Chapter 13

Presentation virtualization (Terminal Services)

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Introduction to presentation virtualization

The five Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services role services

Terminal Server

TS Licensing

TS Session Broker

TS Gateway

TS Web Access

Installing the Terminal Services Terminal Server role

Connecting to a Windows remote desktop

Summary

Presentation virtualization is a buzz phrase that refers to the features and functionality delivered by Windows Server 2008 version of Terminal Services (TS). With TS you can publish an entire Windows desktop just as in previous versions of TS. This enables your users to make a Remote Desktop connection to a terminal server accessing a fully functional desktop environment. In addition, by leveraging ...

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