Install the Office 2016 & 2013 GPO Templates
KB ID 0001095 Problem I deployed a Remote Desktop Services server today, and when I logged on with my test users I fired up Office, and got the welcome movie. Thats going to annoy my client so I need to stop that happening. Yes I know its pretty straight forward but I’m not a 64 year old typist called Marjorie. Solution Note: This ia a ‘User’ Policy so you may need to enable ‘loopback processing’. 1....
AnyConnect ‘Management VPN Tunnel’ Configuration
KB ID 0001503 Problem With the newest version of AnyConnect (4.7) there’s an added feature called ‘Management VPN’. It’s there, so that if you have remote users who don’t VPN in very often, then you may struggle to mange them, e.g. put software updates, AV updates, SCCM packages etc. down to them. Before version 4.7 you could configure ‘Automatically Connect’, or ‘Start before...
Cisco AnyConnect With Server 2016 NPAS (RADIUS) Different Groups
KB ID 0001474 Problem A few years ago I replaced a firewall that was setup like this, and while it took me a while to work out what was going on, I remember thinking it was an elegant solution. Fast forward to today, and I’m now working with the guy who set it up! (Kudos to Paul White). So when I had a client with a similar requirement, I sat down fired up the lab, and documented it. What was used; Windows 10 Remote Client...
Cisco WLC: EAP-TLS Secured Wireless with Certificate Services
KB ID 0001420 Problem Ah certificates! If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard “I don’t like certificates”, I could retire! The following run through is broken down into the following parts; Setup the Cisco WLC (WLAN) Setup NAP (RADIUS). Setup Certificate Auto Enrolment. Setup Group Policy to Deliver the Wireless Settings. Note: If you are scared of certificates, sometimes it’s easier to setup password...
Windows – Set Desktop Wallpaper From Central Server Share
KB ID 0001280 Problem You have a corporate wallpaper, and you want to set it as the desktop wallpaper on all your machines. Solution Firstly make sure you have some wallpaper! Create a hidden, (with a $ on the end) share on your server, set the share permissions to Everyone = Read. On the security tab make sure ‘Domain Users’ have read, and I would add in administrators with full control to be on the safe side. Now create...