Configure the TS Web Access Server to Allow Access from the Internet

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

To allow users to access the TS Web Access server from the Internet, you can also deploy TS Gateway. A recommended configuration is to place both the TS Gateway server and the TS Web Access server in the perimeter network, with the terminal servers that host RemoteApp programs behind the internal firewall.

For more information about how to deploy TS Gateway and about how to make RemoteApp programs available from the Internet, see Checklist: Make RemoteApp Programs Available from the Internet.

After you have deployed RemoteApp programs, TS Gateway, and TS Web Access, you must configure your firewall to allow Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) traffic from the TS Web Access server to the terminal server.

Additionally, verify that the TS Web Access Web site is configured to use Windows authentication.

Note

By default, Windows Authentication is enabled for the TS Web Access Web site.

To verify that Windows authentication is enabled

  1. On the TS Web Access server, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  2. In the left pane of Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, expand the server name, expand Sites, expand Default Web Site, and then click TS.

  3. In the middle pane, under IIS, double-click Authentication.

  4. Ensure that Windows Authentication is set to Enabled. If it is not, right-click Windows Authentication, and then click Enable.

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