Terminal Services provides remote access to a server desktop through "thin client" software, serving as a terminal emulator. Terminal Services transmits only the user interface of the program to the client. The client then returns keyboard and mouse clicks back to be processed by the server. Each user logs on and sees only their individual session, which is managed transparently by the server operating system and is independent of any other client session. Client software can run on a number of client hardware devices, including computers and Windows-based Terminals. Other devices, such as Macintosh computers or UNIX-based workstations, can also connect to a Terminal server with additional third party software.
Terminal Services can be deployed on the server in either application server or remote administration mode. As an application server, Terminal Services provides an effective and reliable way to distribute Windows-based programs with a network server. In application server mode, Terminal Services delivers the Windows 2000 desktop and the most current Windows-based applications to computers that might not normally be able to run Windows. When used for remote administration, Terminal Services provides remote access for administering your server from virtually anywhere on your network.













