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THINMANAGER 4 TECH NOTES MENU

Intro | Manuals | Setup | Installation | Licensing | Configuration

Display Servers | Display Clients | Hardware | Failover

Modules | Reports | Schedule | Shadowing WinTMC

Security | Microsoft | HMIs | Miscellaneous | Troubleshooting

This is the source for current information on the ThinManager 4.0 product.
To find information on older versions click this ThinManager 3.0 Archive link.

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 INTRO [Back To Top]

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How can I get the most help in the fewest words? 1.2 ThinManual4
What is ThinManager? 1.2 ThinManagerOverview.pdf
What is new in ThinManager? 1.4 WhatsNew.pdf
How has ThinManager changed from version to version? 1.3 EvolutionOfThinManager.pdf
What should I do before deploying ThinManager? 2.1 PrePlanning.pdf
What is the terminology used? 1.3 Definitions.pdf

SETUP [Back To Top]

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What should I do before deploying ThinManager? 2.1 PrePlanning.pdf

INSTALLATION [Back To Top]

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How do I set up ThinManager? 2.1 SetupOverview.pdf
How do I upgrade ThinManager? - Summary 4.6 UpgradeSummary.pdf
How do I upgrade ThinManager? - Full Version 4.6 Upgrading.pdf
How do I install ThinManager? 3.1 InstallThinManager.pdf
How do I install the WinTMC fat client? 3.1.1 InstallWinTMC.pdf
How do I install new firmware? 7.3.4 InstallFirmware.pdf
I can't find my hardware in the list. 7.3.5 InstallTermCap.pdf

LICENSES [Back To Top]

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What licenses are there? 4.1 LicenseTypes.pdf
What is a Master License? 4.1 MasterLicenses.pdf
Brief description of licensing? 4.1 MasterLicensesShort.pdf
What is a Demo Code? DemoCode.pdf
How can I tell if my TM3 licenses are ready to upgrade? 4.5 CheckForUpgrade.pdf
How can I activate licenses without the Internet?   ActivateWithoutInternet.pdf
What are redundant licenses? 5.1 RedundantLicenses.pdf
How can I use a backup ThinManager Server? 5.2 RedundantThinManagerServers.pdf
How do I automatically synchronize two Thinmanagers? 9.2.2 AutoSync.pdf
How do I manually synchronize two Thinmanagers? 9.2.4 ManualSync.pdf

CONFIGURATION [Back To Top]

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How do you configure ThinManager? 9.1 WizardOverview.pdf
How do you configure terminals? 10.1 TerminalConfiguration.pdf
How do you configure groups of terminals? 10.2 TerminalGroups.pdf
How do you configure terminal servers? 9.2 TerminalServerConfiguration.pdf
How do you configure the ThinManager Server? 9.3 ThinManagerServerConfiguration.pdf
How do you configure DNS in ThinManager? 9.4 DNS_Configuration.pdf

DISPLAY SERVERS [Back To Top]

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What is a Terminal Server Display Server and how do I set them up? 11.1 TerminalServer_DS_Configuration.pdf
How do I set up Camera Display Servers? 11.2 Camera_DisplayServer.pdf

DISPLAY CLIENTS (Application Groups)[Back To Top]

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What is a Display client? 12 DisplayClientOverview.pdf
What happened to Application Groups and Terminal Server Groups? 12.2 TerminalServicesDisplayClients.pdf
How do I deploy applications? 12.2 AppLinkDisplayClient.pdf
How do I do load balancing among servers? 12.2 SmartSession.pdf
Can I run multiple sessions or display clients? 12.2  
How do I switch between Multiple sessions? 16  
How do I display the camera feed on a thin client? 12.3 Camera_DisplayClient.pdf
How do I add camera feed to an existing application? 12.3.2 CameraOverlays.pdf
What is Tiling? 16.1 SessionTiling.pdf
How do I switch between Multiple sessions with a touch screen?    
How can I override settigns for applications? 10.1.4.1 OverrideApp.pdf

HARDWARE [Back To Top]

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How can terminals boot from two ThinManager Servers? 8.2 RedundantThinManagerServers.pdf
How do touch screens work on dual monitors? 14.15 DualTouchScreen.pdf
How do I calibrate touch screens 7.4.8 TouchCalibration.pdf
What widescreen (16:9) modes are available?   WidescreenModes.pdf
How do you get sound to work? 14.13 Sound.pdf
Static or DHCP IP Addressing? 8.2 StaticOrDHCP.pdf
How do I add new hardware to an older version of ThinManager? NewHardware.pdf
How do I use IP Cameras? 11.2 & 12.3 IPCameras_All.pdf or Camera_DisplayServer.pdf and Camera_DisplayClient.pdf

FAILOVER [Back To Top]

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MODULES [Back To Top]

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What is the difference between a Video and Video2 module? 14.16

VideoModules.pdf

REPORTS [Back To Top]

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How can I get a report about ThinManager components? 7.5.3, 7.3.3, & 19

Reports.pdf

Can I the logo on reports? 19.7

ReportLogoChange.pdf

SCHEDULE [Back To Top]

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How do I schedule a terminal? 18.1

TerminalSchedules.pdf

How do I schedule a terminal server? 18.2 TerminalServerSchedules.pdf
How do I schedule TermSecurel? 18.4 TermSecureSchedules.pdf
How do I schedule a ThinManager Serverl? 18.3 ThinManagerServerSchedules.pdf
How do I automatically backup my configuration?    

SHADOWING [Back To Top]

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How to shadow? 21.1 Shadowing.pdf
How to shadow from a terminal? 12.4 Terminal2TerminalShadow.pdf
     

 

WINTMC [Back To Top]

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Why can't I connect using WinTMC?   WinTMC_ConnectionIssues.pdf
What keystrokes are useful with WinTMC? 26.3 AlternateKeystrokes.pdf

SECURITY [Back To Top]

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How do I control access to ThinManager functions?  

ThinManagerSecurityGroups.pdf

MICROSOFT [Back To Top]

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Can I use Windows 2008 Server? - Summary 2008ServerSummary.pdf
Can I use Windows 2008 Server? - Details 2008ServerTips.pdf
What commands are useful in terminal services? 26.2 Commands.pdf
What keystrokes are useful with WinTMC? 26.3 AlternateKeystrokes.pdf
What do I need to know about Microsoft Terminal Services? 26.1 MS_TerminalServices.pdf
What is RDP like without Thinmanager?   RDPConfiguration.pdf

HMI [Back To Top]

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How do I deploy iFix in an industrial environment?   iFix_TSE_Deployment.pdf
How do I deploy InTouch applications?   InTouchDeployment.pdf

MISCELLANEOUS [Back To Top]

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Can I use Citrix with ThinManager? 15.1 CitrixICA.pdf
How do I send a message to a terminal? 7.4.9 SendMessages.pdf
What does the TermMon ActiveX do? 25 ActiveXFunction.pdf
What data does the TermMon ActiveX provide? 25 ActiveXData.pdf
How do I use IP Camerasl? 11.2 & 12.3 IPCameras.pdf
What about mapped drives ? MappedDrives.pdf

TROUBLESHOOTING [Back To Top]

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How can I troubleshoot an issue?   Troubleshooting.pdf
I get DCOM errors in my event log.   DCOM_Issues.pdf
What version do I have? 6.5.1 VersionNumbers.pdf
I'm having connection problems.   ConnectionTroubleshooting.pdf
What ports do I need open?   NetworkPorts.pdf
I have trouble connecting XP ThinManagers.   XP_DCOM_Issues.pdf
My screen saver requires a login to clear.   ScreenSaver.pdf

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(Updated 2/17/2010)