●VPN (L2TP)
●Ethernet (PPPoE)
Dial-up connection
You can use a
●An enterprise
●An Internet Service Provider (ISP)
NOTE: The
Direct connection
This type of connection allows you to connect directly to another computer through the serial port on the terminal.
NOTE: This option is available only to thin clients with serial ports.
Virtual Private Network (PPTP) connection
Access to the internet requires an Internet Service Provider (ISP). You may use any of the standard means of connecting to the ISP, such as a
You must first establish the connection to the ISP, before contacting the enterprise PPTP VPN server. This includes
Virtual Private Network (L2TP) connection
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) merges Microsoft’s PPTP protocol with Cisco’s Layer Two Forwarding (L2F) protocol. L2TP is basically the same as PPTP; the primary difference is that L2TP supports encryption.
PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection
This is a connection from the thin client Ethernet port directly to the enterprise intranet. No additional hardware is required.
In this configuration all network services may be used, including the enterprise DHCP server. A DHCP server on the network may provide not only the terminal’s IP address, but also the location of the file server containing the software updates.
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