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Remote desktop for administration, Remote desktop connection – Dell PowerVault NX300 User Manual

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Managing Your NAS System

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Remote Desktop for Administration

You can remotely administer a storage appliance by using Remote Desktop for

Administration (formerly known as Terminal Services in Remote

Administration mode). You can use it to administer a computer from virtually

any computer on your network. Based on the terminal services technology,

remote desktop for administration is specifically designed for server

management.
Remote desktop for administration does not require the purchase of special

licenses for client computers that access the server. It is not necessary to install

Terminal Server Licensing when using remote desktop for administration.
You can use remote desktop for administration to log on to the server

remotely with any of the following features:

• Remote Desktop Connection
• Remote Web Administration
• Microsoft Windows Server Remote Administration Applet

For more information, see Remote Desktop for Administration, which is also

available in Windows Server 2008 R2 Help.

NOTE:

For secure connections, it is recommended to obtain a certificate for the

server and use HTTPS connections to connect to Windows Storage Server 2008 R2.

Remote Desktop Connection

Administrators can fully administer computers running Windows Storage

Server 2008 R2 from a Windows-based computer by using Remote Desktop

Connection. To facilitate access, administrators can create a remote

desktop connection and save it to the desktop of the computer that is used

for administration.
To create and save a remote desktop connection to Windows Storage Server

2008 R2:

1 Click StartRun. In the Run dialog box, type MSTSC and click OK.
2 In the Remote Desktop Connection window, type the computer name or

IP address of the storage appliance, and click Options.

3 In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click Save As in the

Connection Settings box. The Save As window appears.

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