

Communication between the end device and the gateway takes place using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is tunneled through HTTPS. Session-based and virtual desktops as well as individual applications (RemoteApps) can be accessed via the Desktop Gateway. Using the RD Gateway - another role of Windows Server 2008 R2 - CAL-authorized users can securely access session hosts or virtualization hosts in the internal corporate network over the Internet from any capable end device. In Windows Server 2012 RDS it is also possible to create so-called collections of user groups, which organizes the various host resources (keyword: load balancing). For desktop virtualization, the Session Host has the additional function of connecting between the clients and the RD Connection Broker in Redirection Mode.

It provides the respective applications or desktops that are accessed by multiple users who own a CAL in parallel in separate sessions. The RDSH or remote desktop session host is a specific role of Remote Desktop Services.

For this theĬonnection Broker a local database or - assuming the appropriate configuration - an SQL database. The RDCB's tasks include checking user data, managing desktop images, assigning a user to a remote desktop, and load balancing the corresponding servers. The Remote Desktop Connection Broker enables client machines that have a client access license to access all server-based desktops and features by connecting them to the virtual machines and terminal server desktops in the data center.
