Technical Overview of DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
This white paper describes DirectAccess in technical detail, covering why the technology is useful to enterprises with a mobile workforce and the different architectures and technologies that DirectAccess uses to manage mobile connection, authentication, and authorization.
This paper also compares selected server and full enterprise network access architectures, describes the step-by-step connection process for mobile computers and users, and summarizes requirements.
Direct Access is what they call a “game changer” for companies running Windows networking and this is something you’ll want to get on top of early.
There are a lot of requirements and planning is crucial. You’ll also need to think about your edge devices, which may need to be updated or replaced to make Direct Access work for you.
Check out the white paper over at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fa...ang=en
BTW – keep UAG in mind for your Direct Access deployments. We’ll keep you up to date on UAG as upcoming betas become public.
HTH,
Tom
Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer
Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)
Jason Jones Says:
May 20th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Spooky, I was only reading that doc the other day to try and get a better understanding of DA
Eric Taneda Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 3:51 am
For people who can’t wait to try or start using this kind of always-connected capability, you can use a program called VPN Dialer 2009 which is widely available just by looking for it on any search engine. It is not a direct equivalent, but it does allow setting up a persistent VPN link from Windows XP/Vista to any RRAS server using a standard VPN user account over IPv4, and keeps it connected even when no user is logged on, for as long as the remote system has power and Internet access.