Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services gateway #3

 

Client Side Configuration to access remote TS Server via TS Gateway

Windows Vista Remote Desktop Connection client has new option under Advanced Tab - "Connect from anywhere"

 

If you click on the Settings button it will allow to specify the TS Gateway server:

Server name that you type here must resolve to the Public IP address on your firewall and it must match the name on the certificate installed on the TS Gateway.

And finally what name are you going to specify for the target server that you are actually trying to access? It might be confusing at first but the IP must be the actual IP of the target server and it must be accessible from the TS Gateway server. You are not connecting to this IP directly, TS Gateway server connects to it. So we put the actual private IP of my Domain Controller, it will look like that:

 OK, but what if I have Windows XP and not Vista? If you open Remote Desktop Connection and look under advanced tab you won't see Connect from anywhere configuration button. No problem, just go to the Windows Update site and under optional updates you'll find new version for Remote Desktop Connection client. Just install it and you are in business.