Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Windows 7 DirectAccess is being billed by Microsoft as the "great extender"--a next-generation access technology designed to connect remote clients in the age of the vanishing network perimeter. One ...

Microsoft has announced that the DirectAccess remote access solution is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows, recommending companies migrate to the 'Always On VPN' for ...

From the Server Manager, administrators can easily install the DirectAccess feature (it’s not a Role), which also installs the Group Policy Management snap-in. DirectAccess installation must be done ...

IT can now deliver remote users secure and transparent access to the corporate network. With a trend toward flexible working arrangements and the requirement for simple but secure access to corporate ...