Nowadays, Internet access is more convenient, broadband is more convenient, and remote desktop applications are more and more. As a Windows-integrated tool for remote management, Windows 7 Remote Desktop is more feature-rich and more closely related to Windows Firewall. In Windows 7, you can make Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection more secure by making settings related to the policies in the firewall.
First of all, in Windows7 choose to accept a more secure connection method for remote desktop:
1, right click on the desktop "computer", click on the "right-click" property in the right-click menu to open its properties window. Next, click on “Remote Settings” to open the system properties' "remote" setting options.
Figure 1 Enable Remote Desktop Settings
2. In the Remote Desktop Settings option, select “Only allow computer connections to run remote desktops using network level authentication”.
Secondly, use Windows Firewall for more secure connection setup rules, how to do it:
1. Click on "Windows & Control" in the Windows Control Panel. "System and Security" →“Windows Firewall”→“Advanced Set ” to start “Advanced Security Windows Firewall”.
2 Its properties window.
Figure 3 Remote Desktop (TCP-In) General Properties
In the "Remote Desktop (TCP-In)" property window, under the "General" tab, you can select "Only". Connect ”, then click the “Customize" button to open the Allow Conditional Security Settings panel.
Figure 4 Custom Allowment Condition Security Settings
In the Custom Allowment Condition Security Settings panel, users can choose to allow only authenticated and integrity protected connections based on their security needs. , "Entry to encrypt the connection", "Allow the connection to use the empty package", "Alternative blocking rule" and other four security options to enhance the security of the remote desktop connection. Among them, when the connection is encrypted, the privacy protection can be enhanced, and the user can be selected to "allow the computer to dynamically negotiate encryption".
Of course, in the remote desktop (TCP-In) properties, you can also perform special authorization and designation for specific computers, IPs, users, etc., to make remote desktop connections more secure.
Figure 5 Local IP and Remote IP Settings
Figure 6 Authorized User Settings
When making a remote desktop connection, the user clicks on “Remote Desktop Connection” in the program attachment. Open its window. In the Experience tab, users can enrich the experience of remote desktop connections with desktop backgrounds, desktop layouts, menu and window animations, visual styles, and more.
Figure 7 Remote Desktop Function Experience Settings
Setting desktop background, font smoothing, menu and window animation, etc., it is convenient for remote desktop connection, enjoy the wonderful desktop effect or choose your favorite desktop theme. .
It is worth mentioning that in the start menu, you can display the shortcut of the remote desktop connection, move the mouse to its shortcut, you can display the most recently connected computer, click to open the connection quickly.
Figure 8 Fast Remote Desktop Connection