Windows 2012 RDS

Hi all I am trying to do is allow more than 2 users to be able to connect via rdp.
I understand that RDS needs to be installed on the Windows 2012 server.
My questions which RDS roles need to be installed after that, Gateway, brooker, session host?
Which role should i pick that will simply allow more than 2 user rdp

Hi,
Below are general steps:
1. Server should be joined to domain
2. In Server Manager, run Add roles and features, RDS install, session-based quick start
3. The above will create a new RDS deployment with RDCB, RDWeb, RDSH, with some apps already published
4. In Server Manager -- RDS, Unpublish the RemoteApps since based on your description it sounds like you only need full desktops
5. In Server Manager -- RDS, click to install RD Licensing
6. In Server Manager -- RDS -- Overview -- Deployment Properties, configure Licensing mode and make sure the name of the RD Licensing server is listed (it should be the server's FQDN if you installed it on itself)
7. Configure Certificates and other Deployment and Collection Properties as needed, then test.
-TP

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Hi,
Hope someone can shed some light on this inquiry
I plans to purchase the following:
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Hi Paul,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server forum.
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So it seems I discovered this bug almost 1 year later (using Windows Server 2012 RTM + RDS/Hyper-V for VDI).
Leon Li guided me to the cause and solution (thanks!) but you must be very careful editing the WID (windows internal database).
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Windows 2012 RDS - Session Host servers High Availability

Hello Windows/Terminal server Champs,
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=> Webaccess/Session host
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Yes, absolutely no problem in just using one connection broker in your environment as long as your customer understands the SPOF.
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if you use the 2012 deployment wizard through server manager roles the majority of the config is done for you.
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Windows 2012 RDS on hyperV - DNS issue

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Hi Steve,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Yes, agree with TP’s comment. You can also check below interoperability matrix link for details.
RDS and TS CAL Interoperability Matrix
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/14988.rds-and-ts-cal-interoperability-matrix.aspx
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How do I show remote printers in Windows 2012 RDWEB?

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I have setup an Windows 2012 RDS host and am able to access it externally by using https://remote.domain.com/rdweb.
Therefore I can log in and launch remote apps.
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Setting Up Remote Desktop Services Windows 2012 DMZ

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Hi,
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http://ryanmangansitblog.com/2013/03/27/deploying-remote-desktop-gateway-rds-2012/
http://ryanmangansitblog.com/2013/03/10/configuring-rds-2012-certificates-and-sso/
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Windows Server 2012 RDS CALS on Windows Server 2008 R2 Licensing Server

Hi,
at the moment we are installing the first couple of Windows Server 2012 in our infrastructure.
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Thanks and regards
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Hi matt_will_fix_it,
How about Windows 2012 R2 ?
Will a Windows 2012 RD Licensing server provide licences to a Windows 2012 R2 server?
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-TP

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As I stated I have already tried an in-place upgrade on the base 2012 vm that I used to create the production RDP server and it worked.
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Can we use Windows Server 2012 RDS CAL license in RDS 2008 R2 Server

Respected Sir,
We have RDS Server 2012 CAL license select plus but we want to use Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS so is it possible to use 2012 RDS license in RDS 2008 Server?
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Hi,
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RDS and TS CAL Interoperability Matrix
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/14988.rds-and-ts-cal-interoperability-matrix.aspx
Hope this helps.
Jeremy Wu
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Windows 2012 R2 RDS Licensing Issue

I setup RDS License Server role in our domain controller server and installed open license RDS User CAL. From the connection broker server, I setup RDS Deployment's RD Licensing to per user and added the domain controller from the license server
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Hi Joe,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Have you find any specific error\event id for this case?
As you have Per User CAL and to see your Per User RDS CAL usage you need to create a report, save it to a .csv file, and then view the csv file in Notepad/Excel. We can do this in RD Licensing Manager by right-clicking on the server name, choosing Create
Report - Per User CAL Usage, and then after you have the report right-click on it and choose to save it as csv.
Hope it helps!
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Windows Server 2012 RDS CALs on Server 2008 R2 License Server

Hi All,
Can we use Windows Server 2012 RDS CAL license in RDS 2008 R2 Server
OS:Enterprise Windows server 2008R2
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On Windows 2012 Terminal Server Outlook fails to connect to Exchange 2013

I have a new install of Windows 2012.  I have two physical servers. One is a W2012 std Domain Controller ("DC"). The Second is configured as W2012 HyperV  ("HV"). Under HV I have
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Hi,
According to your workaround, it seems that the Outlook Anywhere configuration in Outlook client is not correct when using the Autodiscover service.
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