You may need to experiment to determine the settings that are optimal for your connection speeds and the type of work you are doing on remote sessions. The Remote Desktop Connection dialog has several tabs that allow you to define your choice of server computer, connection speed, display color preferences, sound preferences, and so on. Following are a few general recommendations for settings for some of the tabs:
If you change the screen resolution on the remote client system, it may be necessary to reset the color depth setting.
You can save one or more preconfigured connection files to store your remote connection settings. Thus, you can have customized settings for a 28.8 Kbps modem connection, a direct LAN connection, and any other kind of connection you might use. If you routinely connect to more than one server, you may want to customize your settings for each server. To further speed up the remote connection process, you can save these files as shortcuts on your Windows desktop.
Although it is possible to save your Windows password in the connection file, it is strongly advised that you do not do so. Although it could speed up your connection time, it also provides a direct path for unauthorized access to both the server and your local computer. In general, it is never a good idea to save your password.