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Table of Contents
Introduction to Server-based computing .................................................... 1
What is server-based computing? ............................................................... 1
The benefits of server-based computing ................................................. 1
What are thin clients? .................................................................................. 2
How does it work? ....................................................................................... 3
Server-based computing advantages in a nutshell ................................. 3
Introduction to 2X ThinClientServer ............................................................ 5
What is 2X ThinClientServer? ..................................................................... 5
Which Edition do I need? ............................................................................ 5
Enterprise Edition .................................................................................... 5
Standard Edition...................................................................................... 6
How it works ................................................................................................ 6
Step 1: Booting the thin client: ................................................................ 6
Step 2: 2X ThinClientOS connects to 2X ThinClientServer ..................... 7
2X ThinClientServer components ................................................................ 9
2X ThinClientServer features .................................................................... 10
Installing 2X ThinClientServer on Windows .............................................. 13
System Requirements ............................................................................... 13
Step 1: Run set-up .................................................................................... 13
Installing 2X ThinClientServer on Linux .................................................... 21
System requirements ................................................................................ 21
Step 1: Dependencies ............................................................................... 21
Step 2: (RPM) Install the package ............................................................. 21
Step 2: (DEB) Install the package ............................................................. 21
Step 3: Configure server after installation ................................................. 22
Distributions with SELinux ..................................................................... 26
Distributions with AppArmor .................................................................. 26
Step 4: Open Management Console ......................................................... 26
2X ThinClientServer Startup Configuration............................................... 27
To complete installation of 2X ThinClientServer ........................................ 27
Configuring 2X ThinClientServer ............................................................... 37
Log into 2X ThinClientServer .................................................................... 37
Configuring the Directory Server ............................................................... 38
Desktop Components ................................................................................ 40
User Profiles .............................................................................................. 45
2X ThinClientOS........................................................................................ 49
Preparing the Thin Clients .......................................................................... 51
Introduction ............................................................................................... 51
Thin Client System Requirements ............................................................. 52
Configuring a thin client to boot from a hard disk, USB or flash disk