Creating Answer File for Unattend Installation

 Part-1

 Part-2

Creating an Answer File (for automated installation)

Creating an Isolation rule in Windows Firewall (server2008)

Install & Configure WDS in Server 2008

Securing NW Traffic with IPSEC

Configuring Windows Firewall in Server2008

Understanding Windows Firewall(Server2008)

Windows Firewall in Server 2008

Understanding Windows Deployment Service (Server 2008)

What is Windows Deployment Service?

Adding_Drivers_to_WDS boot image in server2008R2

This video explains how to add network driver to WDS boot image (DRIVER INJECTION)

Capture & Deploy win7 in WDS server2008R2

Capture & Deploy win7 in WDS server2008R2(part1)- Install and Configure WDS

Capture & Deploy win7 in WDS server2008R2(part2) - Capture the Reference Machine to WDS

Capture & Deploy win7 in WDS server2008R2(part3) - Prepare an Unattended Answerfile

Capture & Deploy win7 in WDS server2008R2(part4) - Deploying the Image to target PC

RemoteAPP deployment On Windows Server2008 R2

Install Active Directory and join both the Terminal Server and Client workstation(s)  to the domain.

Check network connectivity before proceeding.

Terminal Server Setup

Terminal Services or Remote Desktop Services as it is now called in Server 2008 R2 can be added from the Server Roles Menu.

Server2008 R2 allows NLA (Network Level Authentication) if the client supports it.

I will choose no NLA .

Next you can set Client Experience settings, Audio or Video Playback and AERO.

Selecting these will install the desktop experience feature.

IIS is installed as part of  Remote Desktop Services

You can configure and customize IIS7.0 if needed.

Confirm your settings are correct and note the path to RDweb.

http://TShostname/RDWeb

After Installation and Rebooting I will install Office 2007 on the Terminal Server Machine.

This will give us some “Microsoft” applications to work with and test.

After Installation You can Open up the Terminal Services Manager console and view the settings.

Configuring RemoteAPP

Open up the RemoteAPP management console and click Add RemoteAPP program.

Select the applications you would like to be available to Remote Users.

I Selected Powerpoint, Publisher and Word.

The Path and settings will be shown in the confirmation screen.

Creating .RDP files

Select create .rdp file from the right pane to start the wizard

You can customize the save location of the .rdp files Terminal Server to connect to and if you want to connect to a remote desktop Gateway server.

Creating a .MSI package

Select the Create .MSI package from the right pane to start the wizard.

Select the Location to save to .msi files and Terminal Server settings.

Set what icons and shortcuts for the applications will be installed.

Client extension setting allows the client to open and recognize the Terminal Server hosted applications extension type.

Launching RemoteAPP from the client side

From the windows 7 machine wks1 we will access the shared path where the .rdp and .msi packages are stored and copy them over to the local drive.With .rdp files you simply need to double click on the .rdp file to open up remote desktop.

Remote Desktop will ask for authentication credentials to start the remote desktop session.

 Remote Desktop will start the session.

Clicking on Details will show you the process of logging into the Terminal Server.

 Microsoft ACCESS can now be used remotely from the Terminal Server machine.

The same method is used with the .MSI files with the difference that .msi packages are installed.

Using Remote Desktop Web Access

During the initial setup of remote desktop services a URL to RDweb was created.

it is usually:

http://TShostname/RDWeb

Navigate to the URL in IE and you will see the RDWeb login page.

When we set up the .rdp and .msi files for remoteapp there was an option to enable web access for each apllication added to remoteapp.

Setting this option to yes will allow you to use the same Applications through the web interface.

Clicking on the application icon will launch the remote session similar to connecting to remote desktop.

You can select the resources you want the session to have access to.

Powerpoint will open in a remote window and give the end user the look and feel of a locally installed application.

Closing the window will end the remote session.

Using RDP through RDWeb

Remote Desktop session can be started from the RDWeb link.

Clicking the Options button will give you a wide range of settings from resources available to desktop window size.

When you connect you will see the remote desktop window open and ask if you want to allow remote access to clipboard or Printers.

Once connected, I can browse the Terminal Server desktop as if I was sitting in front of it.

The window size you set in the options will determine the size of your Remote session’s window.

Managing the Remote Desktop Services

You can manage the remote desktop services through a number of consoles.

RemoteAPP manager will allow you to set your remote applications.

Remote Desktop Services Manager will allow you to monitor connections and send messages to the clients if needed.

Distribute RemoteApp Programs to Users

You can distribute RemoteApp programs to users several ways. Depending on the method that you choose, users can:

• Access a link to the program through RemoteApp and Desktop Connection by using RD Web Access.
  
  RD Web Access is a Remote Desktop Services role service that lets you make RemoteApp programs available to users through RemoteApp and Desktop Connection. For more information, see Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access).
• Double-click an .rdp file that has been created and distributed by their administrator.
  
  You can create a Remote Desktop Protocol (.rdp) file to distribute RemoteApp programs to users. For more information, see Create an .rdp File. You can distribute an .rdp file to client computers by using your existing software distribution process, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, or through a file share.
• Double-click a program icon on their desktop or Start menu that has been created and distributed by their administrator with a Windows Installer package.
  
  You can create a Windows Installer (.msi) package to distribute RemoteApp programs to users. For more information, see Create a Windows Installer Package. To distribute a Windows Installer package to client computers, you can use your existing software distribution process, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or Active Directory Group Policy. You can also make the Windows Installer package available through a file share.
• Double-click a file where the file name extension is associated with a RemoteApp program.
  
  If you distribute RemoteApp programs through Windows Installer packages, you can configure whether the RD Session Host server will take over client file name extensions for the RemoteApp program. For more information, see Create a Windows Installer Package.

	Important
	To access RemoteApp programs, the client computer must be running at least Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 6.0.

Certificate Services in Server 2008 R2

70-640 Certificate Services / 2008 R2 - SSL Part 1 - Installing a Microsoft CA

70-640 Certificate Services / 2008 R2 - SSL Part 2 - Implemeting an SSL Certificate

70-640 Certificate Services / 2008 R2 - SSL Part 3 - SSL Binding the Certificate

70-640 Certificate Services / 2008 R2 - SSL Part 4 - SSL Under the hood