The xRemoteDesktopAdmin module contains the xRemoteDesktopAdmin DSC resource for configuring remote desktop settings and the Windows firewall on a local or remote machine.

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The xRemoteDesktopAdmin module contains the xRemoteDesktopAdmin DSC Resource. This DSC Resource allows you to configure remote desktop settings to either allow or prevent users to setup a remote desktop connection to a specific machine. In addition, it can optionally leverage the xPSDesiredStateConfiguration resources xFirewall and xGroup. This allows you to configure remote desktop settings and create the necessary firewall rules to allow a remote session and add a domain user to the local Remote Desktop Users group.

• Ensure: Enables or disables “remote connections to this computer”.
• UserAuthentication: Enables or disables “Network Level Authentication”. Valid values are:
  • Secure
  • NonSecure

• Update to correct issue in Set-TargetResource when checking Ensure

• Initial release with the following resources
  • xRemoteDesktopAdmin

This configuration configures the target system to allow for remote connections (allowing a RDP session being setup), enables Network Level Authentication and creates a Windows firewall rule to allow incoming RDP traffic.

This configuration extends the previous configuration by adding a domain user to the local Remote Desktop Users group using a credential stored in clear text (for testing purposes only).

This configuration extends the previous configuration by adding a domain user to the local Remote Desktop Users group using certificates to encrypt credentials.