Network Computing Devices 300 What is a Windows-based Terminal?, What is a client?, Topic See

CHAPTER 1

NCD ThinSTAR 300 Basics

This chapter describes your NCD ThinSTAR 300 Windows-based Terminal (WBT) basic operating procedures. This chapter contains these topics:

Topic	See
“What is a Windows-based Terminal?”	page 1-1
“Start-Up Options”	page 1-2
“Using the Connection Manager”	page 1-11
“Logging Off”	page 1-13

What is a Windows-based Terminal?

Your NCD ThinSTAR 300 Windows-based Terminal is a simple thin client device that allows you to use Microsoft Windows applications running on Windows NT servers (configured with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition) or Citrix ICA servers. In the context of this manual, Terminal Server refers to the Microsoft server software, Terminal Server host refers to the server computer.

Once you connect to a Terminal Server host or Citrix ICA server and log on, the server’s desktop displays on your terminal screen. Using the desktop is the same as using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.

What is a client?

A client is an application (software) or device that can communicate over a network with a server (a powerful computer). A “thin” client is very simple software that communicates with a very powerful server.

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