Remote access for vendor?

[Guest Chris]

I'm looking for suggestions as to the best way to allow a software vendor

remote access to our network to work on a software install on a specific

server. I guess I have to create them an account on my domain, and allow

them remote access to VPN, and then RDP to the server they need access to.

Is this the best method? And is there a way to lock them down tighter?

 

Any suggestions would be welcome,

 

thanks,

 

chris

[Guest 3c273]

Re: Remote access for vendor?

 

That will work fine. Make them a domain user then add them to the local

admin group (most software install require this)on the machine they will be

servicing. If they are reputable there is no need to lock them down tighter.

You are giving them admin rights to a server, if you don't trust them, you

shouldn't allow them access at all.

Louis

 

"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I'm looking for suggestions as to the best way to allow a software vendor

> remote access to our network to work on a software install on a specific

> server. I guess I have to create them an account on my domain, and allow

> them remote access to VPN, and then RDP to the server they need access to.

> Is this the best method? And is there a way to lock them down tighter?

>

> Any suggestions would be welcome,

>

> thanks,

>

> chris