RDP configuration
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a Microsoft-proprietary remote access protocol used by Windows systems administrators to manage Windows Server systems remotely. By default, the RDP server component listens to incoming connections on TCP port 3389, although the administrator can change this for security reasons. RDP provides remote display and input capabilities over network connections for Windows-based applications running on a server.
Allow RDP permission on Windows machine
There might be different cases when a user needs remote access to a Windows server or machine to manage applications. To do so, the user should be granted permission to use RDP. In this chapter, take a look at how to allow the user to use RDP.
If there is no user to log in using RDP, create such a user. For more information on user creation, refer to User management.
To allow the user to use RDP, follow the steps below:
In the Computer Management tool, expand Local Users and Groups and click the Groups folder. On the right-hand panel, you can now see all existing groups on the server.
In the middle panel, right-click the user group called Remote Desktop Users.
Select Properties to open the group properties window.
Under the General tab, click the Add button.
Specify the user you want to add to the user group and hit the OK button.
There is another way of how to add an existing user to any group:
In the Computer Management tool, expand Local Users and Groups and click the Users folder. On the right-hand panel, you can now view all existing users on the server.
Right-click the user account you want to edit.
Select Properties to open the account properties window.
Under the Member Of tab, click the Add button.
Specify the user group name to add the account and hit the OK button.
There might be a need to allow users to log in to the Windows server without credentials. But in some cases, it can be restricted by group policies.