
I will go ahead and require NLA and then click next

You are then asked if you want to require NLA, this will only allow Windows clients to connect to the Remote Desktop Session Host Server, in addition they must be running a Remote Desktop Client that support Network Level Authentication. When you get to the application compatibility page it tells you that you should install the Session Host Role before you install your applications, just click next as we have not yet installed our applications. On the Introduction To Remote Desktop Services page click next, this will bring you to the Role Services page, select the Remote Desktop Session Host as well as the Remote Desktop Licensing Service and then click next. Open the Server Manager and right-click on roles, select Add Roles from the context menuĬlick next on the Before You Being page to bring up a list of Roles that can be installed, select Remote Desktop Services and click next Note: The applications you wish to run on the Remote Desktop Server should not yet be installed, they should only be installed once you have installed the Remote Desktop Session Host Role. Although you will still need to purchase licenses, buying CALs is way cheaper than buying everyone a new Windows 7 license.

You can think of it as a computer that lots of people remote desktop into at the same time, however they all have their own user session and desktop, and are completely unaware of each other. RDS, as it is abbreviated, allows you to have a powerful server that all your users connect to using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Starting with Server 2008 R2, Terminal Services has been renamed to Remote Desktop Services. What is Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services)
