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Enable Your Computer as the Host

You must first enable the Remote Desktop feature on your office computer so that you can control it remotely from another computer. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to enable Remote Desktop on your Windows XP Professional-based computer.

1. Open the System folder in Control Panel. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the System icon.

2. On the Remote tab, select the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer check box, as shown below.

3. Ensure that you have the proper permissions to connect to your computer remotely, and click OK.

Enable Remote Desktop

Setting Encryption Levels (from Microsoft.com)

Data encryption can protect your data by encrypting it on the communications link between the client and the Windows XP Professionalbased computer. Encryption protects against the risk of unauthorized interception of transmitted data. By default, Remote Desktop sessions are encrypted at the highest level of security available (128-bit). However, some older versions of Terminal Services client software do not support this high level of encryption. If your network contains such "legacy" clients, you can set the encryption level of the connection to send and receive data at the highest encryption level supported by the client.

There are two levels of encryption available.

High. The High level encrypts data sent from client to remote computer and from remote computer to client, by using strong 128-bit encryption. Use this level only if you are sure that your client computer supports 128-bit encryption (for example, if it is running Windows XP Professional). Clients that do not support this level of encryption will not be able to connect.

Client Compatible. The Client Compatible level encrypts data sent between the client and the remote computer at the maximum key strength supported by the client. Use this level if your client computer does not support 128-bit encryption.

You can set the encryption level of the connection between the client and the remote computer by enabling the Set client connection encryption level Properties Terminal Services Group Policy setting.

To edit this encryption setting in the Group Policy

1) Goto the Start Menu and click run. In the dialog type gpedit.msc and then press ok.

2) In the Group Policy window, on the left side, goto Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Encryption and Security and then on the right hand side click on Set client connection encryption level.

3) When the dialog comes up. Click enable and select the type of encryption you want. And then press enter and exit out of the Group Policy.



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last modified: 2013-10-17 16:52:45