windows server 2012 remote desktop licensing

The wizard will then deploy all the services and roles and create one default “Session Collection” and “Remote Apps”. They do not need a full virtual windows machine based on a virtual machine. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure makes no sense for Windows Mobile clients. The wizard will install everything onto one server.

You may go on with “Remote Desktop Services scenario-based installation” and then just follow the wizard after selecting “Quick Start”. When you installed Windows 2012 Server within an existing or new Active Directory and then add the Remote Desktop Server role, you have different choices: My 2008 R2 server is running OK for Windows Mobile, as a stand-alone server, with 100 licenses and activated via “Web Browser”. Check if you activate the Licensing server via “Web Browser” connection or directly. The following can also apply for Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server. For whatever reason MS decided to make Windows 2012 RDS (former Terminal Services, now Remote Desktop Services) not compatible with Windows Mobile 6.x and other Windows CE 5.0 based handheld devices.įortunately, if you activated Remote Desktop License Server using ‘Web Browser’ method, you simply have to change the Collections Security settings and disable ‘Allow only … Network Level Authentication’ (NLA).

Windows server 2012 remote desktop licensing