Complete the following procedure to disable specific users from using RWW. 1. Logon as the Administrator on the SBS 2003 server machine. 2. From Start, and select Server Management and select Users in the console tree. 3. In the Details pane, click the user name that you want to disable (e.g. Norm Hasborn). 4. Select Change User Properties. 5. In the User Properties … [Read more...]
Stopping Certain PCs from Appearing in the RWW Interface
By default, SBS 2003 shows all Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000/2003 Application Terminal Servers available for users to connect to in the RWW interface. You can stop specific PCs from appearing. This is a popular feature of SBS 2003 that is actually already available, just hidden under the covers. To implement it you will need to add a Registry key to the SBS server: … [Read more...]
Changing the Port for RWW to Something Other than 4125
In some circumstances we have changed the port that the RDP session runs over the internet to the SBS 2003 server from 4125 to something else to get around specific limitations of a firewall or other device. Altering the port number is quite simple: 1. Run Regedit. 2. Navigate down the tree to the following key: … [Read more...]
Modifying the Public Timeout Values for RWW
I mentioned earlier that the default of 20 minutes on a public computer is way too long. Therefore, I recommend that you change this value to 5 or 10 minutes to provide increased protection for your system in case a user walks away from a public kiosk without logging off. 1. Run Regedit. 2. Navigate down the tree to the following key: … [Read more...]
Changing the Company Name in the RWW Display Screen
I have used this modification on our demonstration SBS 2003 server. Prior to going out to demo SBS to a new customer, I alter the displayed name to be that of the customer I am going to see. This gives the customer a degree of ownership even before they get the quote for the new system. 1. Run Regedit. 2. Navigate down the tree to the following key: … [Read more...]