Overriding function keys when using MS Remote Desktop Connection

Is there a way when connected to a RDP client using MS Remote Desktop Connection to prevent the function keys from being intercepted and handled by OSX. For example on my iMac keyboard, function keys 7 to 12 are used to control itunes and alter the system sound volumes. Is there a way to have these keys processed by the RDP client instead, so that the remote Windows OS can handle them?
While this question currently relates to an iMac, I'll soon be using a Macbook Pro in the same scenario, and will be requiring a similar solution for that machine.

Thanks for your suggestion. Setting that option only toggles what the function keys are interpreted as in OSX, but the key presses are still not processed by the OS in the RDP session. For example, pressing F9 when the RDP window is active shows all open OSX windows in Expose, rather than having the keypress processed by the active software in the RDP session
I did try posting to the forum you mentioned yesterday, but due to server issues my post failed. I'll try again today.

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Happy to hear that you resolved your issue. For another issue which you are facing here trying to provide some suggestion.
As you have commented that you are facing issue with second screen resolution on wide screen. The setting which I am suggesting can only applies when you are using multi-monitor Remote Desktop connections. If you are making Connections using a single
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Please check the setting and workaround as per below thread.
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Cause: If you are using Internet Protocol security (IPsec) to help protect traffic over TCP between clients and terminal servers, then packet fragmentation might occur. As a result, some packets might not reach their destination, and
client connections to terminal servers might fail.
Solution: Configure IPsec to help protect traffic over UDP rather than over TCP.
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I am a little lost now.. I have read again your title and your first post.. and they seem inconsistent.
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Interanet is not a word I know.. I assumed intranet...are you talking about internet or intranet? And just to be clear say WAN or LAN.. !! Is your home part of the interanet??
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