How To Setup Thin Client In Windows 7
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Posted 17 March 2011 - 07:34 AM
I don't know much about this problem, and then please take my advices with a grain of salt. The all-time way to do this is to stick with well-known vendors.
-Will the server be as fast as information technology could be, I mean a quadcore, lots of retention, big amount of hard drives?
Yeah, if you are going to use that to maintain multiple clients.
-What OS will I need to install?
It is possible to employ Windows, only I am not sure nearly the license price needed to run Windows on all clients.
I have never gear up up a sparse client system, but if the computers are only used to surf the Internet and create documents then you lot might want to consider Ubuntu LTSP. It's open-source, like shooting fish in a barrel to use, free of malware and not that hard to set up.
-Later on the OS is setup, will there be whatsoever configurations to utilise or just plug n play?
There would be a niggling configuration on the customer, only most configurations volition be on the server.
-Are there any specifications you guys might suggest for the server and the workstations?
The server should be strong enough; information technology depends on the number of clients and the client platform you want to use. However, the clients won't need much resource to run properly. It but needs a CPU, some RAM and some software to starting time the connection. Most modern BIOSes tin boot from the network, so this is not much of a trouble.
If you don't want to do it yourself, there are many sparse customer vendors available like HP, Wyse... They often provide the software needed to run the clients, so you lot don't accept to exercise much to get them up and running.
Yous can also reuse obsolete computers as clients, and relieve lots of money. Sometimes you volition want to downgrade those computers to save power.
Proficient luck 
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Posted 17 March 2011 - 07:41 AM
Troy
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OK seriously, first upward this sounds like a job for an onsite administrator. What you are asking is quite a big undertaking - including documentation etc...
Basically it depends on how many clients are going to exist connected at the aforementioned fourth dimension. Generally when it comes to this kind of setup, equally far equally I have worked with, it literally is "how powerful tin can nosotros make this server for the allocated budget". Non necessarily hard drives for the server, that so depends on how much data information technology is anticipated (or "immune" for security settings) volition be stored on the drives. But don't forget HDD speed is also important equally well.
For OS to install, y'all will need some form of server install that allows Last Services (or Remote Desktops). This volition so need to be installed and enabled, and appropriately licensed. Licensing, for example, is not cheap when nosotros are talking about Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2. It comes in the grade of CAL'due south (Client Access Licenses) and can be allocated to either users or devices. As well when it comes to licensing you have mentioned that the students are to be able to type up their enquiry into papers. If y'all are looking at using Microsoft Part for this (i.e Word) then Terminal Services licensing for Office can become very expensive very quickly. And also that users are going to be accessing the internet. Become the absolute fastest cyberspace you can achieve with your budget, if not some class of redundancy from multiple upstream providers. Past the fourth dimension you split an internet connection betwixt multiple users, it slows down rather fast to the point where it becomes a poor user experience.
Here in Australia I support some clients that have this kind of setup. Basically it simplifies administration in that nosotros simply take to worry nigh the server for security, backups etc... Instead of the whole network (basically if a thin customer stops working nosotros supplant information technology). This, instead of having to worry about each and every computer on the network, the physical health of the PC, the security settings on the PC, whether data is being stored on the PC that should exist on the server and therefore backed up regularly, and so on... On the negative side, the server needs to be of utmost highest configuration possible to back up all staff members who connect (or students in your case) and requite them a reasonable and useable desktop experience. Remember that every user that logs on is going to need a clamper of the server RAM, CPU, network to give them a practiced desktop experience. A server that is lacking in whatever of these resources (and also HDD space and speed) is going to give a poor user experience that will impress upon every user negatively.
For now I will leave this thread open for farther discussion, only if you are wanting to hit more than specific information then this thread volition be closed due to our Terms of Use (basically the office that says we are Non here to supersede your IT support team for businesses).
Cheers
Troy
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Posted 17 March 2011 - 10:59 AM
Wow! You guys fabricated it easier for me to sympathise it more clearly now. Thank you very much! Honestly, we don't have any IT personel or tech support here, its a regime institution. But, nosotros are very much on upkeep, they don't rent visitor techs because it cost more than on their payrolls and the total collection of the whole city for a month.
We figure out that electricity and ISP bills would affect the municipalities budget and then we'd rather spend those money to feed hungry children forth streets and corners.
I'm just a family unit friend who commonly visit their small subdivision whenever something goes wrong with the computers, I'1000 like what this site states someone who assist those who need it the most whenever I can simply of course for free. All nosotros do here is "help others to help others" Just a simple thanks would do.
Some hardwares would be courtesies of donations. So we really don't take any ideas near this at first. But every bit to what I am reading its very much complicated, I'one thousand not a techy guy, I just google things I don't know. But sometimes its hard for me to empathize complicated things.
We'll since acquiring a piffling more than information would put me into trouble its ok for me to end this here now. I'll simply google it furthermore. Thanks again and more than power GTG!
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Posted 20 March 2011 - 02:08 AM
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Yep OK no worries, full general questions about the setup are OK. But if you wanted exact step-by-step instructions on how to enable remote desktop or install licensing then that is where you honestly should take someone experienced to do this stuff.
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Posted 23 March 2011 - 02:04 AM
hmm...tin I utilise windows7 instead? and obtain whatever form of software that will manage customer terminals? only curious ^_^
Edited past chickmazta, 23 March 2011 - 02:05 AM.
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Posted 23 March 2011 - 04:21 AM
Windows 7 does not have the capabilities to run clients effectively. You must utilize Windows Server, it is what actually run the clients.
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Posted 24 March 2011 - 01:xviii AM
Oh I encounter. I bought a customer concluding "net computing nc600" the transmission says it supports windows xp pro, server 2008 and windows vii. What does it mean? I tried to install an xp pro on the host PC but I take trouble connecting to it through the client concluding. I accept the software for those final installed on the host pc. And i question are these two different in any way "remote desktop connectedness" and thin client terminals?
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Posted 24 March 2011 - 05:01 AM
I'grand pitiful but like Troy said higher up
But if y'all wanted exact step-by-step instructions on how to enable remote desktop or install licensing and then that is where yous honestly should have someone experienced to practise this stuff.
Yous should be hiring a professional ambassador, who tin ready and manage the clients for yous. We can't but assist you over the Internet.
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 06:41 AM
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A couple of questions to become you thinking...
- Have you enabled remote desktop capability on the host PC?
- Tried disabling firewall/security to run across if the connexion then works?
- Tried connecting from another PC on the network (instead of thin client).
Answers to these volition assistance you pinpoint what is going on.
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 09:23 PM
OK SIRS, Thanks over again for all the help! I've finally figure it out. Distressing for the trouble. ^_^ peace and more than power!
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Posted 28 March 2011 - 04:44 AM
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Posted 06 March 2014 - 07:41 PM
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I didnt feel that you was very nice to the guy. He was only asking for some help. My two cents.
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