Administrator Guide

Establishing a Server Environment
This section contains information on the network architecture and enterprise server environment needed to provide network and session
services for your thin client. It includes:
• Understanding how to congure your network services
• Using Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP)
• DHCP Options
• Using Domain Name System (DNS)
• About Citrix Studio
• About VMware Horizon View Manager Services
Topics:
• Understanding how to congure your Network Services
• Using Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP)
• DHCP Options
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• About Citrix Studio
• About VMware Horizon View Manager
Understanding how to congure your Network
Services
Network services provided to thin clients can include DHCP, FTP le services, and DNS. Conguring your network services depends on the
availability in your environment, designing and managing it.
You can congure your network services using:
• Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP)
• Domain Name System (DNS)
Using Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP)
A thin client is initially congured to obtain its IP address and network congurations from a DHCP server. A DHCP server provides the IP
address or DNS name of the FTP server and the FTP root-path location of software in Microsoft.msi form for access through the DHCP
upgrade process.
DHCP is recommended to congure and upgrade thin clients as it saves time and eorts needed to complete these processes locally on
multiple thin clients. If a DHCP server is not available, xed IP addresses can be assigned and must be entered locally for each device.
A DHCP server can also provide the IP address of the WDM server. For more information, WDM software for Remote Administration.
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