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1. Chapter 1 Introducing Remote Desktop Services

   1. Where Did RDS Come From?

   2. What Can You Do with RDS?

   3. RDS for Windows Server 2008 R2: New Features

   4. How Other Services Support RDS

   5. Functionality for RDS Scripters and Developers

   6. Summary

   7. Additional Resources

2. Chapter 2 Key Architectural Concepts for Remote Desktop Services

   1. Know Your Application Delivery System

   2. Relevant Windows Server 2008 R2 Internals

   3. Determining System Requirements for RD Session Host Servers

   4. Supporting Client Use Profiles

   5. Summary

   6. Additional Resources

3. Chapter 3 Deploying a Single Remote Desktop Session Host Server

   1. How RD Session Host Servers Work

   2. Installing an RD Session Host Server

   3. Essential RD Session Host Configuration

   4. Installing Applications on an RD Session Host Server

   5. Summary

   6. Additional Resources

4. Chapter 4 Deploying a Single Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Server

   1. What Is VDI?

   2. How Microsoft VDI Works

   3. Installing Supporting Roles for VDI

   4. Using RemoteApp for Hyper-V for Application Compatibility

   5. Summary

   6. Additional Resources

5. Chapter 5 Managing User Data in a Remote Desktop Services Deployment

   1. How Profiles Work

   2. Design Guidelines for User Profiles

   3. Deploying Roaming Profiles with Remote Desktop Services

   4. Profile and Folder Redirection Troubleshooting Tips

   5. Summary

   6. Additional Resources

6. Chapter 6 Customizing the User Experience

   1. How Remoting Works

   2. Moving the Client Experience to the Remote Session

   3. Printing with RDP

   4. Summary

   5. Additional Resources

7. Chapter 7 Molding and Securing the User Environment

   1. Locking Down the Server

   2. Preventing Users from Running Unwanted Applications

   3. Creating a Read-Only Start Menu

   4. Keeping the RD Session Host Server Available

   5. Taking Remote Control of User Sessions

   6. Summary

   7. Additional Resources

8. Chapter 8 Securing Remote Desktop Protocol Connections

   1. Core Security Technologies

   2. Using RDP Encryption

   3. Authenticating Server Identity (Server Authentication)

   4. Authenticating Client Identity with Network Level Authentication (NLA)

   5. Configuring the Security Settings on the RD Session Host Server

   6. Summary

   7. Additional Resources

9. Chapter 9 Multi-Server Deployments

   1. Key Concepts for Multi-Server Deployments

   2. Creating and Deploying a Farm

   3. Publishing and Assigning Applications Using RemoteApp Manager

   4. Distributing RemoteApp Programs

   5. Delivering RemoteApp Programs and VMs Through RD Web Access

   6. Summary

   7. Additional Resources

10. Chapter 10 Making Remote Desktop Services Available from the Internet

    1. How RD Gateway Works

    2. Installing RD Gateway

    3. Configuring RD Gateway Options

    4. Creating a Redundant RD Gateway Configuration

    5. Placing RD Web Access and RD Gateway

    6. Summary

    7. Additional Resources

11. Chapter 11 Managing Remote Desktop Sessions

    1. Introducing RD Session Host Management Tools

    2. Organizing Servers and VMs in the Remote Desktop Services Manager

    3. Monitoring and Terminating Processes

    4. Monitoring and Ending User Sessions

    5. Providing Help with Remote Control

    6. Preparing for Server Maintenance

    7. Applying RDS Management Tools

    8. Summary

    9. Additional Resources

12. Chapter 12 Licensing Remote Desktop Services

    1. The RDS Licensing Model

    2. RDS Licensing

    3. VDI Licensing

    4. License Tracking and Enforcement

    5. How RD License Servers Assign RDS CALs

    6. Setting Up the RDS Licensing Infrastructure

    7. Migrating RDS CALs from One License Server to Another

    8. Rebuilding the RD License Server Database

    9. Backing Up an RD License Server and Creating Redundancy

    10. Managing and Reporting License Usage

    11. Preventing License Upgrades

    12. Using the Licensing Diagnosis Tool

    13. Summary

    14. Additional Resources

1. Appendix About the Authors

2. Appendix System Requirements