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Remote Desktop in WS2003 is an enhanced version of Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode, one of two modes for running Terminal Services in W2K Server (the other being Application Server mode). Remote Desktop allows administrators to remotely connect to a WS2003 computer and perform administrative tasks as if they were sitting at the computer's console. While Terminal Services in W2K was an optional component, in WS2003 the Remote Desktop feature is installed (but not enabled) by default.
Several components work together to provide Remote Desktop functionality:
This is the proper name of the server-side component of Remote Desktop and corresponds to the Terminal Services in the Remote Administration mode component of W2K Server. Remote Desktop for Administration supports two concurrent connections with Terminal Services clients and is intended mainly for remotely administering WS2003 computers.
This is the client-side component of Remote Desktop and replaces the Terminal Services Client in downlevel Windows platforms. Remote Desktop Connection software is available for all versions of Microsoft Windows to enable remote administration of servers from downlevel clients.
This is an ActiveX control that can be downloaded and installed in Internet Explorer to turn the browser into a web-based Terminal Services client. Using Remote Desktop Web Connection, an administrator can remotely manage WS2003 machines over the Internetfor example, from an Internet cafe in Siberia.
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