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Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 RD Web Access

Configuration
 brandon.lee • May 18, 2020  2,603  4 minutes read

When configuring remote desktop services, one of the

powerful capabilities that it provides is remote
desktop web access, or rd web access as many know it
as. Remote desktop services has become even easier
to configure over the last few versions of Windows
Server and this also goes for the remote desktop rd
web access. In this post, we will take a look at
Windows Server 2019 RD Web Access configuration
and see how this is done with the latest version of
Windows Server.

Remote Desktop
Gateway, Certificates, and other things

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To begin with, I already had a Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Gateway server configured and ready
to go. Read my write up on how to configure Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Gateway server here.
In my cofiguration in the lab of the rd web access, I built on the components that I already had installed
on this box. This included installing the RD Web Access role.

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Installing RD Web Access role in Windows Server 2019

In my configuration, I had a simple two server configuration – my remote desktop gateway server that also
housed the RD Web access server and then the RDSH server that sits behind this server in the internal
network.

Let’s see what steps are required to get the Windows Server 2019 rd web access configuration up and
running ready to service clients via web access.

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Windows Server 2019 RD Web Access configuration

What does the RD Web Access role allow you to do? With the RD Web Access role installed, clients can
easily access virtual machines via their browser without having to using a client of sorts or some other
mechanism to connect.

This also opens up the opportunity for non Windows devices to connect to internal resources since all that
is required is a browser. Your end users are given the various servers they can connect to via what are
known as “Collections”. With the collection, users see the RDSH servers they have permissions to connect
to.

Using PowerShell to RD Web Access Components

We need to install a few components for Windows Server 2019 RD Web Access. To do this, run the
following cmdlets:

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Install-module -Name RDWebClientManagement

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Install-RDWebClientPackage

Import-RDWebClientBrokerCert – Using this cmdlet, I pointed the cmdlet to the cert that was created
when provisioning the RD Gateway server

Publish-RDWebClientPackage

Install RDWebClientManagement using PowerShell in Windows Server 2019

If you don’t already have the RD Web Access role installed, you will see the following error.

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Installing the RDWebClientPackage

Remote Desktop Services Installation

Using Server Manager, you can finish out your Remote Desktop Services installation. To do this you just
launch the Add Roles and Features Wizard and follow the wizard by selecting remote desktop services

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installation.
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Add roles and features wizard

On the type of installation type, choose the Remote Desktop Services Installation. This will allow finishing
out the remote desktop services installation.

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Remote Desktop Services Installation

Here, I am selecting the Standard Deployment that allows you to deploy Remote Desktop Services across
multiple servers and have a bit more control over the configuration.

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Select the deployment type for the remote desktop services installation

Select the deployment scenario. Here select “Session-based desktop deployment”.

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Choose the deployment scenario

Role services that will be installed if needed on the target boxes include – REmote Desktop Connection
Broker, Remote Desktop Web Access, and Remote Desktop Session Host.

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Installing role services

In the wizard, you will be able to select the servers you want to designate for each role. This includes the
RD Connection Broker server.

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Specify RD Connection Broker server

Specify the RD Web Access server during the configuration.

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Specify RD Web Access Server

RD Session Host server specified in the configuration.

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Specify RD Session host servers

Confirm the configuration of the remote desktop services components.

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Confirm selections across the RD services installation

Designate any missing remote desktop services components. There will be a “green plus” over the
component that needs further configuration. Simply click the “plus” and set the configuration.

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Make sure all services are configured

Creating RD Web Access Collections

To allow access to specific resources via the RD Web Access role, you need to create a Collection. The
Collection is a set of RDSH servers that you entitle to specific users.

Start the wizard and name the Collection.

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Creating a collection

Specify the RD Session Host servers.

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Specify the RDSH for the collection

Specify user groups that are allowed to have access to connect to the collection.

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Specify user groups

You can configure User profile disks to store user profile settings in a central location.

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Configure user profile disks

Confirm the selections made in the collection creation.

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Confirmation of collection configuration

Finish out creating the collection.

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Session Collection created successfully

You can now test out the new collection and Windows Server 2019 RD web access by logging in on a
browser. You should see the collection that you created and assigned to your users.

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Users who login to rd web access will now see the collection that has been assigned

Wrapping Up
Hopefully this look at Windows Server 2019 RD web access configuration will help anyone who might be
struggling to put the pieces together. The configuration of remote desktop services has gotten easier in
the later versions of Windows Server.

Much of the process is wizard driven and helps to give visibility to parts of the configuration left to finalize
and setup. This includes the remote desktop gateway server, rd web access server, and RDSH.

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