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Feb 15, 2010  The Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA) helps organizations reduce the cost of supporting DirectAccess users and significantly improve their connectivity experience. This Solution Accelerator is part of the Windows® Optimized Desktop Toolkit 2010 (WODT 2010). DirectAccess provides full network connectivity when a client is connected remotely. It lacks any native features to control access on a granular basis. It is possible to restrict access to internal resources by placing a firewall between the DirectAccess server and the LAN, but the policy would apply to all connected clients.

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Applies To: Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel), Windows Server 2016

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You can use this topic for a brief overview of DirectAccess, including the server and client operating systems that support DirectAccess, and for links to additional DirectAccess documentation for Windows Server 2016.

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Microsoft Direct Access Machine

In addition to this topic, the following DirectAccess documentation is available.

DirectAccess allows connectivity for remote users to organization network resources without the need for traditional Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections. With DirectAccess connections, remote client computers are always connected to your organization - there is no need for remote users to start and stop connections, as is required with VPN connections. In addition, your IT administrators can manage DirectAccess client computers whenever they are running and Internet connected.

Important

Do not attempt to deploy Remote Access on a virtual machine (VM) in Microsoft Azure. Using Remote Access in Microsoft Azure is not supported. You cannot use Remote Access in an Azure VM to deploy VPN, DirectAccess, or any other Remote Access feature in Windows Server 2016 or earlier versions of Windows Server. For more information, see Microsoft server software support for Microsoft Azure virtual machines.

DirectAccess provides support only for domain-joined clients that include operating system support for DirectAccess.

Mac

The following server operating systems support DirectAccess.

  • You can deploy all versions of Windows Server 2016 as a DirectAccess client or a DirectAccess server.

  • You can deploy all versions of Windows Server 2012 R2 as a DirectAccess client or a DirectAccess server.

  • You can deploy all versions of Windows Server 2012 as a DirectAccess client or a DirectAccess server.

  • You can deploy all versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 as a DirectAccess client or a DirectAccess server.

The following client operating systems support DirectAccess.

Microsoft Direct Access Component

  • Windows 10 Enterprise

  • Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)

  • Windows 8 and 8.1 Enterprise

  • Windows 7 Ultimate

  • Windows 7 Enterprise