Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Initial Setup
The implementation is very straightforward. If there are some problems or if clients have installation issues, that can be solved by the technician and it's very easy.
I'd rate the implementation a three out of five in terms of the ease of the process.
It does not take too much time due to the remote desktop. You just have to do some settings on the server or computer. We only need about three people to handle deployment tasks.
View full review »The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is straightforward. By using Microsoft, you have access to the Wizard, which is helpful.
View full review »The initial setup is pretty straightforward. Maybe it's a little bit difficult the first time, however, in our case, we have about three or five solutions professionals who are using these technologies day by day. It's not difficult for them.
We have five people who basically maintain the solution. They are enough for a company that has 8,000 people on the product.
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
March 2024
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I wasn't a part of the initial setup and, therefore, can't speak to the process.
That said, I do not recall the team having any major issues.
We have a team of two engineers that can handle deployment and maintenance tasks. It's good to have a few people available in case someone goes on holidays or has a day off, et cetera.
View full review »The solution comes with the Windows Server. You simply enable the feature and begin using it.
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reviewer2084424
Head of Infrastructure and Application Support Department at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. The product is very simple.
Its deployment only takes a half-day. The software makes everything very easy. you just buy the license and install it. I'm not very technical and therefore don't know all of the steps.
One person who is knowledgeable can handle the initial setup. Typically, it doesn't require anyone with high skill levels.
View full review »The solution starts off simple in terms of deployment. However, it gets complex. You have to open locked ports, and that can make your network insecure.
View full review »For the most part, it is easy to implement. However, the management is dependent on group policies.
How many people you need to deploy the solution depends on the size of the environment required.
View full review »The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is simple. It only takes a few clicks of the mouse to complete.
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Chun Kit Chow
Senior Manager at Macro Systems Limited
The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is very easy.
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Venkat Iyer
CEO at Value Assets Management Pvt Ltd
The initial setup is straightforward. We activated the solution smoothly and completed the deployment within a day. Beforehand, the distributor's tech team came to discuss our network and gain an understanding of everything. It took them a day to configure the solution. Although everything went smoothly thereafter, we encountered some initial challenges. Specifically, we faced issues connecting to the local and remote printers, as printing services were not functioning properly. To address this, we worked on it for a day and met our requirements within two to three days. It's worth noting that the solution isn't entirely plug-and-play, and there are challenges that require mitigation.
View full review »The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy.
The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services takes around four hours.
The solution is deployed on the cloud and on-premises.
A single technician is involved with the deployment part of the product in our company.
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Nurah Muhamme
Head, Technical Operation at mynic
The initial setup is great it's very simple and straightforward. I do not find it to be complex at all.
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reviewer1444884
IT consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The solution has a straightforward setup. It's not very complex at all.
Its deployment took a few weeks.
The organization, during the start of COVID, had a lot of colleagues started working from home, and it seemed that the Citrix solution was not capable of doing that, so the ICT offices switched to Remote Desktop Services to accommodate people working from home. Our strategy was to have that capability.
The deployment and maintenance are handled by a third party. They aren't necessarily dedicated, however, they are they if something needs to be done.
View full review »It’s not difficult to set up. It’s pretty straightforward.
The deployment is pretty fast. It only takes about an hour and a half. We only needed to have three people handle the deployment and maintenance.
View full review »The initial setup was not complex at all. It was very straightforward.
The connection for the client is embedded in the system. You just need to configure the servers and credentials.
View full review »The initial setup is simple. It's not a complex process.
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Damnam BAGOLIBE
Security engineer at ARCEP Togo
The initial setup is very straightforward.
The deployment only takes ten minutes.
We simply need the remote server parameters in order to make the connection and finalize the setup.
We only need one technical person to deploy and maintain the product. A system admin could easily manage it.
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RafalStas
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The initial setup's level of difficulty depends. For the administrator, it is simple. For the VDI solutions, it's quite complex.
View full review »I found the initial setup to be quite simple and straightforward. You only have to add a Remote Desktop license. There's no need to call or involve anyone else.
View full review »The initial setup is very simple.
View full review »Microsoft programs are never easy to install but the installation wasn't something we didn't expect.
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NATARAJA ATMAKURI
Professional : Quality at cigniti
The initial setup is not that difficult. I have gone through the RDS initialization steps, which only seem easy.
I would rate the setup around eight because I haven't compared it with other tools yet. But overall, I'm comfortable with the solution.
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Dimitar Kavrakov
CEO at iSolute Ltd
The solution is easy to install.
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Pascal Burume
IT consultant at Secoptrial
I found it easy to set up Microsoft Remote Desktop Services. It takes a few seconds to enable your options on your computer, particularly for on-premise deployment. However, it takes about two minutes to deploy if you'd like to deploy the solution for a managed server in the cloud.
View full review »The initial setup was a little complex. Like any thin client setup, some applications are trickier than others.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward.
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reviewer1319745
Senior Software Analyst at a university with 201-500 employees
The initial setup is straightforward. You've got to have the IP address of the computer you're connecting to - in our organization it's managed by our network manager.
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Chirag Dash
Software Engineer at Apmosys Technology Pvt. Ltd.
The solution's initial setup process was straightforward. The deployment process took around a week.
Deployment steps are followed. For every network deployment, it is necessary to generate a single token. Once this token is generated, payment will be required. Once we obtain the UI connector, it is essential to verify that everything is running smoothly. Only then can it be directly connected, ensuring that the deployment process takes place without any issues.
Regarding the deployment of one server, if done by someone knowledgeable with Microsoft products, then it can be done directly. Else it will take a month since we need time to learn all these things. An engineer looks into a few things.
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Ferdi Graupe
Independent Consultant at Business Connexion Namibia
The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment was done with BCX, and it took one week.
View full review »In terms of the initial setup, the implementation process is simple and straightforward. It's not difficult.
Since it is not a new solution, most of the engineers know how to deploy and how to operate it; we are not waiting for further technical documents for assistance.
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Jim Graue
Support Technician at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
The initial setup is relatively straightforward, especially if you're familiar with the solution. Most organizations we deal with have a technician, or at least a network administrator who deals with any day-to-day issues. We generally maintain the operating system for these organizations and we run updates on them all the time.
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Francesco Pisacane
Group Cyber Security Manager at Tod's SpA
It was easy for me, but I have experience working in this field.
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reviewer1908987
ICT Manager at a transportation company with 201-500 employees
The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is easy.
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Mitja Kelenc
System Organizer at a translation and localization position with 1-10 employees
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services' deployment is easy.
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reviewer1185063
Sr. Manager of Software and Controls at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is simple, it is not complex.
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GiancarloScali
Project Manager at SOLUZIONE SRL
The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes a few seconds.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward. We can find the necessary information on the Internet.
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reviewer1877232
PAM Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is actually built into the larger product. We pretty much just have to secure the connection.
It's actually maintained as part of the standard windows update tools and also could be updated manually with specific patches that might be something more specific to your organization. I've only experienced that once and that was years ago.
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reviewer1338708
Microsoft UC Solutions Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Setting up the basic service is quite simple. It's more of managing your Windows image, such as a Windows 10 image, which probably requires some expertise. It is very fast to deploy and you can have everything ready within a day.
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Joe Appelgryn
Implementation Engineer at Border Business Systems
The initial setup is relatively easy. In that regard, Microsoft is easier to install than the VMware ones that I've worked with, as well as Citrix.
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reviewer1549326
ICT Infrastructure Specialist at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Its initial setup was straightforward. Because of COVID-19, we had to deploy workspaces for our users. It was fairly simple to deploy our RDS farm so that our users could work safely from home.
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YaserAltwailey
Network Engineer at Saudi Customs
The installation is straightforward.
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Ahmed Saad
Tellers at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup was easy, I did it from scratch.
It took 15 minutes to deploy.
We have technical people to maintain this product and we contact Microsoft whenever we need to.
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Helberth Bayona
ENGINEER IT at SYAC
The initial setup is difficult and there is a lack of adequate documentation. The process should be simplified.
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Jan Skola
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is not the easiest. You need to have a certain understanding of how Microsoft is provisioning the solution to be able to set it up and use it.
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Ramon Hinojosa
Director at Empaco
The initial setup was easy and takes usually one or two days.
View full review »Installation of the RDS farm was pretty easy. Configuration is a little harder; you need to configure trusted certificates (RDS 2012 allows HTTPS only), add groups and group policies for users, RDS hosts, server collections, etc.
Once configuration is done, management is easy.
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reviewer930159
Senior Executive at a leisure / travel company with 201-500 employees
Installing Microsoft Desktop Services is straightforward. It was handled by the vendor.
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Geeth Shammika
System Engineer at KBSL Information Technologies
The initial setup is pretty straightforward and I haven't had any issues in the past three years.
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reviewer1212501
Information Systems Consultant at a aerospace/defense firm with 51-200 employees
The initial setup was straightforward.
It's almost an out-of-the-box function once you have installed the other components.
Once you have set up your workstations and your servers, it's not a big deal to switch on and enable and integrate with Active Directory or remote logins.
In terms of testing, it took half a day to a day's work to ensure that it was working.
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reviewer1697340
Team leader Modern Workplace, Senior Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Installing Remote Desktop Services is straightforward. The basic deployment took about one workday. One engineer could handle it.
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Jose Adan Arias
Network Consulting Engineer at TECNOLOGIK
The installation is easy and the full deployment takes approximately eight hours.
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reviewer937473
Systems Administrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup is quite easy.
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DBA5334
Database Administrator with 51-200 employees
The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment took only two hours. We did it all in-house.
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Remote Desktop Services. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.