Adding a RemoteApp to Remote Web Workplace

One of the cool things you can do with the new TS RemoteApps capability is add an application directly to the RWW landing page. This allows a user working remotely to directly and securely access an application on the SBS network without having to log on to take a full Remote Desktop session.

The basic process is:

  • Create an .rdp file for the application.

  • Save the .rdp file to the path where Remote Web Workplace resides on your SBS server.

  • Create a new MIME type in IIS for RDP.

  • Add a link to the .rdp file to the RWW page using the SBS Console.

Let’s go through the process to add a link to Windows Mail to the RWW page. You need to have the Desktop Experience feature already installed on your terminal server. ...

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