JSI Tip 5360. How do I use the Terminal Services Version Limiter (Tsver) tool to turn on version checking and to limit access to a Terminal Server based on the client version in Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services?

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Turn on or turn off Terminal Services client version checking.

Specify which client versions are allowed to connect to the server and which client versions are disallowed to connect to the server.

Create a custom message to send to users who try to connect to the server with a client version that is disallowed.

Record all failed logon attempts in the Security log of Event Viewer.

In the Available client versions list, click the version number that you want, and then click the appropriate button to allow or disallow the version number or numbers that you selected.-or-

In the appropriate boxes, type the versions that you want to allow or disallow.

Click Next .

If you want to create a custom message to send to users who try to connect by using a client version that is disallowed, follow these steps: 

NOTE : If you do not specify a custom message, users who try to connect by using a client version that is disallowed, receive the following error message:

Click Next , and then click Finish .

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How to Turn Off Version Checking

To turn off version checking, follow these steps:

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How to Identify the Terminal Services Client Version Number

To identify the version number of a 32-bit Terminal Services client that is installed on a client computer, follow these steps:

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REFERENCES

For additional information about Terminal Services tools in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For additional information about how to connect clients to Terminal Services by using a Terminal Services Client in Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For more information about the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

For more information about Windows 2000 Terminal Services, see the Terminal Services Online Documentation at the following Microsoft Web site:

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