Tadpole M1400, Getting Started Manual

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The Sun Ray computing model components
The thin client notebook unit
The Tadpole M1400 is an example of a thin client notebook. The thin client is a stateless
device through which users can access data and applications that reside on a secure server.
No data is stored on the thin client.
The Sun Ray Server
With the release of the Sun Ray Server Software 3.0, Sun Ray Servers can be Solaris or Linux
based. The Sun Ray Server manages user authentication and user sessions that run on the
thin clients. User sessions, data, and applications reside on the server. Multiple servers can be
configured for failover, back ups, and load balancing. Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 and above
is recommended for the Tadpole M1400 Thin Client notebook. However, all models are
supported on version 3.1 of Sun Rays Server Software.
An interconnection fabric
The interconnection fabric is comprised of the network components that connect the thin
clients to the server. The Tadpole M1400 has a 10/100 Ethernet port as well as a built in
wireless card for wireless connections. In addition, the Tadpole M1400 supports a number of
mobile broadband devices via the Express card/54 slot or USB ports. (Optional configuration,
dependent on locality. Devices not bundled as standard.) For a list of the supported devices,
see
ftp://ftp.tadpole.com/support/Thin_Client/M1400/3G_devices.pdf .
The Tadpole M1400 also supports a virtual private network, or VPN, which supports features
to allow communication across the network that is secured through authentication and
encryption. A list of these is available in the section titled
Configuring VPN on the Tadpole
M1400 .