With local drive mapping now available Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services is a great way to work with computers remotely. Remote Desktop allows access to documents and corporate applications that might not be available on the local machine. Allowing Remote Desktop ControlBy default Remote Desktop is disabled on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. You need to perform the following to enable Remote Desktop control:
The Domain Administrator Has Remote Desktop Access By default (in a domain environment) the domain administrator has Remote Desktop access after this feature is enabled. Securing Terminal ServicesTerminal Services is one of the more popular remote control programs for Windows. It also has a pretty well-known port (3389) and therefore is well port scanned. It is a good practice to change this port to avoid unwanted Remote Desktop connections. To change the port number that Terminal Services listens on, perform the following:
Place the Port Number After the Server Name The RDP or Terminal Services client must connect to the same port number that Terminal Services is now listening on. Place the port number after the server name (for example: server.domain.com:4555). |