Remote Desktop and PuTTY Connection for Network Systems

IFN507 Network Systems
Assignment 01 - Practical Problem Solving Tasks

1. Problem Solving Task 1: Remote Desktop
Sub-task 1:
To achieve sub-task 1, two computers has been connected through the same internet. The
operating system on both computers is Windows 7 and I have used ‘Remote Desktop
Connection’ program to connect both computers.
Pre-requisites before making a connection to remote computer:
 Make sure the computer is switched on and connected to network.
 Make sure ‘Remote Desktop’ option is enabled and network access is possible.
 Note down the name of the computer you are going to connect to.
 Make sure firewall is allowing Remote Desktop Connections.
To enable Remote Desktop option on computer you want to connect to:
 Right-Click on Computer and Select Properties
 Open Remote Settings window
 Under Remote tab  Remote Desktop  Check on the box “Allow Connections only
from computers running Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)
 Click Ok.
In the above image we can see that the radio button which is selected is “Don’t allow
connections to this computer’’. We have to change this in-order to allow remote connections.
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To check the name of the computer:
 Right-Click on Computer and Select Properties
 Under Computer name, domain and workgroup settings you will find Computer name
To check firewall:
Go to control panelClick on System and SecurityUnder Windows Firewall, click
Allow a program through Windows Firewallclick on change settings and tick the check
box adjacent to Remote DesktopClick Ok
Now the remote computer is ready to get connected with all the settings done we will now make
a connection to it through second computer.
 Right click on Computer and select properties
 Open Remote Settings window
 Under Remote tab  Remote Desktop  Check on the box “Allow Connections only
from computers running Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)
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 Click Select Users: In case you are the admin you will automatically be added to the list
of users
 Click on add under Remote Desktop Users.
 Select Users dialog box will open. Under location tab click on it and select the area where
you want to search
 Type a user name under the tab “Enter the object names to select” and click ok
 This user name will get displayed under Remote Desktop Users dialog box. Click Ok
twice.
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