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Limit number of connections

Requirements: At least Microsoft Windows XP Terminal Services

Location: Computer Configuration\Windows Components\Terminal Services\


Description:
Directs Terminal Services to limit the number of simultaneous connections to the terminal server.

Use this setting to restrict the number of client sessions that can be active on a terminal server. If this number is exceeded, when users try to connect they receive an error message telling them that the server is busy and to try again later. Restricting the number of sessions improves performance because fewer sessions are demanding system resources.

By default, servers running Terminal Server ("terminal servers") are configured to allow an unlimited number of sessions.

To use this setting, enter the number of connections you want to specify as the maximum connections for the terminal server. To specify unlimited connections, type 999999.

If you enable this setting the maximum number of connections on the terminal server is limited to the specified number consistent with the version of Windows and the mode of Terminal Services that is enabled.

If you disable this setting or do not configure it, limits to the number of connections are not enforced at the Group Policy level.

Note that this setting is designed to be used on terminal servers (that is, on servers running Windows with Terminal Server installed).

ADM File: system.adm