At the first screen of 'Add Roles and Features wizard' leave the Role-based or feature-based installation option and click Next.ģ. Open 'Server Manager' and click on Add Roles and Features.Ģ. Install Remote Desktop Licensing and Remote Desktop Session Host role services.ġ. Allow the log on through remote desktop Services. Add RD Clients (Users) to the Remote Desktop Users Group.

Configure RD Session Host role to use the local Remote Desktop Licensing server & Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode. Install Licenses on the Remote Desktop License Server. Activate the Remote Desktop License Server. Install Remote Desktop Services on Server 2016/2012. Keep in mind that the below configuration does provide access to RemoteApp programs or the RDWeb site, because the Remote Desktop Connection Broker role service will not be installed. If the Terminal services are installed on a server that will act as a Domain Controller also, then first install the Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) role service and promote the Server to a Domain Controller, before installing the Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role service (Terminal Service).ģ. The mentioned steps below, can be applied either on a Domain Controller or in a standalone server 2016/2012.Ģ. How to Setup and Configure a Windows Server 2016/2012 as a Remote Desktop Session Host Server (Terminal Server).ġ. In this tutorial you 'll learn how to setup and configure a Windows Server 2016 or 2012 as a Remote Desktop Session Host (Terminal) server, in order to provide remote desktop sessions, based on the number of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) installed on the RDSH server. A Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) server, provides to remote users the ability to access the applications on the RDS host server and the company resources from anywhere by using an RDP client. In Windows Server 2016 & 2012 the Terminal Services role has been replaced by the Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role service and is part of Remote Desktop Services (RDS).

This article contains step by step instructions on how to install and configure the Remote Desktop Services on a Windows Server 2016 or 2012.

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