To set the user(s) who can remotely access the system with RDP, click Add on the Remote
Desktop Users dialog box.
Note If you need to set up new users for Remote Desktop access, open User Accou n ts i n the Control
Panel and follow the steps to nominate the ne w us er’s name, password, and account type
(Administrator or Limited).
Note With Windows XP Prof essional and Vista, y ou have only one Remote Deskto p session and it
connects directl y to the Windows root cons ol e. With Windows Ser ver 2008, you can have
multiple sessions ( and with Server 2003 you have three session s— the console session and
two other general ses sions). More than one user can have active ses sions on a single
computer.
When the remote user connects to the acce ss ed computer on the console session, Remote
Desktop automat i cally locks that computer (no other user can access the applications and
files). When you come back to your computer at work, you can unlock it by typing
CTRL+ALT+DEL.
6.8.2 Configure the Remote Desktop Connection client
Now that you have the Client PC securely connected to the console server (either locally, or remotely—
through the enterprise VPN, or a secure SSH internet tunnel, or a dial-in SSH tunnel), you can establish
the Remote Desktop connection from the Client. Simply enable the Remote Desktop Connection on the
remote client PC, then point it to the SDT Secure Tunnel port in the console server:
A. On a Windows client PC
Click Start. Point to Programs, then to Accessories, then Communications, and click Remote
Desktop Connection.
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