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Remote Web Workplace Home Page for SBS 2003

The Remote Web Workplace is a feature of Microsoft's Windows Small Business Server, Windows Home Server 2011, and the midsize business-focused product, Windows Essential Business Server, which enables existing users to log into a front-end network-facing interface of the small business/home server.

After logging into Remote Web Workplace (using their usual Windows domain username and password) a user can access enabled features of the Small Business Server or Essential Business Server such as Outlook Web App, viewing of SharePoint pages and (if a machine is running and allows it) full remote control of client machines connected to server's network.

Offsite access

Remote Web Workplace is a feature of Windows Small Business Server, Windows Home Server 2011, and Windows Essential Business Server that allows access for users to facilities when they are offsite such as email, reading/modifying shared calendars and remote controlling a machine as if they are sitting in front of it.

Connection options

When logging into Remote Web Workplace, users can select the speed of their connection which then optimizes the connection features. Options are: Small Business Network (Intranet), Broadband, 56 kbit/s modem and 28 kbit/s Modem.

Means of access

The Remote Web Workplace is a Web-based application and is accessed through a web browser. To control remote computers, the user is required to install a "Remote Desktop ActiveX control" into their web browser once. Only Internet Explorer is supported.

RWW works by proxying Remote Desktop via port 4125/tcp on earlier versions of SBS and via port 443/tcp on current versions of SBS to the usual RDP port (3389/tcp) on the internal client or server machine being reached. As a security measure, port 4125/tcp and/or port 443/tcp is not normally listening for incoming connections. The RDP Gateway service will only accept connections from the IP address of the user who has requested a RDP session via the web GUI. All other connection requests will be ignored producing "Connection refused" errors. The established proxied RDP session continues until the session inactivity timer drops the connection or the user disconnects. The usual RDP port of 3389/tcp is never exposed to the internet for RDP sessions established with RWW.

External links

Understanding Remote Web Workplace - Updated URL 2010-11-12
Managing Windows Small Business Server 2008 Remote Web Workplace - Updated URL 2011-09-19

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+{{No footnotes|date=July 2017}}
-==Remote Web Workplace.==
+[[Image:RemoteWebHomePage.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Remote Web Workplace Home Page for SBS 2003]]
-The Remote Web workplace is a feature of Microsoft's [[Windows_Small_Business_Server]] which enables pre-created users to log in to a front-end network-facing interface of the Small Business Server.
+The '''Remote Web Workplace''' is a feature of Microsoft's [[Windows Small Business Server]], [[Windows Home Server 2011]], and the midsize business-focused product, [[Windows Essential Business Server]], which enables existing users to log into a front-end network-facing interface of the small business/home server.
-After loging in to the Remote Web Workplace (using their usual username and password) a user can access enabled features of the small business server such as [[Outlook Web Access]], viewing of [[sharepoint]] pages and (if a machine is running and allows it) full remote control of client machines connected to the small business server.
+After logging into Remote Web Workplace (using their usual Windows domain username and password) a user can access enabled features of the Small Business Server or Essential Business Server such as [[Outlook Web App]], viewing of [[SharePoint]] pages and (if a machine is running and allows it) full remote control of client machines connected to server's network.
-==Offsite Access==
+==Offsite access==
-The remote web workplace is one of the "wow" features of small business server as it allows very easy access for users to facilities when they are offsite such as email, reading/modifying shared calendars and remote controlling a machine as if they are sat in front of it.  Hence it is one of the major selling points for a small business server upgrade when compared to a standard windows server installation.
+Remote Web Workplace is a feature of Windows Small Business Server, Windows Home Server 2011, and Windows Essential Business Server that allows access for users to facilities when they are offsite such as email, reading/modifying shared calendars and remote controlling a machine as if they are sitting in front of it.
-==Connection Options==
+==Connection options==
+When logging into Remote Web Workplace, users can select the speed of their connection which then optimizes the connection features. Options are: Small Business Network (Intranet), Broadband, 56&nbsp;kbit/s modem and 28&nbsp;kbit/s Modem.
+==Means of access==
-When loggin in to the remote web workplace users can select the speed of their connection which then optimises the connection features.  Options are: Small business network (intranet), Broadband, 56kbps modem and 28kbps Modem.
+The Remote Web Workplace is a [[Web-based application]] and is accessed through a web browser. To control remote computers, the user is required to install a "Remote Desktop [[ActiveX control]]" into their web browser once. Only Internet Explorer is supported.
+RWW works by proxying Remote Desktop via port 4125/tcp on earlier versions of SBS and via port 443/tcp on current versions of SBS to the usual RDP port (3389/tcp) on the internal client or server machine being reached. As a security measure, port 4125/tcp and/or port 443/tcp is not normally listening for incoming connections. The RDP Gateway service will only accept connections from the IP address of the user who has requested a RDP session via the web GUI. All other connection requests will be ignored producing "Connection refused" errors. The established proxied RDP session continues until the session inactivity timer drops the connection or the user disconnects. The usual RDP port of 3389/tcp is never exposed to the internet for RDP sessions established with RWW.
-==Means of Access==
-The Remote Web Workplace is accessed through a web browser. Microsoft recommend internet explorer.
+==External links==
-Users type https://dnsregisterrednameofserver/remote or https://ipaddressofserver/remote into the IE address bar.
+* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/hu-hu/library/cc672147(v=ws.10).aspx Understanding Remote Web Workplace] - Updated URL 2010-11-12
-{{Uncategorized|date=September 2007}}
+* [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sbs-2008-remote-access-management(WS.10).aspx Managing Windows Small Business Server 2008 Remote Web Workplace] - Updated URL 2011-09-19
+[[Category:Windows Server|Remote Web Workplace]]
+[[Category:Windows Server System|Remote Web Workplace]]
+[[Category:Microsoft server technology|Remote Web Workplace]]