Add windows server for rdp via browser
Add windows server into Ezeelogin GUI for one-click RDP via the web browser.
1. On the gateway server, make sure to install nodejs.
On Centos 7
root@localhost:~ yum install epel-release
root@localhost:~ yum install npm
On Ubuntu 16/18 and Debian 10
root@localhost:~ apt install npm
On Ubuntu 20
root@localhost:~ apt-get update
root@localhost:~ apt install npm
2. Install n, Node’s version manager:
If you are not using SSL, you need to set the repo to HTTP by running :
root@localhost:~ npm config set registry http://registry.npmjs.org/
root@localhost:~ npm install -g n
3. Install node by running :
To install the latest version:
root@locallhost:~ n latest
To install the corresponding version :
root@localhost:~ n version.number
For example, the below command will install node 14
root@localhost:~ n 19
Run the following command to install node without SSL
root@localhost:~ n --insecure latest
To switch between node versions run the following command and refer to the given screenshot.
root@localhost:~ n
4. Once installed, ensure that the path to the node binary is specified correctly under Settings > General > Miscellaneous > Nodejs Command.
The nodejs command field should have the path to the
node / nodejs binary which usually is /usr/bin/node in the case of Centos7 and /usr/bin/nodejs in the case of Ubuntu 14-04
Ensure that inbound TCP traffic on port 22555 is open as nodejs server listens on this port. ( you can confirm the port from Ezeelogin GUI > Settings > General > Miscellaneous > RDP Proxy Port)
Ensure that outbound TCP traffic on port 3389 is open as RDP listens on this port.
5. To ensure SSL for the browser tab that opens up for the web RDP, generate a self-signed cert with the following command. Web Shell will work only if the web interface is accessed via HTTPS
Make sure to install SSL (self-signed or a valid cert )even if you have installed an SSL certificate on the Load balancer (ELB/ALB). Also, make sure to add a listener and routing for the port RDP Proxy Port 22555
root@gateway:# openssl req -new -days 365 -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -out /usr/local/etc/ezlogin/tls_cert.pem -keyout /usr/local/etc/ezlogin/tls_key.pem
Or put a valid ca, cert and key in the files: /usr/local/etc/ezlogin/tls_ca.pem, /usr/local/etc/ezlogin/tls_cert.pem & /usr/local/etc/ezlogin/tls_key.pem respectively. You can rename your current .crt / .key file to .pem file.
Also, make sure that the .pem files are readable by the webserver user such as nobody/www-root/apache, etc. An easy way to grant the web user read privileges would be chmod 644 /usr/local/etc/ezlogin/*.pem
6. Make sure that users have the privilege to access ’ Windows RDP Login ’
7. Click on the windows icon to RDP into the remote machine
8. Ensure that Network Level Authentication ( NLA ) is disabled on the remote windows machine as shown.
9.Install the NodeJS modules dependencies for the Web RDP Console Application.
1. You can add the windows-servers by clicking the add button as shown below:
2. You need to enable RDP and specify the RDP port as shown below:
Pros of browser-based RDP
- Easily RDP via browser in one click
- Don't have to remember the administrator passwords
- No RDP client needed
Cons of browser-based RDP
- Unable to copy and paste the document to the remote desktop.
RDP sessions recording is available from version 7.10.0
If you are getting a protocol error, after upgrading the Node version you just need to add --tls-min-v1.0 to the nodejs command in Settings->General->Miscellaneous>Nodejs Command.
- Ensure that Node version is above 12 and NPM Version is >=5
To get more detailed errors, append log_level trace in ez.conf.
Kill the current running node
root@jump-host:~# pkill node
Access the web RDP and check the application logs under {system folder}/application/logs/, ( for example, /var/www/ezlogin/application/logs/log-2020-12-16.php ) to get the command to manually start the web RDP.
Note: Append DEBUG=* at the beginning of the command which you've got from the application logs.
For example
root@jump-host:~# DEBUG=* PORT=52666 XFWD=1 WS=1 SESSION_TIMEOUT=300000 REQUEST_TIMEOUT=120000 DBP='94Y6[@MhW]@Qb' node /var/www/ezlogin/application/external/mstsc/server.js