NetLeverage UK ThinPoint Solution Overview Version 2 Copyright 2012 NetLeverage UK

NetLeverage UK ThinPoint Solution Overview Version 2 Copyright 2012 NetLeverage UK

1. ThinPoint solution to Access your Own PC You require your business users to access their own PC in the office remotely from home, Internet café or while away in overseas. Seamless remote access to Desktop or selected applications. Two-Factor Authentication client using any off-the-shelf USB drive. Cloud based, instant VPN connection without making any changes to your network firewall (Compatible with Windows clients and NAT firewalls). No port forwarding or existing VPN is required. PrintPoint simplifies printing for remote users while eliminating the tedious administrative burden of installing and maintaining remote printer drivers on hosts. Remote access from multiple devices such as ipads or iphones or through a USB key. Provides seamless integration of applications to client devices as if they were really installed on those clients. Functions such as ALT+TAB between client and remote applications is supported. Supports client Drive mapping. AES 128 Bit encrypted session connection, provides unbreakable security. Supports client Drive mapping. Allow to copy files between client and server devices, managed by Administrator. Network concurrent licensing. No per PC or user licensing is required. Just number of concurrent connected users at each given time. For instance if you have 100 users but maximum of 20 users may connect at each given time, only 20 ThinPoint licenses are required. Simple Installation in less than 5 minutes.

How to setup: A. Installing License Server and Host Component. 1. Install ThinPoint License server on a dedicated Windows server or Desktop PC. During installation select Custom on component screen and uncheck all components except License Server. 2. Install ThinPoint host component on each PC you wish to access. During installation select Custom on component screen and uncheck License Server only. Later you will be asked to provide the IP address of the license server installed on step 1. B. Creating ThinPoint Universal Client. 3. ThinPoint host component installer will create a Universal Client on any off-the-shelf USB that allows access to that specific PC. 4. Compatible with Windows XP professional, Windows 7 Professional or above with 1GB RAM. 5. Compatible with a NAT firewall to use Universal Client without making any changes to your network firewall. 99% of the current network firewall routers are NAT.

2. Install ThinPoint on a Windows Server to enable Server based Computing and Virtual Application Delivery You already own some Windows Servers and you wish to enable secure and cost-effective server based computing and virtual application delivery while simplifying your network. Seamless remote access to Windows Server Desktops or ThinPoint Published applications on that server. Seamless Application, folder and mapped drive publishing with user and group permission to selected applications with AD and E-Directory support. Performance Improvement when accessing remotely due to ThinPoint feature of sharing the load of the applications processes between the host (server) and the client. CPU utilization management per application per session for much smoother remote user experience. WebPoint feature allows companies to webify any of their ThinPoint server sessions and core business applications in a private, secure and efficient way. Supports client Drive mapping. Allows to copy files between client and server devices, managed by Administrator. Compatible with Thin Client, Windows, Linux and MAC clients. Supports remote multimedia. 100% Support for windows desktop user roaming profile. Works with as little as 10Kb bandwidth. Reduce bandwidth utilization by up to 50% compared to RDP Protocol while increasing connection speed substantially. Two-Factor Authentication client using any off-the-shelf USB drive.

Single-sign-on client. Cloud based, instant VPN connection without any changes to your network firewall (Compatible with Windows clients and NAT firewalls). No port forwarding or existing VPN is required. PrintPoint simplifies printing for remote users while eliminating the tedious administrative burden of installing and maintaining remote printer drivers on hosts. Remote access from multiple devices such as ipads or iphones or through a USB key. AES 128 Bit encrypted session connection, provides unbreakable security. Simple Installation in less than 15 minutes. How to setup: 1. With one Windows Server Install ThinPoint host component and license server on the Windows Server ThinPoint host component installer will create a Universal Client on any offthe-shelf USB that allows access to that specific PC. Compatible with a NAT firewall to use Universal Client without making any changes to your network firewall. 99% of the current network firewall routers are NAT. 2. With Multiple Windows Servers in load balancing mode Install ThinPoint License server on a dedicated Windows server. During installation select Custom option on component screen and uncheck all components except License server. If you wish to use the same server as the ThinPoint load balancer, please also check connection broker and Client Compiler components. Install ThinPoint host components on Windows Server. Skip Universal Client creation as you would need Direct IP Client for this access mode. Following installation, access ThinPoint Provisioning Manager and configure the Connection Broker to access Windows Server. On ThinPoint Provisioning Manager use Direct IP menu to create ThinPoint Direct IP client, specifying the Connection Broker server IP address and port as the server to access. For more info consult ThinPoint quick guide

3. ThinPoint Desktop Virtualisation solution According to a report by Gartner, hosted services accounted for more than 500,000 desktop units as of March 2009, but will grow to 49 million desktop units by 2013, and may make up as much as 40% of the worldwide "professional PC market" by revenue... CIO Magazine, www.cio.com Take your IT into Virtualisation with ThinPoint, delivering customized Virtual Desktops and applications to as many users, centralizing business information and management using nothing more than your existing IT Infrastructure. Independently recommended by Desktop-Virtualization.com (No 1 Desktop Virtualization technology reviviewing site) as the leading Desktop Virtualization solution. No Server hardware or operating system is required. Reduce TCO by turning one single PC into a Virtual Desktop or Application Delivery Server. ThinPoint Desktop Virtualization dramatically reduces IT total cost of ownership and computing power consumption. Coupled with Thin clients and personal access devices you could slash your IT carbon footprint by up to 50%. Provides up to 120 Virtual Desktops per Desktop PC host hardware*. Use ThinPoint load-balancing feature to deploy two or more Virtual Desktop hosts for even greater number of Virtual desktops or application sessions. Enhance application performance improvement since most of them were natively designed to run on desktop environment.

Simplify IT management task by installing, securing and upgrading all your users Desktops and Applications from a Single Windows Desktop OS image. Use ThinPoint to access individual PCs, to publish virtual applications for Windows Services and provide ThinPoint Desktop Virtualization at the same time. Create a Dedicated ThinPoint License Server which will provision ThinPoint user licenses for every concurrent user accessing from inside or outside the Network. ThinPoint s load balancing will optimize the Network performance and improve user s experience. Seamless Desktop or Application publishing with user and group permission to applications with AD and E-Directory support. Single sign-on client. Two-Factor USB Authentication client using any off-the-shelf USB device Cloud based, Plug-n-Play VPN connection without any changes to your network firewall (Compatible with Windows clients and NAT firewalls). No port forwarding or existing VPN is required. Improved remote access performance due to ThinPoint feature of sharing the load of the applications processes between the host and the client. WebPoint feature allows companies to webify any of their desktops and core business applications in a private, secure and efficient way. CPU utilization management per application per session for much smoother remote user experience; Supports client Drive mapping. Allow to copy files between client and server devices; PrintPoint simplifies printing for remote users while eliminating the tedious administrative burden of installing and maintaining remote printer drivers on hosts. Remote access from multiple devices such as ipads or iphones or through a USB key. Seamless remote access to Desktop or Published applications. Compatible with Thin Client, Windows, Linux and MAC clients. AES 128 Bit encrypted session connection, provides unbreakable security. Supports remote multimedia. 100% Support for windows desktop user roaming profile. Works with as little as 10Kb bandwidth. Reduce bandwidth utilization by up to 50% compared with Remote Desktop Protocol. Simple Installation in less than 15 minutes. * Minimum of 4GB RAM is required. How to setup: 1. With one ThinPoint Desktop Virtualization host Install ThinPoint host component and license server on a Windows XP or 7 Desktop PC. ThinPoint host component installer will create a Universal Client on any offthe-shelf USB that allows access to that specific PC. A Windows XP professional, Windows 7 Professional or above with 4GB RAM and 200 GB Hard Disk drive is required.

Compatible with a NAT firewall to use Universal Client without making any changes to your network firewall. 99% of the current network firewall routers are NAT. 2. With Multiple Desktop Virtualization host in load balancing mode Install ThinPoint License server on a dedicated Windows server. During installation select Custom option on component screen and uncheck all components except License server. If you wish to use the same server as the ThinPoint load balancer, please also check connection broker and Client Compiler components. Install ThinPoint host components on ThinPoint Desktop Virtualization host. Skip Universal Client creation as you would need Direct IP Client for this access mode. Following installation, access ThinPoint Provisioning Manager and configure the Connection Broker to access ThinPoint Windows Servers. On ThinPoint Provisioning Manager use Direct IP menu to create ThinPoint Direct IP client, specifying the Connection Broker server IP address and port as the server to access. Windows XP professional, Windows 7 Professional or above with 4GB RAM or 200 GB Hard Disk drive. Compatible with a NAT firewall to use Universal Client without making any changes to your network firewall. 99% of the current network firewall routers are NAT. Please consult ThinPoint quick guide for setting up published applications and permissions.

4. Mixed environment with ThinPoint network floating licensing ThinPoint presents a great value proposition for organizations that require remote access, application delivery and desktop virtualization in an all-in-one low-cost package. In a mixed environment ThinPoint enables remote access to individual PCs, Virtual Applications published from a Windows Server and allows for Desktop Virtualization. All of this enabled by a set of shared ThinPoint concurrent licenses. All the above mentioned benefits plus: Couples Server Based computing and Desktop Virtualisation Solution in one single package at the same time, allowing people to access their own PC and/or server. Create a high availability desktop and applications as a Service environment with ThinPoint Dedicated License Server, ThinPoint Floating Licensing and ThinPoint Load Balancer. How to setup: 1. Install ThinPoint License server on a dedicated Windows server. During installation select Custom on component screen and uncheck all components except License server. 2. Install ThinPoint host component on each PC you wish to access, Windows servers and ThinPoint Desktop Virtualization hosts. During installation select Custom on component screen and just uncheck License Server. Later you will be asked to provide the IP address of the license server installed on step 1.

3. Follow the installation process to create ThinPoint Universal Client. Using each specific client your can access the PCs, Windows Servers or any ThinPoint Desktop virtualization host that you have created the client on. 4. Compatible with a NAT firewall to use Universal Client without making any changes to your network firewall. 99% of the current network firewall routers are NAT.

5. ThinPoint solution for Desktop Virtualization and Application Delivery from the Cloud Desktop virtualization will move towards mainstream adoption in 2010, and by 2011 as many as 16 million desktops could be virtualized... According to My Efficient Planet, http://www.myefficientplanet.com Move all your business desktops and Windows applications to the Cloud and focus on your own business while taking full advantage of the savings and versatility of Cloud Computing. ThinPoint is the simplest; most secure and cost effective solution to do this. All the above mentioned benefits plus: Using ThinPoint Universal client you do not require setting up a VPN on the Cloud. Close all the open ports on your Cloud. ThinPoint doesn t require any port on the server network to function. An open port is the first point of access for a hacker to gain control over your network and Cloud computing environment. As Universal Client doesn t use any IP to access your server on the Cloud, you can easily move your servers from one subnet to another or from one Cloud provider to other. You don t need to change any thing on the client side. Universal Client will find its way to access the server on the new subnet or Cloud service. Benefiting from Cloud service model, turn your IT CAPEX to OPEX, reducing your IT cost of acquisition and ongoing maintenance substantially. Use ThinPoint to deliver your business Desktops and Applications from Cloud.

Use ThinPoint to provide Desktop-as-a-Service (Daas) or Software-as-a-Service (Saas) in a very simple and cost effective manner. Turn your business to a truly connected and accessible enterprise, while reducing your IT footprint. Expand your business cost effectively through a dynamic Cloud based pay-as yougo computing platform. ThinPoint is compatible with all Public and Private Cloud service providers who allow installing Windows server and desktop on their fabric. How to setup: 1. Provision Windows Desktop or Server on your Cloud. We strongly recommend using a 64bit Operating system to allow expanding your Virtual Machine memory beyond Windows 32bit, 4GB memory limit. This way you can increase your Desktop users cost effectively, as you expand. 2. Using Cloud access console, Install ThinPoint host component and license server on your Windows Virtual Machine. 3. Follow the installation process to create ThinPoint Universal Client. copy and distribute this client to your users. 4. Close all the ports on your Cloud network. 5. Your ThinPoint Cloud Desktop or Application Delivery is ready.