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Rename a Terminal Services Connection

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can rename a connection on the terminal server. You might want to rename a connection to make the name more descriptive.

The connection name appears when you view session information in Terminal Services Manager. For more information about viewing session information in Terminal Services Manager, see the topic "View Sessions Running on a Terminal Server" in the Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Manager Help.

You cannot have two connections with the same name on a terminal server.

Use the following procedure to rename a connection on the terminal server.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at Local and Domain Default Groups (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477).

To rename a connection on the terminal server

  1. Open Terminal Services Configuration. To open Terminal Services Configuration, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to Terminal Services, and then click Terminal Services Configuration.

  2. Under Connections, click the name of the connection—for example, RDP-Tcp—that you want to rename.

  3. On the Action menu, click Rename Connection.

  4. In the Rename Connection dialog box, type the new name for the connection, and then click OK.

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