Connection Limits
You
can configure the number of simultaneous remote connections on a
server. Administrators may decide to restrict remote connections to
enhance the performance of the server or for security purposes. Figure 1
shows the connections limits. You have two options: unlimited
connections and maximum connections. When Terminal Server is not
installed, Windows 2008 server allows only two simultaneous remote
connections.
Session Time Limits
Session time limit (see Figure 2)
configuration is an essential task due to the users’ limited knowledge
about running applications from their local computers, and the amount
of resources a remote session may consume when running applications
from the terminal server. Controlling active, idle, and disconnected
sessions becomes important in such cases. Timeout and reconnection
settings are configured on a per-user basis. This is done through the
Active Directory Users and Computers. Table 1 explains the configuration options for controlling sessions.
Table 1. Terminal Services Session Limits| Setting | Description |
|---|
| End a disconnected session | Maximum amount of time a disconnected session is active on the terminal server. | | | Options:
Minutes (1, 10, 15, 30), Hours (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18), Days (1, 2,
3, 4, 5). Never (session maintained for unlimited time). Not
recommended. | | Active session limit | Maximum amount of time a session can be active. | | | Options:
Minutes (1, 5, 10, 15, 30), Hours (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18), Days (1,
2, 3, 4, 5). A warning is sent 2 minutes before disconnecting the
session. | | Idle session limit | Maximum
amount of time a session can be idle without receiving any input from
the user. After this time the session is ended. Options: Minutes (1, 5,
10, 15, 30) | | | Hours (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18), Days (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | | When a session limit is reached or connection is broken | Session
may be disconnected or ended. Disconnected allows user to reconnect and
continue from the previously established session. Ending a session
means the user will have to establish a new session. This is a radio
button option. |
Session Permissions
Terminal
Services Manager allows you to configure terminal service session
permissions. Administrators can remotely connect and view user
sessions. You may just view a session or interact with the session by
actively using the mouse and keyboard. Often corporate privacy policies
may require that for such sessions users should allow the
administrators to remotely view or interact with their systems. You can
enable the check box Require user’s permission
so that no remote control sessions are initiated without the user’s
permission. You can also disable remote control altogether. Figure 3 shows the remote control configuration options. Table 2 explains the remote control settings.
Table 2. Terminal Services Remote Control Configuration| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Use remote control with default user settings | If the user gives the permission you can establish a remote session with full control | | Do not allow remote control | No remote control is possible | | Use remote control with the following settings | User
decides whether the remote user checks with him or her before
establishing a remote control with his or her computer and decides the
level of control. Options are: (checkbox) Require user’s permission | | | Level of control (view or interact with the session) |
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