WinTMC Installation

WinTMC is a Windows fat client program that can be installed on a traditional computer. When the program is launched, it will connect to ThinManager, recieve its configuration, and connect to a terminal server and start a session. WinTMC has a major advantage over the traditional RDP client in that the WinTMC is controlled and configured in ThinMaanger and has the properties of an ACP ThinManager Ready Thin Client, including the ability to use failover, instant failover, terminal server groups, SmartSession, and MultiSession.

Note: Do not install the WinTMC client on the ThinManager Server.

The installation of the WinTMC client is similar to the setup of ThinManager. See ThinManager installation for a more detailed Tech Note.

Using the Add/Remove Progam is a good idea regardless of the operationg system. Select Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs to open the Add/Remove Programs dialog box.

Add/Remove Programs
Add/Remove Programs

Select the CD or Floppy button on the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box to open the Installation wizard. The wizard will prompt for the insertion of the ThinManager CD. When the CD is inserted, the wizard will ask for the path to the setup program. Use the Browse button to navigate to the ThinManager CD.

WinTMC
ThinManager CD Directories

The ThinManager CD has four directories. The WinTMC setup is in the WinTMC folder.

WinTMC
WinTMC Installation Path

The setup program path is X:\WinTMC\setup.exe, where "X" is the CD-ROM drive that contains the ThinManager CD.

Enter the path, or select the Browse button and select setup.exe through Explorer, and continue with the wizard.

WinTMC Options
WinTMC Installation - Feature Selection

A Select Features box will open that displays the available components of WinTMC.

The two options in WinTMC are:

  • WinTMC - This is the client application that needs to be installed to use the client.
  • WinTMC Shadow Service - This optional program allows the PC to be shadowed from within ThinManager by authorized users. This will work even when the WinTMC isn't active.

Check the desired components and select Next to finish the install.

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(Updated 11/14/2008)