Remote Desktop Services is one of the roles that a Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 can have. You must install this role to set up an RDS host.
- Verify that the RDS host is running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Verify that the RDS host is part of the Active Directory domain for the Horizon 7 deployment.
Procedure
Jan 24, 2013 Remote Desktop (RD) Virtualization Host: Hosts virtual machines. RD Session Host (RDSH): Hosts RemoteApp published applications or session-based desktops. RD Connection Broker (mandatory): Connects and reconnects users to virtual desktops, RemoteApp published applications and session-based desktops. To start deploying certificates launch Server Manager, click on Remote Desktop Services and from the Deployment Overview section choose Tasks Edit Deployment Properties. Once the Deployment Properties window opens, click on Certificates. By default everything shows as not configured and as you can see we also have quite a few certificates to. Aug 17, 2016 odd problem on a 2012 R2 box. We use this server to remotely connect to other servers on customer networks. These servers run a mix of operating systems (2003, 2008, 2008R2, 2012.) but all are configured to allow rdp access from our server's ip address. Up until recently this worked fine.
For example, you could have Server 2012 Standard with Hyper-V installed on the physical box, with two VMs: one VM running Essentials and a second VM running Server 2012 Standard with RDS Role Services. A single Server 2012 Standard license would allow the above since it allows two virtual instances plus physical for hyper-v only. May 15, 2017 How to enable Remote Desktop (RDP) on Windows server 2012 Intro: In this how-to we will walk you through on How-To Enable RDP in Windows Server 2012. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a protocol expanded by Microsoft that allows you to connect and control another computer via an existing network making it a remote connection.
- Log in to the RDS host as an administrator.
- Start Server Manager.
- Select Add roles and features.
- On the Select Installation Type page, select Role-based or feature-based installation.
- On the Select Destination Server page, select a server.
- On the Select Server Roles page, select Remote Desktop Services.
- On the Select Features page, accept the defaults.
- On the Select Role Services page, select Remote Desktop Session Host.
- Follow the prompts and finish the installation.
If you plan to use HTML Access or scanner redirection, install the Desktop Experience feature. The steps for installing Desktop Experience differ on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2.
Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services Manager
Restrict users to a single desktop session. See Restrict Users to a Single Session.