Add a URL to Clients “Trusted Sites” with Group Policy
KB ID 0000146 Problem You want to have a URL added to everyone’s “Trusted Sites” list, and to avoid visiting each machine you want to use Group Policy, Or users don’t have the rights to do this themselves and you want to add one for them, i.e. the URL of your corporate CRM System. Solution The Group Policy you need to edit is, Computer Configuration > Policies (This level is on Server 2008 only) >...
Enable RDP via Group Policy
KB ID 0000043 Problem Rather than enabling on an ad-hoc basis, you want to turn on RDP for multiple machines via Group Policy. Solution Group Policy Location To simply enable RDP, change the following policy; Computer Configuration > Admin Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections Locate and change the “Allow users to connect remotely using Remote Desktop...
Windows Server Setup RADIUS for Cisco ASA 5500 Authentication
KB ID 0000685 Problem Note: The procedure is the same for Server 2016 and 2019 This week I was configuring some 2008 R2 RADIUS authentication, so I thought I’d take a look at how Microsoft have changed the process for 2012. The whole thing was surprisingly painless. I will say that Kerberos Authentication is a LOT easier to configure, but I’ve yet to test that with 2012, (watch this space). Solution Step 1 Configure the...