You can use Remote Desktop Web Connection to connect to a remote computer over the Internet. To do this, the remote computer must be running Windows Server 2008, and Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access) must be installed. (For information about installing TS Web Access, go to Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access)
on the Microsoft TechNet website.) Here's how to connect to a remote computer using a web connection:
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Open Internet Explorer or another web browser, and type the URL using the remote computer's name or IP address, followed by /tsweb/. For example:
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If the computer name is MyComputer, you would type http://mycomputer/tsweb/.
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If the IP address is 192.168.1.120, you would type http://192.168.1.120/tsweb/.
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On the Remote Desktop Web Connection logon screen, in Connect to or Server, type the server name (the remote computer name), and then click Connect.
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Type your user name and password, and then click OK.
When you are ready to disconnect, log off and then close your browser.
An address that uniquely identifies a location on the Internet. A URL is usually preceded by http://, as in http://www.microsoft.com. A URL can contain more detail, such as the name of a page of hypertext, often with the file name extension .html or .htm.
IP address
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IP address
Short for Internet Protocol address. An IP address identifies a computer that is connected to the Internet or a network. An IP address usually consists of four groups of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.200.44.69.
Remote computer
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Remote computer
A computer located elsewhere that you can connect to from your computer by using remote access software (such as Remote Desktop Connection) and a modem or Internet connection.
Firewall
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Firewall
Software or hardware that can help protect a computer from hackers or malicious software. A firewall helps prevent malicious software (such as worms) from gaining access to a computer through a network or over the Internet, and helps prevent a computer from sending malicious software to other computers.
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