If you are licensed for 2008 R2 install one server with it and enable the Remote Desktop Server Gateway role. Install a cert and configure who you want to have access through it to what.
Test it out. I'd do this before paying for Citrix licensing. RD Gateway is incredibly easy to implement, no need for VPN's, no need for special client software. Most Developers I know like to have all of their tools available. Giving them simple direct access straight to their desktop is optimal imo. From: Fergal O'Connell [mailto:foconn...@curamsoftware.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 December 2010 3:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote access - Allow employees work from home That's the plan - However I just wanted to bounce this off to see what other folks are doing - I might go with the Citrix solution but I will need to get pricing to see what the overall costs are. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: 08 December 2010 15:36 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote access - Allow employees work from home Do they have desktops in the office ? Setup a vpn that only allows port 3389 (RDP) and then they can MSTSC/RDP to their desktops without allowing other risky traffic from personal equipment over the VPN Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Fergal O'Connell [mailto:foconn...@curamsoftware.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 4:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Remote access - Allow employees work from home HI, We are a software development house and have approx 200+ developers based at our HQ. I have a requirement to allow a lot these users work from home. Currently we have setup a Dial up VPN to our firewall which works fine. However a % of these users do not have laptops and we are reluctant for people to connect in over their home PC's What do other people do to allow remote\home users work from home? What are my options? Regards Fergal O'Connell ICT Support The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended addressee please contact the sender and dispose of this e-mail. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended addressee please contact the sender and dispose of this e-mail. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
