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3 Important Things You Need to Know about Windows 10 and DirectAccess

DirectAccess and Windows 10 - Better TogetherDirectAccess has been with us for quite some time know, having been originally introduced with Windows Server 2008 R2, later enhanced with Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010, and finally integrated in to the base operating system in Windows Server 2012 R2. Client support for DirectAccess begins with Windows 7 (Enterprise or Ultimate), and also includes Windows 8.x (Enterprise) and Windows 10 (Enterprise or Education).

Although Windows 7 clients are supported for DirectAccess, Windows 10 is highly preferred. Here are three important things you need to know about using Windows 10 with DirectAccess.

  1. Windows 10 Provides Improved Performance and Scalability – Windows 10 includes support for null encryption when using the IP-HTTPS IPv6 transition protocol. This eliminates the needless double-encryption performed by Windows 7 clients, and dramatically reduces the protocol overhead for clients connecting behind port-restricted firewalls. DirectAccess servers can support many more concurrent IP-HTTPS sessions with Windows 10, and it has the added benefit of making the more secure perimeter/DMZ deployment behind an edge security device performing NAT much more attractive.
  2. Windows 10 Supports Geographic Redundancy – Windows 10 includes full support for DirectAccess multisite deployments. Where Windows 7 clients had to be assigned to a single entry point, Windows 10 clients are aware of all entry points in the organization. They are able to automatically select the nearest entry point on startup, and transparently failover to another site if the current site becomes unavailable.
  3. Windows 10 Features an Enhanced Management Experience – From a troubleshooting and support perspective, Windows 10 makes things much easier. The DirectAccess connectivity assistant, an optional component for Windows 7, is now fully integrated with the Windows 10 UI. PowerShell is greatly improved and now includes many native DirectAccess configuration and troubleshooting commands.

As you can see, there are a number of significant advantages for using Windows 10 with DirectAccess. Windows 10 now supports all of the enterprise features of DirectAccess, including geographic redundancy and performance and scalability improvements. Windows 10 is also easier to troubleshoot and manage. If you’re still supporting Windows 7, DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 R2 can certainly support them. However, without a doubt the best experience, both from an administrator’s and the end user’s perspective, is with Windows 10. Just one more reason to begin planning your migration to Windows 10 with DirectAccess today!

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by Richard M. Hicks on November 11, 2015  •  Permalink
Posted in Consulting Services, DirectAccess, Enterprise, Forefront UAG 2010, High Availability, IP-HTTPS, IPv6, IPv6 Transition, PowerShell, Professional Services, Remote Access, Security, SSL and TLS, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on November 11, 2015

https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2015/11/11/3-important-things-you-need-to-know-about-windows-10-and-directaccess/

Forefront UAG 2010 End of Life Statement

Today, Microsoft announced the end of life for the Forefront UAG 2010 product. Microsoft will continue to provide mainstream support for UAG until April 14, 2015, and extended support until April 14, 2020. Existing customers with active Software Assurance on their existing UAG licenses as of December 1, 2013, may add new UAG server instances, users, and devices without having to purchase additional UAG licenses. In addition, existing customers who have purchased Forefront UAG server licenses will be given upgrade rights to Windows Server 2012 R2, which provides some of the remote access features found in Forefront UAG. For example, Windows Server 2012 R2 supports DirectAccess, client-based VPN, and reverse web proxy with new Web Application Proxy role.

With regard to license upgrade rights, users are entitled to a Windows Server 2012 R2 license for each Forefront UAG server license (or External Connector license) they currently own. Software Assurance for UAG can still be purchased until January 1, 2014. Forefront UAG 2010 will be removed from the pricelist on July 1, 2014. Forefront UAG 2010 will continue to be available from Microsoft OEM hardware partners like Iron Networks for the foreseeable future, however.

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by Richard M. Hicks on December 17, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on December 17, 2013

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Forefront UAG Service Pack 4 Now Available for Download

Good news! Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 is now available for download. This latest service pack for UAG includes updates to support Windows 8.1 client devices using Internet Explorer 11, the native mail app, and Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 8.1 client. In addition, SP4 for Forefront UAG 2010 also includes support for publishing RemoteApps from a Remote Desktop Session Host running on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2. The service pack also includes fixes for various reported issues.

KB2907776 – The UserMgrCom service crashes intermittently in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2909151 – Trunk authentication fails when the global catalog server is unavailable in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2909168 – The W3wp.exe process randomly stops and causes all sessions to disconnect in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2909182 – “The URL contains an invalid path” error occurs when you try to access an Exchange 2013 OWA website

KB2909191 – You cannot connect to corporate IPv4 resources by using DirectAccess after Forefront UAG 2010 Service Pack 3 is installed

KB2909350 – An SSL VPN application that has the Socket Forwarding mode set to Disabled uses 100 percent of the CPU’s time in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2909353 – You have to authenticate again to the ADFS server when the published server is configured for single sign-on in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2909356 – A detailed HTTP 403.14 error message occurs when you go to a specific InternalSite URL in a Forefront UAG 2010 environment

KB2909365 – A memory leak in W3wp.exe occurs when Outlook Anywhere is published through a Forefront UAG 2010 trunk

KB2909367 – Intermittent HTTP 500 error codes when you access a Forefront UAG 2010 portal

KB2909376 – File uploads do not occur to SharePoint Server 2013 or SkyDrive Pro through Forefront UAG 2010

KB2910407 – An internal 500 error occurs if a custom URL logoff page is configured in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2910413 – Multiple 4625 event IDs are logged when a user logs on in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2910467 – Configuration activation fails on some servers in a large array in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2910498 – A handle leak occurs in Lsass.exe in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2910506 – An authentication prompt is received even though a user is successfully authenticated in Forefront UAG 2010

KB2910517 – An incorrect domain password policy may be used if Active Directory integrated authentication is configured in Forefront UAG 2010

You must have Forefront UAG 2010 SP3 hotfix rollup 1 installed prior to installing SP4. You can download SP3 rollup 1 here. You can download Forefront UAG 2010 SP4 here. Once the update is installed the new Forefront UAG 2010 build number will be 4.0.4083.10000.

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by Richard M. Hicks on November 27, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on November 27, 2013

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