Managing Your NAS System 21
Remote Desktop for Administration
You can remotely administer a storage appliance by using Remote Desktop for 
Administration (formerly known as Terminal Services in Remote 
Administration mode). You can use it to administer a computer from virtually 
any computer on your network. Based on the terminal services technology, 
remote desktop for administration is specifically designed for server 
management.
Remote desktop for administration does not require the purchase of special 
licenses for client computers that access the server. It is not necessary to 
install Terminal Server Licensing when using remote desktop for 
administration.
You can use remote desktop for administration to log on to the server 
remotely with any of the following features:
• Remote Desktop Connection
• Remote Web Administration
• Microsoft Windows Server Remote Administration Applet
For more information, see Remote Desktop for Administration, which is also 
available in Windows Server 2008 Help.
  NOTE: For secure connections, it is recommended to obtain a certificate for the 
server and use HTTPS connections to connect to Windows Storage Server 2008.
Remote Desktop Connection
Administrators can fully administer computers running Windows Storage 
Server 2008 from a Windows-based computer by using Remote Desktop 
Connection. To facilitate access, administrators can create a remote desktop 
connection and save it to the desktop of the computer that is used for 
administration.
To create and save a remote desktop connection to Windows Storage Server 
2008:
1
Click 
Start
 
Run
. In the 
Run
 dialog box, type
 
MSTSC
 and then click 
OK
. 
2
In the 
Remote Desktop Connection
 window, type the 
computer name
 
or
 
IP address
 of the storage appliance, and then click 
Options
.
3
In the 
Remote Desktop Connection 
window, click 
Save As
 in the 
Connection Settings 
box. The 
Save As
 window appears.
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