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Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment

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Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment

Overview of this book

DirectAccess, introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2, has been a ground breaking VPN-like connectivity solution, adopted by thousands of organizations worldwide. Allowing organizations to deploy without manually configuring every client and providing always-on connectivity has made this technology world-famous. Now, with Windows Server 2012, this has been made even easier to deploy, with a new friendly user interface, easy-start wizard and built in support tools.With Unified Remote Access, Windows server 2012 offers a unique way to provide remote access that is seamless and easier to deploy than traditional VPN solutions. With URA, the successor to DirectAccess, your users can have full network connectivity that is always-on. If you have deployed Windows Server 2012 or are planning to, this book will help you implement Unified Remote Access from concept to completion in no time!Unified Remote Access, the successor to DirectAccess, offers a new approach to remote access, as well as several deployment scenarios to best suit your organization and needs. This book will take you through the design, planning, implementation and support for URA, from start to finish."Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment" starts by exploring the mechanisms and infrastructure that are the backbone of URA, and then explores the various available scenarios and options. As you go through them, you will easily understand the ideal deployment for your own organization, and be ready to deploy quickly and easily. Whether you are looking into the simplest deployment, or a complex, multi-site or cloud scenario, "Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment" will provide all the answers and tools you will need to complete a successful deployment.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Managing GPO on URA servers and clients


Once you have finished your URA configuration and the new policies have been added to your domain, you might be lucky enough to rarely have to think about this topic again. However, in reality, as your network evolves, you're likely to have at least some administrative tasks to perform.

One kind of change you're likely to need to implement is the URA membership. With a successful deployment, upper management will usually want to deploy the service to more users, and maybe even to the entire organization, or other branches, partners, affiliates, and maybe even guests. When facing this, you need to have a good grasp of how Group Policy plugs into active directory at various levels. Earlier, we discussed the matter of linking GPOs to domains, sites, and OUs, and also defining or editing WMI filtering. These processes are important to practice, and it would also be a good idea to find some way to document the things you have done.

Another thing that's...