Set up an RDP-over-LAN connected station in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012

Set up an RDP-over-LAN connected station in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
An RDP-over-LAN connected station is a thin client, traditional desktop, or laptop computer that connects to MultiPoint Server on a local area network (LAN) by using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). For more information about this and other station types, see MultiPoint Server Stations (http://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj916411.aspx).
To set up a MultiPoint Server station using a computer or thin client on a LAN
1. Turn on the computer that is running Windows MultiPoint Server 2012.
2. Ensure that the MultiPoint Server computer is connected to the LAN by a switch, router, or other networking device and has a proper IP address. (An IP address that starts with 169.254 (an APIPA address) might indicate there is an issue with the LAN connection or that the DHCP server can’t be reached or is not functioning correctly.)
3. Connect the client computer or thin client to the LAN.
4. Turn on the client computer or thin client.
5. On the client computer or thin client, start Remote Desktop Connection or an equivalent application, and enter the name or IP address of the computer running MultiPoint Server.
| Activate Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 and add CALs
To enable users to use stations in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012, you must obtain and install a Client Access License (CAL) for each station. If you're using an evaluation version of Windows MultiPoint Server 2012, you might need to activate MultiPoint Server before proceeding.
Activate an evaluation version of Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
If you are using an evaluation version of Windows MultiPoint Server 2012, you might need to activate MultiPoint Server before obtaining CALs. You can use your evaluation version for 180 days before activation is required. At that point, you must purchase the released version of Windows MultiPoint Server to continue using your system. After you purchase the released version, you can use the product key from the Volume Licensing Service Center or your reseller to convert your evaluation setup to the full released product.
You can activate your MultiPoint Server system online or by phone.
To activate an evaluation version of MultiPoint Server online
1. From the Start screen, type Activation, and then click Windows Activation in the results.
2. Click Activate with a new key.
3. Enter your new product key as instructed, and click OK.
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For more information about activation, search for What is activation in Windows Help and Support. (To open Windows Help and Support, hold down the Windows key, and press F1.)
Add a client access license (CAL) for each station
You must obtain a client access license (CAL) for each station that is connected to the computer running Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 and then install the CALs in MultiPoint Server. If you are using station virtual desktops instead of physical stations, you must install a CAL for each station virtual desktop.
To add client access licenses (CALs) in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
1. Purchase a client license for each station that is connected to your Windows MultiPoint 2012 computer. For more information about purchasing CALs, see How to Buy MultiPoint Server (http://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj916397.aspx).
2. From the Start screen, open MultiPoint Manager.
3. Click the Home tab, and then click Add client access licenses.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to add the CALs.
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For more information about managing CALs, see Add or Remove Client Access Licenses in Windows MultiPoint Manager Help.
Install software on your Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 system
When you are logged on as an administrative user, you can install new programs either in console mode or, from a station, in station mode. However, we recommend that you install programs in console mode.
You can install new software on the computer running MultiPoint Server so that all users can run the software, or so that only you can use the software, depending on the installation and licensing options of the software.
1. Log on to the MultiPoint Server computer as an administrator.
2. On the Start page, open MultiPoint Manager.
3. Click the Home tab, and then click Switch to console mode.
4. Log on as an administrator, and install your applications.
5. After you finish installing applications, switch the computer back to station mode. To do this, on the Home tab, click Switch to station mode.
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Optional configuration tasks for a Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 deployment
Topics in this section explain how to perform optional configuration tasks on your Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 system.
In this section
Set up a split-screen station in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
Add printers in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
Enable access over a wireless LAN in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
Create Windows 7 or Windows 8 Enterprise virtual desktops for stations
Change the display language in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
Set up a split-screen station in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
Use the procedures in this topic to set up a split-screen station that two users can use simultaneously in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 and to return a split-screen station to a single station.
About split-screen stations
Any monitor that has a resolution greater than 1024x768, when connected to a station that supports the split-screen feature, can be split into two stations in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012. After a station is split, the desktop that the monitor had displayed moves to the left half of the screen, and a new station is displayed on the right half of the screen. To finish creating the new station, you will need to map a keyboard, mouse, and USB hub to the station. After a station is split, a user can log on to the left station while another user logs on to the right station.
Split-screen stations have several benefits:
You can reduce cost and space by accommodating more students on a MultiPoint Server system.
Two students can collaborate together, side by side, on a project.
A teacher can demonstrate a procedure on one station while a student follows along on the other station.
The following illustration shows a MultiPoint Server system with a split screen station (on the right).
MultiPoint Server system with a split screen station
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