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Configure Application Server OWS (Microsoft Remote Desktop Services) Chapter 4
Configure Remote Desktop
Services The Application Server OWS provides PlantPAx users with an alternative to the
standard OWS client machine (physical or virtual). The AppServ-OWS uses
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) technology to serve multiple
instances of the OWS from a single server Virtual Template. This architecture is
ideal for PlantPAx users wishing to use Thin Clients as Operator Work Stations.
Microsoft RDS (formerly known as Terminal Services) is a standard Role
built into the Windows Server family of operating systems that allows remote
access to applications and data on a remote computer over a network.
It can be used as an administrative tool to connect to a remote machine and
perform maintenance tasks, or as a thin client solution to let remote clients to
execute applications or even access the entire desktop of the host server.
The thin client solution is a transparent system that runs applications and
performs data processing and storage functions on a remote computer to
minimize the amount of information traveling across your network. While
multiple sessions can run on a single server, each user can see only their individual
session. Only the user interface is shown on client, user input from client is
redirected over the network to the remote desktop session. User's desktops are
transmitted to clients for display by using terminal emulation software. Similarly,
the software sends command functions such as keyboard inputs and mouse clicks
across the network between the client and the server.
The PlantPax AppServ-OWS has been pre-configured with the Microsoft
Remote Desktop server role and the FTView SE Client 7.0 application. This
configuration provides a thin client solution for FactoryTalk View SE Clients
that lets users, with the proper credentials, to login into the AppServ-OWS and
run the FactoryTalk View SE Client application.
IMPORTANT A valid FactoryTalk activation is still required for each instance of the OWS that
is in use.