Remote Desktop connection path As shown in the illustration, Remote Desktop Clients use HTTPS to connect to the Terminal Services (TS) Gateway. Therefore, the TS Gateway will need an SSL certificate---purchased from a public certificate authority (CA)---in order to allow the HTTPS connection. This is the same type of certificate used by any e-commerce Web server.
Remote Desktop Connection settings Choose the "Options" button in order to display the Remote Desktop Connection settings (see image). Enter in the Remote Desktop server's name or IP address (note that this is not the IP address of the TS Gateway). This will most likely be a private IP address that is not directly reachable.
Gateway Server Settings dialog box Choose the "Advanced" tab, then choose the "Settings" button. On the Gateway Server Settings dialog box that appears (see image), choose "Use these TS Gateway server settings," type in the TS Gateway server's name---exactly as it appears on the SSL certificate---and choose a logon method.
Computer Properties screen In most current versions of Windows, the Remote Desktop Server service is not enabled by default; therefore, if a user wants to connect to a computer remotely, the service will have to be turned on manually. To begin, click on the "Start" button, and then choose "Control Panel." From there, double-click on "System" to open the computer's properties.
Enable Remote Desktop connections Click on the "Remote Settings" option in order to open the system properties' "Remote" tab. You will see that the option "Don't allow connections to this computer" is selected by default. Choose either "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)," or "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)." Choose the option that is the best fit for your particular network settings.
Remote Desktop user access Click on the "Select Users" button to choose all users that will be given remote logon rights in order to remotely access and control the computer.