RDP in Windows

Introduction

This article is about RDP Windows about XRDP Linux read here and here

How to allow access over RDP

Example

Sometimes a connection to the remote desktop needs some configuration.

To set Windows 2008 Server up for the remote desktop you have to enable this option, for example like this:

Control Panel → System → Remote settings → Allow connection

There will be two variants:

• Allow connections from computers runnig any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)
• Allow connections only from computers runnig Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)

The second variant is safer but does not work in every Windows XP (it works in 7 and Vista); about XP see below, if you use a newer Windows just choose the third variant.
Connecting to the remote desktop of the server (Windows 2008 Server R2) from a Windows 7 client.

Win + R
mstsc.exe / console /admin
server ip address

mstsc stands for MicroSoft Terminal Services Client
Connecting from a client to a Windows XP server:

Enable access on the XP server:

Right click My Computer → Properties → Remote → Allow remote access

Then, in the remote usage settings, add the user you need to the remote desktop users.

Connect from the client:

Start → Programs → Accessories → Communications → Remote Desktop Connection

Not every version of Windows XP supports network level authentication.

To connect to a computer whose administrator chose the mode with mandatory network level authentication you will have to edit the XP registry:

Win + R → regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Add tspkg to the «Security Packages» value (do not delete the old values).

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders

Add credssp.all to the «SecurityProviders» value

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Access to a CD drive through the remote desktop

By default it is forbidden by the security policy. To allow it set "Disabled" here:

secpol.msc (Local Security Policy) → Local Policies → Security Options → Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only

Article author: Andrei Olegovich