this way, we can use the same method above to establish a connection with the remote server.
In addition, Windows XP Remote Desktop Management also provides a web application consisting of ActiveX controls, sample ASP pages, and other files, referred to as "Remote Desktop Web connection. If you deploy a Remote Desktop Web connection on a Web server, it allows you to create a Remote Desktop Connection with another computer in Internet Explorer, the same is true even if the Remote Desktop Connection Program is not installed on your computer. For detailed installation and usage, see "Remote Desktop Web connection" in Windows Server 2003 below, which is not repeated here.
Iii. Windows Server 2003 Standard
Windows Server 2003 standard is a new version of Microsoft's server operating system. The remote management mode of Windows 2000 Terminal Service is called "Remote Desktop Management" in Windows Server 2003 ". It supports the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.1 feature set and provides remote services for the server console. In addition to the "Terminal Server" Remote Desktop Management Method, remote Desktop Web connection and remote management (HTML) are also provided to manage remote server settings in a more advanced and secure way. The following is a brief description:
1. Remote Desktop Web connection
When the network administrator is out and needs to operate on the server, the "Remote Desktop Connection" Installer may not be found at the moment, and the remote server cannot be managed as necessary. The Remote Desktop Web connection method solves this problem. As long as the administrator installs a Remote Desktop Web connection program on the server, the client does not have high requirements, if you find a computer with an Internet Explorer, enter "http: // 10.10.10.10/tsweb" in the address bar to manage the remote server.
① Settings on Windows Server 2003 Server: choose "Control Panel"> "add or delete programs"> "Add/delete Windows Components"> "Application Server"> "Internet Information Service (IIS) "→ select" Remote Desktop Web connection "(7) in the" World Wide Web Service "component window ).
Insert the operating system disc and click to enter. The system automatically reads the corresponding component program from the disc for installation. After the installation is complete, restart and the settings take effect.
② The client only requires the Windows operating system to have a browser with ie4.0 or later versions, without the need to install the client software.
③ Use: Open IE browser on the client and enter http: // 10.10.10.10/tsweb in the address bar (the IP address is a computer with "Remote Desktop Web connection" installed ), the first time you enter the window shown in 8, you are prompted to install the "Remote Desktop ActiveX Control" control, select "always trust Microsoft Windows publisher", and then click the "yes" button to confirm the installation.
Next, enter the computer name or IP address of the Remote Terminal Server in the "server" column. The window size is optional. Click "Connect" to enter the logon window. In the logon window, enter the Administrator account and password, and click "OK" to go to the remote server desktop. Now, you can operate the remote computer just like operating your computer.
(2) Remote Management (HTML)
Remote Management is used to manage terminal servers in the organization over the Internet. It is secure compared with Remote Desktop Web connection Remote Desktop Management. The installation is described as follows:
① Go to "Control Panel" → "add or delete programs" → "Add/delete Windows components", go to "Application Server" → "Internet Information Service (IIS) "→" World Wide Web service ", select" Remote Management (HTML) "(10 ).
Insert the system disc, and the system automatically reads and installs the corresponding components from the disc. After the installation is complete, restart the system to make the settings take effect.
② Use: because the client does not have high requirements, you only need to have an IE browser. Open the client IE browser and enter: https: // 10.10.10.10: 8098 in the address bar. A security warning dialog box is displayed. Click "yes". The logon window (11) is displayed ), enter the Administrator account and password to go to the remote management page (12 ).
Now, you can manage remote computers, such as changing user passwords, setting Web servers, and changing network configurations. By the way, under the "maintenance" menu, a "Remote Desktop" function is also provided, which is used in the same way as the "Remote Desktop Web connection" described earlier, it can remotely run any program on the server. In addition, the web connection used here is a secure web connection method. You do not need to worry about your administrator account and password being monitored or recorded or tracked.
