Task 4: Determine Whether to Encapsulate with HTTPs

If the clients connect using RDP, port 3389 must be open on the external firewall. Many organizations strive to limit the number of ports that are open to the Internet, often limiting it to ports 80 (http) and 443 (https).

Determine whether policy requires that only ports 80 and 443 can be open in the external firewall, and if that is the case, implement HTTPs communications using the TS Gateway role service.

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