Specifications

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Figure 4: The complete thin-client boot and connection process
2X ThinClientServer components
2X ThinClientServer consists of a number of components:
1. The 2X ThinClientOS image the actual Operating System
that the thin client will boot. This image is either written to
the hard disk or CD-ROM, and booted from there, or it is
downloaded via TFTP and booted after download.
2. The 2X ThinClientServer program, which interacts with the
actual thin client.
3. The 2X DHCP Helper service, which provides additional
parameters to thin clients to enable centrally managed thin
clients to communicate with 2X ThinClientServer.
4. A TFTP server to serve out the 2X ThinClientOS image to
the computers booting via Etherboot or PXE
5. A Management Console to allow for web based
configuration of all the connection settings. This is provided
via a web server, namely Apache. Apache is one of the
World's most widely used web servers. Originally developed
in 1995 by a group that went on to become the Apache
Group, the Apache HTTP Server is Open Source Software,
and considered by proponents to be fast, scalable and
secure.