1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions
The following are prerequisites for the operation of the Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol:
The Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol does not provide a mechanism for a client to discover the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the server; consequently, the client requires a valid URL to the server.
The client machine has the necessary applications to launch any of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration files [MSDN-TSCCRDP] returned by the protocol. For example, the Terminal Services client is required to launch the application or desktop and will use the RDP protocol [MS-RDPBCGR] to connect.
Both client and server implementations of the Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol are present and running.
The Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol uses the authentication model based on [MS-TSWP]. For example, the re-use of the authentication cookie negotiated prior to this protocol starting, as described in [MS-TSWP] section 3.1.1.1.