Just ignore this because in a single server deployment we don’t need a gateway load balancing our connections because we only have one server! We do however need to setup licensing.Ĭlick on ‘RD Licensing’ to start setting it up.Īs before your server should already be selected in the right hand panel but if not select it in the left and move it into the right and click Next.Ĭlick Add to install the licensing role to the server. Click on it from the menu to see the configuration.Īt this point some will try and configure the RD Gateway option since its green and showing ready to configure.

In the server manager you will see the new role ‘Remote Desktop Services’ installed. The installation will start and the server may reboot, if it does then log back in and wait for the install to complete and click on Close.

Tick the box to restart the destination server and click on Deploy. Your server should already be in the Selected server list on the right but if not highlight your server from the Server Pool and move it into the selected panel and click on Next. Server manager should automatically launch, click on Dashboard then ‘Add roles and features’.Ĭlick on ‘Remove Desktop Services Installation’ and click Next.Ĭlick ‘Session-based desktop deployment’ and click Next. I’ve still seen lots of engineers struggle to properly configure a single server deployment so lets get stuck in because actually is really easy!įirst install Server 2016 with GUI and get all the updates installed.Īdd the server to the domain as a member server, in this lab I call mine RDS2016. Specialist software which doesn’t run over a VPN or is not cloud based is ideally suited to RDS deployments. We’re seeing less and less RDS deployments but some situations still require some lite RDS access. Welcome to my guide on how to configure a single server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployment using server 2016. Posted By in Windows Server | 29 comments How to Setup a Single Server RDS Deployment Using Server 2016

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