How can I configure the max connection limit for Remote Desktop Connections on a Windows 2003 Server?

Question

Currently, I have a Windows 2003 Server that I connect remotely using Remote Desktop as administrator.

It allows two concurrent sessions for the administrator plus a console session. How can I increase this limit to 5?

Answer 1

Windows 2003 by default allows the RDP connections to administer the server remotely. But if you want more users to login and work on the same, you need to make it as a Terminal Server and you also need to buy licenses for your clients that connect to it.

It is called CALs and it can be either per device or per user. So if you have 5 licenses, you'll be able to connect to that server the way you want.

But I'm not sure whether this is what you are looking for.

Go to Run Command->Type gpedit.msc->Click on COmputer Configuration ->Administrativr Tempelate->Windows Component->Terminal Service and Increase the "Limit Number of COnnection" that's ok