How do I Setup a Remote Desktop Web Connection?

Remote Desktop Web Connection is a useful alternative to the regular Remote Desktop because it can be used without installing any software on the client machine.

Steps to Setup Remote Desktop Web Connection

• Click on Start.
• Go to Control Panel.
• Select Add or Remove Programs.
• Go to Add/ Remove windows components.
• Select Internet Information services( IIS) and click on Details.
• Click on the World Wide Web service.
• Now select Remote Desktop Web Connection and click ok.
• Now in click next in the Windows Components Wizard dialog box.
• Now open Internet Services Manager.
• Expand the folder hierarchy until you reach the local computer name\Web Sites\Default Web Site\tsweb folder.
• Now right click on the tsweb folder and then click Properties.
• Click the Dircetory Security tab on the Properties dialog box.
• In Anonymous Access and Authentication Control, click Edit.
• Check the Anonymous Access check box on the Authentication Methods dialog box, and then click OK twice.