Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 17
Figure 6. The IBM Network Station Series 1000
The IBM Network Station Series 1000 (Figure 6) is the Java-focused network
computer. It delivers powerful support for running Java applications while
simultaneously accessing familiar graphical Windows and character-based
applications. It’s the thin client choice for organizations that are implementing
Java- and Internet-oriented application architectures and it comes with the
Java-based Lotus eSuite software.
3.1.1 IBM Network Station Manager
The Network Station ships with Network Station Manager, paired client and
server software that includes a user interface, emulators, a browser, Java Virtual
Machine, and other features.
The IBM Network Station Manager software provides for management,
administration, and authentication of the IBM Network Station. It provides a
customized environment with discrete or simultaneous access to:
• Windows (ICA), UNIX, 5250, 3270, and ASCII terminal-based applications
• Internet and intranet applications and data
• JVM 1.1.6
• IBM Netfinity servers, AS/400, RS/6000, S/390 and other PC server types.
Network Station Manager Version 1, Release 3 is the industry-standard for
managing first-generation IBM Network Station thin clients. Network Station
Manager Version 1, Release 3 (NSM V1R3) is IBM’s industry-leading thin client
management and administration software that enables centralized, server-based
set up and configuration for all Network Station Series 100s, 300s, and 1000s in
an enterprise. An administrator can access Network Station Manager from any
location on the network to create and manage user-specific desktop
environments and access privileges, and to control all Network Station
applications and access to server resources such as disk files and printers.
More information regarding the IBM Network Station and the IBM Network Station
Manager can be obtained from the following Web site:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/networkstation/
For deploying the IBM Network Station, we highly recommend that you obtained
the IBM redbook,
IBM Network Station Manager Release 3 Guide for Windows
NT
, SG24-5221. This redbook can be obtained from the following Web site in
PDF format:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/