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Introduction |
Remote Desktop Connection is a technology that allows
you to sit at a computer and connect to a remote
computer in a different location. Remote desktop
connection in Windows 7 has been enhanced and now it
supports Aero Glass.
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By default, remote desktop is not enabled in Windows 7,
to enable it, follow these steps :
- Click on Start
then right click on
Computer and then click on
Properties

- From the System properties
page, on the left pane, click on Remote
Settings

- As you can see, Remote Desktop feature is by
default not enabled, and the option Don't
allow connections to this computer is
selected by default.

To enable remote desktop, you have
two options:
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Select
Allow
connections from computers running
any version of Remote Desktop (less
secure) to allow
people using any version of Remote
Desktop to connect to your computer.
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Select
Allow
connections only from computers
running Remote Desktop with Network
Level Authentication (more secure)
to allow people with computers
running versions of Remote Desktop
with Network Level Authentication to
connect to your computer. Network
Level Authentication is an
authentication method that completes
user authentication before you
establish a full remote desktop
connection and the logon screen
appears. To connect to a machine
that has the Remote Desktop with
Network Level Authentication option
enabled, the client computer must be
running at least Remote Desktop
Connection 6.0 and the client
computer supports the Credential
Security Support Provider (CredSSP)
protocol.
Select the option that you want,
depending from which machines you are going to
connect to your Windows 7 and then click on
OK .
If you want, you can also click on the
Select Users ... button and specify
which user(s) can connect remotely, others not
listed will not be able to remotely connect.
However, be informed that users who are members of
the Administrators group can connect even if they
are not listed.

Note: Remote desktop is only included in the
Professional, Business and Ultimate versions of Windows.
Home editions do not have remote desktop.
Establishing a Remote
Desktop Connection
I will establish a remote desktop connection from my
Windows XP machine to my Windows 7 laptop. Be informed
that Level Network Authentication in Windows XP is
disabled by default, follow this article to enable it :
Description of the
Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) in
Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Click on Start
> All Programs >
Accessories > then
click on Remote Desktop
Connection
- The Remote Desktop
Connection will be opened

Type the computer name or IP Address of
the machine you want to remotely
administer, and then click on
Connect

Remote Desktop Connection will ask you
if you trust the machine you are trying
to establish a remote connection to it,
if you do, then enable the checkbox
beside Don't ask me again for
remote connection to this computer
and then click Connect

- If you have enabled Network Level
Authenticated on the remote machine,
then you will be asked to enter the user
credentials before being able to
establish a complete remote desktop
connection

Once you enter the user credentials (
these are the username and password of a
user on the remote machine ), the remote
desktop connection will be established
Summary
Remote Desktop is a great feature, it allows
you to connect to a remote machine and work with it as
if you were sitting in front of it.
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