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How do I connect to a Terminal Server from 9x/NT/2000?
John Savill
March 4, 1999
2 Min Read
A. The first action is to install the client which is explained in'Q. How do I install Windows NT/9x based clients?'.
Once the client is installed there are two methods to connect to a terminalserver. The first is a very manual method and while simple may not be ideal formany normal users.
Select "Terminal Server Client" from the "Terminal ServerClient" programs folder
From the dialog select the server (or enter a different server name or IPaddress) and select a screen resolution. (The WFW version is slightly differentin look but functionally the same)
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You will then have a window come up with a logon screen. Logon and you arenow running a terminal server session!
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You should be aware that pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del will bring up the Localsecurity menu and not the remote. To bring up the remote security menu select"Windows NT Security" from the Start menu. You will notice you don'thave a shutdown button (unless you are an Administrator) as this would shutdownthe terminal server machine.
An alternative is to setup a shortcut to connections and this isaccomplished using the "Client Connection Manager".
Start Client Connection Manager (CCM) by selecting it from the TerminalServer Client programs branch of the start menu
From the File menu select 'New Connection'
Enter a description and the servername or IP address of the terminalserver. Click Next
You may select Automatic logon by checking the Autologon box and enteringusername, password and domain details. Click Next
Select settings such as desktop size and speed settings. Click Next
The next screen gives the option of either running a full desktop or aspecific application. If you select a program you must enter the executablesname and location and a working directory. Click Next
You should now select an icon for the connection by clicking the 'ChangeIcon' button and the program group to house the shortcut (Terminal ServerClient by default). Click Next
A summary will be displayed, click Finish.
A new icon will now be displayed in CCM as shown below.
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You may create a shortcut to this on the desktop by right clicking on it andselecting 'Create shortcut on desktop'.
This shortcut actually calls the normal Terminal Server Client with aparameter of the configuration name, e.g.
"C:Program FilesTerminal Server ClientMSTSC.EXE" "TS 1Connect"
This may be useful for you to build into batch menus etc. The actualconnection details are stored in the registry under the'HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server Client' key. You couldtherefore dump out this registry key and import into other machines automatingthe shortcut installations. The only item not read in is the password ifautologon was selected.
To dump out to file just select the registry key in REGEDIT.EXE, e.g."TS 1 Connect", and select "Export Registry File" from theFile menu. Enter a file name and click OK. You can then copy this .reg file toany machine and execute using
C:> regedit /s .reg
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