3.
Installing 2X ThinClientServer on Windows
System
Requirements
Before you install 2X ThinClientServer, please ensure
that you meet all the following requirements
- Windows
2000/2003/2008 server or Windows 2000/XP.
- 256
MB of RAM or more
- 800
MHz processor or higher
- Approximately
120MB of free space for each 2X ThinClientOS you plan to
upload.
Step
1: Run set-up
- Run
set-up by double-clicking on the file
ThinClientOS-6_x-setup.exe.
Screenshot 1: 2X ThinClientServer setup wizard
- After
the welcome screen loads, click Next to start
installation.
Screenshot
2: License Agreement
- In
the License Agreement dialog box, review the License Agreement and click
‘I Agree’ to continue with the
installation.
Screenshot 3: Choosing the installation folder
- Choose
the destination for 2X ThinClientServer and click ‘Next’. 2X
ThinClientServer will need a minimum of approximately 50 MB of free hard disk
space.
Screenshot 4: Choosing the IP addresses for the service to
listen on
- If
you have multiple network cards, or multiple IP addresses on one network card,
setup will ask you for the IP address to which the 2X ThinClientServer must
bind. Selecting Auto will let the
system decide which is the default IP address to use by the
ThinClientServer.
Screenshot 5: Setting the database credentials
- Setup
will ask you for the username and password that will be used to connect to the
2X ThinClientServer database. Click Install to start the
installation.
- Setup
will now copy all files and install the necessary
services.
Setup
will have installed the following new services:
- 2X
ThinClientServer Management Console (web-based)
- 2X
TFTPd
- 2X
DHCP Helper
- MySQL
Windows
XP Service Pack 2:
Please
note that Windows XP Service Pack 2 has the Windows Firewall enabled by default,
and the first time a Web Server is installed (such as 2X ThinClientServer
Management Console), will request the user to confirm whether to continue
blocking “Apache HTTP Server”. It will be necessary to click the
“Unblock” button on this dialog for the Management Console to
function correctly.
Screenshot 6: Choose Server configuration in a Farm
scenario
- Set-up
will ask you whether you want to create a 2X ThinClientServer farm or join an
existing farm. If this is the first time you are installing 2X ThinClientServer,
choose “Create Farm”. If you want to add a 2X ThinClientServer to an
existing installation to improve the deployment of thin clients in large
installations, then choose “Join Farm” and enter the IP address of
the 2X ThinClientServer hosting the farm as the Master Hostname (typically the
first 2X ThinClientServer). The Slave External IP is the address which will be
used by the Master to communicate to the slave machine that you are currently
installing. If there is port forwarding configured to redirect traffic to the
slave TCS, enter the address of the external IP of the gateway at the remote
site. The Slave Internal IP should be the IP address which will be used by your
ThinClients to boot against the
ThinClientServer.
Firewall
Issues:
Please
note that for a member server to join a farm successfully, it will be necessary
to ensure that TCP connections on port 943 to the 2X ThinClientServer hosting
the farm can be established.
Screenshot 7: Initiating the replication process from the
Master Server...
This step is optional
depending on if you chose to join an existing farm. You must now enter the
credentials to connect to the Web Based Management Console which have been
previously configured on the Master Server. This will then initiate the
replication process and pull all the settings and files from the Master Server.
This can take a bit of time depending on the amount of bandwidth available
between sites.
Screenshot 8: Waiting for the user to complete
configuration ...
- You
must now connect to the 2X ThinClientServer Management Console. Follow the steps
shown during installatin to start configuring your Management Console. Please
refer to Chapter 5
- Initial Configuration of 2X ThinClientServer for detailed initial
configuration
information.
You
may launch the Management Console at any time for further configuration by
starting a web browser and enter the name of the machine on which 2X
ThinClientServer is installed on port 980. (For example:
http://thinserver.2x.com:980)
- Now
that setup is complete you can start using your new 2X
ThinClientServer. Click the
“Finish” button to close the installation
wizard.
Screenshot 9: Completing the 2X ThinClientServer
Installation procedure.
