XP Remote Desktop Web Connection using TZO and Windows XP PRO

	XP Remote Desktop Web Connection using TZO and Windows XP PRO
	This tutorial shows you how to set up the Windows XP Remote Desktop feature. It also shows you how to use your TZO domain name along with this remote desktop feature so you can get back to your PC to remote control your desktop.

	This tutorial is based on a PC/Server Configured with Windows XP Professional, with IIS installed (We show you how to install IIS and Remote desktop). This tutorial also assumes you have TZO installed and running on the Windows XP machine. For help on setting up TZO, see the TZO online help or the help file included with TZO program. First, check to see that you have IIS and remote desktop installed. To check if IIS is installed, click the START button, then select CONTROL PANEL, ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS, and then click ADD OR REMOVE WINDOWS COMPONENTS.



	Select Internet Information Services (IIS) as shown in the screenshot above. Once you get into the Details dialog box, select the WORLD WIDE WEB SERVICE and then select details as shown in the screenshot below.



	Now highlight the REMOTE DESKTOP WEB CONNECTION as shown in the screenshot below. Make sure it's check box is selected and then click OK. You may need your Windows XP professional CD, click next and OK in order to complete the installation.



	Now we need to check to make sure XP has permissions to run the REMOTE DESKTOP WEB CONNECTION. Click CONTROL PANEL, then select and open ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS, and INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES. You will then see something similar to the screenshot below. Under the name of your computer (local computer), navigate to the Websites/Default Websites/tsweb and highlight the tsweb folder as shown below.



	Now that you have highlighted the TSWEB folder, right click and select properties. Now click the DIRECTORY SECURITY tab and you should see the screenshot shown below. Click on the EDIT button under the Anonymous access and authentication control.



	Now you should see the screenshot below. Make sure the ANONYMOUS access box is CHECKED. Also make sure ALLOW IIS TO CONTROL PASSWORD is checked ON as well.



	Now you are ready to connect to your PC from a remote location. Your best bet is to try this from a local LAN connection before traveling to a remote location. Follow the steps below and you will be remotely controlling your XP Professional desktop in a matter of minutes. Using a different PC from the one we configured above, you can connect to the Remote Desktop Web connection in a few ways. First first way is from another Windows XP professional desktop. Using XP Professional: Click on START, PROGRAMS, ACCESSORIES, COMMUNICATIONS, REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION and you will see the screenshot below. Type in your TZO Domain name or the IP address of your PC and click connect. The OPTIONS button shown below allows more configuration options. You can also save these "profiles" to connect to other computers running XP Remote Desktop Web Connection.



	Using a Windows Explorer 4.x and higher: You can also use a remote PC that does not have Windows XP. You must have Internet Explorer 4.x and higher with ActiveX installed. To make the connection, simply launch Internet Explorer 4.x or higher on the client PC, and then type in the IP address or you can use a domain name request such as: http://MyHomeComputer.tzo.com/tsweb/ (* where MyHomeComputer.tzo.com is YOUR DOMAIN NAME) See the screenshot below, this shows what the web browser will show once you get to the remote desktop server. It will prompt you for 2 fields as shown below. SERVER is the domain name or the IP address of the PC you want to connect to. In this case, we used MYHOMECOMPUTER.TZO.COM which is the domain name that points to our Windows XP server on DSL. SIZE is the screen resolution of the remote connection session. You can also select to SEND LOGON INFORMATION if you click the checkbox, you will get 2 additional fields for user and domain as shown below.



	Once you connect using remote desktop, you can remotely connect to your PC and control almost every aspect of the remote server. You can even map serial ports, sounds, and more from the remote PC! Using TZO makes it easy to find your server on the Internet. For more information on Windows XP, and remote desktop configuration, see microsoft.com or we suggest you get the wonderful book from Microsoft Press titled "Windows XP INSIDE OUT". ** NOTE: For those that use a firewall or cable/DSL router, make sure you open port 3389 TCP Inbound to your server running remote desktop. Keep in mind that the IIS Server only needs to be running if you need to use the WEB CONNECTION portion of Remote desktop. If you have a Windows XP machine using as the client, you can avoid using the web server to handle the Remote desktop connection. If you use IIS specifically for Remote desktop web connections, we suggest you put the IIS server on an alternate port other than port 80. This may help avoid any issues with worms such as NIMDA and others that search for IIS servers on port 80.