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Enable RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)

Enable Remote Desktop

  • Right-click "My Computer", choose Properties
  • On the Sytem Properities dialogue box, choose the "Remote" tab
  • under Remote Desktop, check "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
    • Set list of remote users
      • For added security, you can specify a list of local users who can access this machine via RDP
      • Click "Select Remote Users" on the Remote tab
      • by default, there is no one in the list (which implies only administrators can login)

Adjust Firewall settings

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Topic revision: r2 - 2005-04-19 - LawrenceFolland
 
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