Enable a Terminal Services Connection

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You must enable a connection on the terminal server so that users can log on to the terminal server by using that connection.

Use the following procedure to enable a connection on the terminal server.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at Local and Domain Default Groups (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477).

To enable a connection on the terminal server

  1. Open Terminal Services Configuration. To open Terminal Services Configuration, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to Terminal Services, and then click Terminal Services Configuration.

  2. Under Connections, click the name of the connection—for example, RDP-Tcp—that you want to enable.

  3. On the Action menu, click Enable Connection. A green up arrow on the icon associated with the connection name indicates that the connection is enabled.

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