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Configuring Remote Management: This Lab Contains The Following Exercises and Activities

This document provides instructions for a lab on configuring remote management in Windows 8. The lab contains exercises on configuring a Remote Desktop client to connect to another system and using the Remote Desktop client to control a remote workstation. It also includes a challenge on configuring Windows Remote Management to execute commands remotely using Winrs.exe. Students are asked to complete tasks like enabling remote connections, accessing local and remote drives during a Remote Desktop session, and creating a local user account remotely. Screenshots and answers to questions are to be recorded in a provided worksheet.

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Configuring Remote Management: This Lab Contains The Following Exercises and Activities

This document provides instructions for a lab on configuring remote management in Windows 8. The lab contains exercises on configuring a Remote Desktop client to connect to another system and using the Remote Desktop client to control a remote workstation. It also includes a challenge on configuring Windows Remote Management to execute commands remotely using Winrs.exe. Students are asked to complete tasks like enabling remote connections, accessing local and remote drives during a Remote Desktop session, and creating a local user account remotely. Screenshots and answers to questions are to be recorded in a provided worksheet.

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MOAC 70-687 - Configuring Windows 8 Lab Manual

LAB 13
CONFIGURING REMOTE MANAGEMENT

THIS LAB CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES:


Exercise 13.1 Exercise 13.2 Lab Exercise Configuring Remote Desktop Client Connecting to a Remote Workstation Using Windows Remote Management

BEFORE YOU BEGIN


The lab environment consists of computers connected to a local area network. The computers required for this lab are listed in Table 13-1.
Table 13-1 Computers Required for Lab 13
Computer Server Workstation Workstation Operating System Windows Server 2012 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Enterprise Computer Name SVR-DC-A WKSTN-MBR-B WKSTN-MBR-C

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In addition to the computers, you will also need the software listed in Table 13-2 to complete Lab 13.
Table 13-2 Software Required for Lab 13
Software Lab 13 student worksheet Location Lab13_worksheet.docx (provided by instructor)

Working with Lab Worksheets


Each lab in this manual requires that you answer questions, create screenshots, and perform other activities that you will document in a worksheet named for the lab, such as Lab13_worksheet.docx. You will find these worksheets on the book companion site. It is recommended that you use a USB flash drive to store your worksheets so you can submit them to your instructor for review. As you perform the exercises in each lab, open the appropriate worksheet file, type the required information, and then save the file to your flash drive.

SCENARIO
After completing this lab, you will be able to:

Configure Remote Desktop Client Connect to another system using Remote Desktop Client

Estimated lab time: 35 minutes

Exercise 13.1
Overview

Configuring Remote Desktop Client


Before you can test the Remote Desktop Client program, both of the Windows 8 computers involved must be configured to allow secured connections to occur. In this exercise, you will configure the Remote Access settings on your workstations. By default, Windows 8 disables the operating systems ability to receive incoming Remote Desktop client requests. 10 minutes

Mindset Completion time

1.

On WKSTN-MBR-B, log on using the adatum\Administrator account and the Pa$$w0rd password.

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2. 3. 4. 5.

On the Start page, type Control Panel. Click the Control Panel tile. The Control Panel window appears. Click System and Security > System. The System control panel appears. Click Remote settings. The System Properties sheet appears with the Remote tab selected (see Figure 13-1).

Figure 13-1 The System Properties sheet

6.

Leave the Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer check box selected and, in the Remote Desktop area, select the Allow remote connections to this computer option and then click Advanced. The Remote Assistance Settings dialog box appears. Make sure that the Allow this computer to be controlled remotely check box is selected and then configure Set the maximum amount of time invitations can remain open to 24 Hours (see Figure 13-2).

7.

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Figure 13-2 The Remote Assistance Settings sheet

8.

Click OK. Question 1


When using Remote Assistance, why might it be necessary to impose a time limit on the invitation?

9.

Click OK to close the System Properties dialog box.

End of exercise. Close all windows and log off of the computer.

Exercise 13.2
Overview

Connecting to a Remote Workstation


In this exercise, you will connect to another computer and control it from a remote location. The Remote Desktop feature in Windows 8 does not require a user to be present at the remote computer. 15 minutes

Mindset Completion time

1. On WKSTN-MBR-C, log on using the adatum\Administrator account and the Pa$$w0rd password.

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2. Mouse over the lower-right corner of the window and, when the Charms bar appears, click Search. 3. In the Search box, type Remote and, in the results list, click the Remote Desktop Connection tile. The Remote Desktop Connection window appears. 4. Click Show options. The Remote Desktop Connection window expands. 5. On the General tab, in the Computer text box, type WKSTN-MBR-B (see Figure 13-3).

Figure 13-3 The expanded Remote Desktop Connection window

6. 7. 8. 9.

Click the Display tab. Set the Display Configuration slider to 800 by 600 pixels. Click the Local Resources tab. Clear the Printers check box and then click More. The Local devices and resources dialog box appears.

10. Select the Drives check box and then click OK.

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11. Click the Experience tab. 12. From the Choose your connection speed to optimize performance drop-down list, select LAN (10 Mbps or Higher). 13. Click Connect. A Remote Desktop Connection message box appears, prompting you to confirm that you trust the remote computer. 14. Select the Dont ask me again for connections to this computer check box and then click Connect.

15. Type the Pa$$w0rd password for the adatum\Administrator account and then click OK. 16. A WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window appears, showing an image of the remote computers desktop. 17. Take a screen shot of the WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste the resulting image into the Lab 13 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V. 18. In the WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window, mouse over the lower-right corner of the window and, when the Charms bar appears, click Search. 19. In the Search box, type Notepad. In the results list, click the Notepad tile. The Notepad window appears.

Question 2

On which computer is the Notepad program actually running?

20. In the Notepad window, click File > Open. The Open combo box appears. Question 3
When you browse the Local Disk (C:) drive in the Open combo box, which computers C: drive are you actually looking at?

21. In the Open combo box, select the Computer container and then scroll down to display the WKSTN-MBR-C disks. 22. Take a screen shot of the WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window, showing the WKSTN-MBR-C disks in the Open combo box, by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste the resulting image into the Lab 13 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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Question 4

Why Is it possible to access the host computers that is, the WKSTN-MBR-C computers various drives while working in the WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window?

23. Click Cancel to close the Open combo box.


During a Remote Desktop session, what would happen if you opened the Network Connections window on the remote computer and configured the network adapter to use a different IP address? Explain the result.

Question 5

24. Close the Notepad window. 25. Close the WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window. A Remote Desktop Connection message box appears, informing you that this will disconnect the Remote Desktop session. 26. Click OK. The WKSTN-MBR-B Remote Desktop Connection window closes. End of exercise. Close all windows and log off of the computer.

Lab Challenge
Overview

Using Windows Remote Management


In this exercise, you will configure a Windows 8 workstation to accept commands issued remotely from other computers. Windows Remote Management is a service that enables administrators to execute command-line programs on a remote computer by running a remote shell program called Winrs.exe. 10 minutes

Mindset

Completion time

To complete this challenge, you must write out the complete procedure for enabling Windows Remote Management and executing a command that uses the adatum\Administrator account to create a local user account for a user called Mark Lee (mlee) with the Pa$$w0rd password on the remote workstation. After writing out the procedure, execute it on your workstation and take a screen shot showing the creation of the user account. End of lab. You can log off or start a different lab. If you want to restart this lab, youll need to click the End Lab button in order for the lab to be reset.

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