Chapter 26 - Deploying Terminal Services

Chapter 26

Windows Terminal Services was introduced for Microsoft Windows NT 4 Server with the separate Terminal Server Edition, but in Microsoft Windows 2000, it is a fully integrated part of all Windows 2000 servers—simply another installable service. It's also an integrated component of Microsoft Windows XP Professional, renamed Remote Desktop. You can use Windows Terminal Services as a mechanism to manage and control your servers from anywhere in the enterprise, or you can take advantage of its application server ability to vastly simplify deployment and maintenance of a wide range of applications to a diverse user population.

This chapter covers Windows Terminal Services concepts, requirements, and installation procedures. It also covers three main applications that are used to administer Terminal Services servers and clients: Terminal Services Manager, Terminal Services Configuration, and Terminal Services Client Creator.