User Manual Part 2

Overview
Chapter 21: Using Remote Desktop 661
Chapter 21
This chapter describes how to remotely access the desktop of each of your computers,
using the Safe@Office appliance's Remote Desktop feature.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Overview..................................................................................................661
Workflow..................................................................................................662
Configuring Remote Des
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top...................................................................663
Configuring the Ho
st Computer...............................................................666
Accessing a Remote Computer's Desktop................................................669
Overview
Your Safe@Office appliance includes an integrated client for Microsoft Terminal Services,
allowing you to remotely access the desktop of each of your computers from anywhere, via
the Safe@Office Portal. You can even redirect your printers or ports to a remote computer,
so that you can print and transfer files with ease.
Remote Desktop sessions use the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on TCP port
3389. This port is opened dynamically between the Remote Desktop client and the Remote
Desktop server as needed, meaning that the port is not exposed to the Internet, and your
constant security is ensured.
Note: By default, the Microsoft RDP protocol is secured with 128-bit RC4 encryption.
For the strongest possible security, it is recommended to use Remote Desktop over
an IPSec VPN connection. For information on VPNs, see Working With VPNs on
page 561.
Using Remote Desktop