Windows Configuration Notes; Client Access License (Cal) Installation - NComputing L300 User Manual

Windows Configuration Notes
The following are some initial Windows configuration notes to be aware of.
OS Settings: The Windows Power Options setting should be configured to "High Performance"
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(under Control Panel > Hardware > Power options). Microsoft's default power settings give a
false impression that vSpace Server CPU utilization is much higher than on previous 32-bit
operating systems.
Windows 7 Desktop Theme: If you install the Windows Server 2008 R2 "Desktop Experience"
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feature, start the "Themes" system service and set it to autostart, then each individual can
"personalize" their virtual desktop to use a Windows 7- themed interface. However, remote
sessions do not support the Aero "window transparency" feature for overlapping windows.
Client Access License (CAL) Installation
For multi-user applications, in addition to installing and activating the Windows Server operating system
license on the host system, you need to acquire two types of client access licenses. First, standard
Windows Server CALs for each user or device are needed. Second, you will also need to install Remote
Desktop Services CALs (RDS-CALs) when running on Windows Server or Windows MultiPoint Server CALs
(WMS-CALs) when running on Windows MultiPoint Server for each user or device accessing the system.
For Windows Server operating systems, you will need to first add the Remote Desktop Licensing Server
role (provided with the operating system) to at least one host in your environment.
After you install the licensing server on a particular host, you will use the Remote Desktop Licensing
Manager application to activate the server and add RDS CALs. Other hosts in your environment can then
point to this license server. For Windows MultiPoint Server, the licensing server component is pre-
installed and you can simply use the MultiPoint Manager application to enter in your WMS CALs (instead
of using the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager which does not accept WMS CALs). For further details
on setting up the license server and installing CALs, please refer to your respective operating system
documentation.
For more information on Windows licensing requirements, please visit:
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