HP Neoware c50 NeoLinux Thin Clients User Manual - Page 10
Topics covered, What is a Thin Client Appliance?, A new way to use Windows, ezConnect, The appendix
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Introduction Topics covered Neoware recommends that you read the chapters in this manual in order. The main topics covered are: • Unpacking and setting up your thin client. • Configuring your thin client for your network. • Changing settings on your thin client. • Creating and using connections to servers, mainframes, and intra- nets. The appendix, Advanced Neolinux Configurations, provides additional topics that you may need to know. What is a Thin Client Appliance? A new way to use Windows Thin clients (also called "thin client appliances") are smart devices that provide access to programs running on network servers. Once a connection is made to a server, depending on the version of software installed, you can use your favorite Windows programs such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop in the familiar Windows desktop, connect to LINUX/UNIX servers, mainframes and minicomputers via telnet, terminal emulations, and X Window connections, and connect to intranet / Internet applications through a Web browser. Generally as you work, your thin client sends keystrokes and mouse clicks to the server, which responds with screen updates for your monitor. Most of the processing occurs on the server. Due to the speed of modern computer networks, this exchange happens as fast as, and frequently faster than, processing on a personal computer. Thin clients aren't difficult to use. If you know how to use a personal computer, or even if you don't, you can use a thin client. ezConnect Neoware ezConnect, the NeoLinux connection manager, consists of a simple, easy, and highly customizable user interface for Linux that 10 What is a Thin Client Appliance?