Note that remote desktop alone will only give you a full desktop. You still need the client installed, but with web access I can give you a secure webpage of links to connect to either a full desktop or just a remoteapp. RDP can be encrypted via TLS see Configure Server Authentication and Encryption Levels Only in the context that it's a remote connection, if you wanted to connect over the internet than you would also use TS gateway, or web access depending on how you wanted to present the connection. Security wise all of these technologies are or can be encrypted. They don't compete so it's not a this or that choice, you could implement them all if you have the need for the functionality provided. See Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp)Įach of these technologies provides different functionality so it depends on your business requirement. Users can run programs from a terminal server and have the same experience as if the programs were running on the end user's local computer, including resizable windows, drag-and-drop support between multiple monitors, and notification icons in the notification area

See Terminal Services Gateway (TS Gateway) This also means that all traffic between the client and TS Gateway is encrypted while in transit over the Internet. TS Gateway transmits all RDP traffic (that typically would have been sent over port 3389) to port 443 by using an HTTPS tunnel.

Instead, they access the Web page, and then click a program icon.įor details see Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access) With TS Web Access, a user does not have to start the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client to start a RemoteApp program.

Windows terminal services web access