Terminal Services Learning Guide

By Editorial Staff 01 Dec 2005 | SearchWinIT.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS    Terminal Services Quick Start    Expert Advice on Terminal Services    Planning and Architecture    Installation and Deployment    Administration and Operation    Security Issues    Support and Troubleshooting    Tools and Downloads    Online Resources on Terminal Services    More Learning Guides

Microsoft: "Terminal Services provides functionality similar to a terminal-based, centralized host, or mainframe, environment in which multiple terminals connect to a host computer. Each terminal provides a conduit for input and output between a user and the host computer. A user can log on at a terminal, and then run applications on the host computer, accessing files, databases, network resources, and so on. Each terminal session is independent, with the host operating system managing conflicts between multiple users contending for shared resources."

Terminal Services Quick Start

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• Glossary Definition: Terminal Server (SearchWin2000.com, powered by Whatis.com)


• Tutorial: Windows 2003 Terminal Services (WindowsNetworking.com)


• Guide: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server role (Microsoft)


• Technology Center: Windows 2000 Terminal Services technical information (Microsoft)


• Face-off: Thin clients vs. fat clients (SearchWin2000.com)


• PowerPoint: Terminal Services report card (Christa Anderson, SearchWin2000.com)


• Featured Topic: Taming Terminal Services (SearchWin2000.com)


• Featured Topic: Secrets of Terminal Services (SearchWin2000.com)

	Advice on Terminal Services	Return to Table of Contents
You'll find much more expert advice on Terminal Services in our Ask-the-Expert feature. If you've run into a problem using TS, then pose your own question to Christa Anderson. Click here for our Terminal Services FAQ or below for a sampling of Christa's expert advice...

• Advice: Terminal Services 'Ask the Expert' compilation


• Advice: Setting up a new TS running Enterprise Server 2003


• Advice: Allowing users to avoid security and print over their network


• Advice: Using a Windows 2003 server as the only license server


• Advice: Network admins can't connect to Windows 2003 boxes


• Advice: Allowing users permission to print

Terminal Server Planning & Architecture

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• Browse this collection of editor-selected Terminal Services and thin client articles. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Webcast: Using thin clients to reduce client management overhead. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Checklist: Plan your Terminal Server deployment. (Microsoft)


• Guide: System Planning. (Microsoft)


• Article: Longhorn may bridge the thin, fat client worlds. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Article: Considerations before installing Terminal Server. (Microsoft)


• White Paper: Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing. (SearchWin2000.com)


• White Paper: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Licensing. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Guide: Best practices for deploying Terminal Server. (Microsoft)


• Webcast: Designing, deploying, and managing a load balanced Terminal Server farm. (Microsoft)


• Step-by-Step Guide: Setting Up VPN-based remote access in a test lab. (Microsoft)


• Column: Improvements and useful tips for Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003. (Microsoft)


• Article: Load balancing and terminal servers. (Microsoft)

Terminal Server Installation & Deployment

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• Browse this collection of editor-selected Terminal Services and thin client articles. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Case study: Retail chain's move to Windows a 'no brainer'. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Guide: Guidelines for deploying Terminal Server. (Microsoft)


• Webcast: Terminal Server overview and deployment. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Installing Terminal Server. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Deploy an application for use by Terminal Server users. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Setting up and configuring Remote Desktop Connection. (Microsoft)


• Article: Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server. (Microsoft)


• Article: Configuring a terminal server. (Microsoft)

Terminal Server Administration & Operation

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• Browse this collection of editor-selected Terminal Services and thin client articles. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Webcast: Command-line control of terminal services without group policies. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Tip: Increase disk and pagefile performance, reduce fragmentation and save disk space. (SearchWin2000.com)


• White Paper: Managing Terminal Servers using MOM and SMS. (Microsoft)


• White Paper: Session directory and load balancing using Terminal Server. (Microsoft)


• White Paper: Using Terminal Services for graphical remote administration of the Windows 2000 Server family. (Microsoft)


• Article: Terminal Services and printing. (Microsoft)


• Article: Remote administration using Terminal Services. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Managing Terminal Services connections. (Microsoft)


• Article: Deploying applications in environments that contain terminal servers. (Microsoft)


• Tutorial: Optimizing applications for Terminal Services. (Microsoft)


• How-to: Detecting if Terminal Services is installed. (Microsoft)


• Commands: Terminal Services Administration. (Microsoft)


• Article: Using Terminal Services virtual channels. (Microsoft)


• Commands: Setting and retrieving Terminal-Services-specific user configuration. (Microsoft)


• Article: Using the ADSI extension for Terminal Services user configuration. (Microsoft)


• Commands: Terminal Services shortcut keys. (Microsoft)


• Tip: Use remote desktop for administration. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Article: Using Remote Desktop Web Connection. (Microsoft)

Terminal Server Security Issues

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• Q&A Interview: Christa Anderson Q&A: Securing Terminal Services. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Webcast: Securing terminal services. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Article: Choosing the security mode for a terminal server. (Microsoft)


• Article: Chapter of the Week: Terminal Services for Microsoft Windows Server 2003: Advanced Technical Design Guide -- Chapter 12, 'Security'. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Article: How secure are Windows Terminal Services?. (WindowSecurity.com)


• Article: Exposing Terminal Server connections. (security.itworld.com)


• White Paper: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server security. (Microsoft)


• Advice: Switching security compatibility mode in TS. (SearchWin2000.com)


• Article: Using software restriction policies to protect against unauthorized software. (Microsoft)


• Article: Choosing the security mode for a terminal server. (Microsoft)

Terminal Server Support & Troubleshooting

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• Knowledgebase: Terminal Services How-to Guide. (Microsoft)


• Support Center: Support articles on Terminal Services. (Microsoft)


• Support Forum: Discussions in Windows Terminal Services (Microsoft)
  
• Q&A FAQ: Troubleshooting general error messages. (Microsoft)


• Q&A FAQ: Troubleshooting specific problems. (Microsoft)


• Q&A FAQ: Troubleshooting licensing error messages. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Terminal Services Reference. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Terminal Services Programming Guidelines. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Terminal Services Management Applications. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Terminal Services API Reference. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Terminal Services WMI Provider Reference. (Microsoft)


• Guide: Remote Desktop ActiveX Control Interfaces. (Microsoft)

Terminal Services Tools & Downloads

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• List of Tools: Terminal Services administrative tools (Microsoft)


• Download: Remote Desktop Connection Client 1.0.2 for Mac (Microsoft)


• Download: Microsoft Terminal Services Advanced Client (Microsoft)


• Download: Remote Desktop Web Connection (Source)

Online Resources for Terminal Services

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• Web site: Comprehensive collection of editor-selected Terminal Services resources (SearchWin2000.com)
  
• Web site: Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003 (Microsoft TechNet)
  
• Web site: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Technology Center (Microsoft)
  
• Web site: The Hub (TermServHub.com)
  
• Web site: Terminal Services Community Center (Microsoft)
  
• Newsgroups: Microsoft public newsgroups for Terminal Services (Microsoft)
  
• Web site: Terminal Services on Windows Server 2003 (Labmice.com)
  
• Web site: Terminal Services on Windows 2000 (Labmice.com)
  
• Web site: Search results for "terminal services" (MyITforum.com)
  
• Web site: A thin client resource center (Thin-World.com)
  
• Web site: The Thin Net (thethin.net)
  

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