How to configure Remote desktop on window server 2008 R2?

Question

I’m trying to connect over internet to my home workstation which has Windows Server 2008 R2 (Web Edition) installed from my PC at work (Windows 7 installed on it) via Remote Desktop. I configure the workstation to accept remote desktop and I can connect to it from my laptop if I’m within same Home LAN but I can’t establish the connection from my PC at work . My question is: Is possible to connect to my workstation over internet using remote desktop? Is there any step by step resource the setup this feature?

Answer 1

Your home machine is likely behind a NAT firewall. On your home router, you need to forward port 3389 to the machine that is running the Remote Desktop server. Either that or look into setting up a VPN on your home network.