How Do I Create a Mobile Thin Client?
If such a device is to operate satisfactorily, the optional or subsequently installed thin client OS must also support all necessary hardware functions.
Valley Cottage, August 3, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Thin clients are most commonly known as stationary end devices which connect the user to a centralized IT environment or externally hosted applications and desktops. To date, mobile thin clients have not become so well established. However, this could change soon.
Limitations of notebook thin clients
The notebook thin clients previously available from specific manufacturers are produced in small numbers, making them relatively expensive. Up until now, the choice of mobile thin clients available has therefore been limited. The fact that mobile thin clients are normally not available with different keyboard layouts is a problem for international firms in particular. This goes against most businesses' desire for client standardization.
Alternative to notebook thin clients
Since individual manufacturers began offering their operating system for thin clients independently of hardware, entirely new possibilities for potential users of mobile thin clients have arisen. Now, even notebook platforms which are typically supplied with Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 can be converted into a mobile thin client. If such a device is to operate satisfactorily, the optional or subsequently installed thin client OS must also support all necessary hardware functions. These are, in particular, battery management including battery level indicator, advanced graphics modes and WLAN support.
Converting notebooks into mobile thin clients
On the operating system side, notebooks can be standardized very easily with the help of software tools such as the IGEL Universal Desktop Converter 2 (UDC2). The UDC2 installs the widespread IGEL Linuxthin client operating system on virtually any hardware with the x86 architecture. As the installation medium, IGEL supplies USB tokens which contain not only the software itself but also the ordered licenses. Installation on the notebook takes place via booting from a USB token, DVD or USB stick. For network-based installation of the thin clients, IGEL provides the UDC Deployment Appliance. To save time, the licenses are then distributed from the USB token via the IGEL UMS server.
Tailor-made mobile thin clients
Owing to the lean IGEL Linux thin client operating system, the hardware requirements for the IGEL UDC2 are remarkably low. An SSD with 4 GB and 1 GB RAM are all that is needed. In view of this fact, not only needs-based but also very low-cost mobile thin clients can be created. These meet many different requirements and can also be remote managed in a standardized manner.
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