In Windows Server 2008, Network Policy Server replaces the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) component of Windows Server 2003. NPS is the Microsoft implementation of the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol, and can be configured to act as a RADIUS server or RADIUS proxy, providing centralized network access management. When you configure NPS as a RADIUS server, network access servers that are configured as RADIUS...

Windows Server® 2008 Terminal Services Gateway (TS Gateway) is a role service that enables authorized remote users to connect to resources on an internal corporate or private network, from any Internet-connected device that can run the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client. The network resources can be terminal servers, terminal servers running RemoteApp™ programs, or computers with Remote Desktop enabled. TS Gateway encapsulates Remote...

The Windows Server® 2008 operating system provides a license management system for Terminal Services known as Terminal Services Licensing (TS Licensing). This system allows terminal servers to obtain and manage Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) for devices and users that are connecting to a terminal server. TS Licensing supports terminal servers that run Windows Server 2008 as well as terminal servers running Windows Server®...

What is Windows Deployment Services? The Windows Deployment Services role in Windows Server 2008 is the updated and redesigned version of Remote Installation Services (RIS). Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems, particularly Windows Vista® and Windows Server 2008. You can use it to set up new computers by using a network-based installation. This means that you do not have to be physically present at each...

Deploying AD RMS in a Test Environment We recommend that you first use the steps provided in this guide in a test lab environment. Step- by-step guides are not necessarily meant to be used to deploy Windows Server features without additional deployment documentation and should be used with discretion as a stand-alone document. Upon completion of this step-by-step guide, you will have a working AD RMS infrastructure. You can then test and verify...

This step-by-step guide describes the steps needed to set up a basic configuration of Active Directory® Certificate Services (AD CS) in a lab environment. AD CS in Windows Server® 2008 provides customizable services for creating and managing public key certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies. This document includes: • A review of AD CS features • Requirements for using AD CS • Procedures for a...