Compare names Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services.
Posted by DH on 29th April 2009
| Older OSes | Server 2008 R2 | Description |
| Terminal Services (TS) | Remote Desktop Services (RDS or RD) | This is a “Terminal Server”! It allows users to connect to applications and desktops via RDP connections |
| TS Licensing | RD Licensing | This component manages all the RD Client Access Licenses |
| TS CAL | Remote Desktop CAL | This is the license itself |
| TS RemoteApp | RD RemoteApp | This is the ability to publish a single application to a user seamlessly without a desktop. |
| TS Gateway | Remote Desktop Gateway | This allows for secure connection to RDS servers over the Internet |
| TS Web Access | RAD Web Access (RemoteApp and Desktop Web Access) | This is the web page that users use to login to a RDS desktop and/or applications |
| TS Easy Print | RD Easy Print | This is the driver-less solution for printer redirection over a RD user session. |
| (new name) | RD Connection Broker (New) | This component manages the session load balancing and session reconnection in a load-balanced remote desktop server farm. This includes both RDS and Virtual Machine (VDI) connections |
| (new name) | RD Virtualization (New) | This component allows users to connect to a virtual machine vs. a RDS published desktop. |
Tags: Remote Desktop Services, server 2008 R2, Terminal Services
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