The Harn Museum of Art also uses Remote Desktop (Windows XP) to give user's access to their computers. Once logged in to their machines users can run TMS. Remote desktop is done over a secure VPN connection (RRAS/PPTP). Everyone using Remote desktop has a DSL/Cable connection with a minimum 1.5mbps download speed. Another alternative is to install the TMS client on the remote computer, map the drives and use the VPN for network connectivity to the TMS database. The second alternative has a lot less throughput overhead - so it shouldn't be too painful for users with modems.
-Dwight
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Dwight Bailey
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
SW 34th Street and Hull Road
PO Box 112700
Gainesville, FL 32611-2700
Phone: 352 392 9826
Fax: 352 392 3892
www.harn.ufl.edu
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From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Grant
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TMS Remote Connection
The Diebenkorn Catalogue Raisonné project uses Microsoft Remote Desktop
support for all of its TMS users. They are able to connect from any
location where their research takes them. The Remote Desktop client
software is free from Microsoft and runs on either PC or Mac, so our
staff doesn't even have to take their own laptops with them if they can
get on someone's workstation.
While we haven't tried connecting from Albania we haven't had any
problems from Western Europe and Mexico. Users who connect from
locations without broadband availability have been using satellite
connections. It is fairly slow, but we have made it work.
Feel free to contact me directly for further information.
Richard Grant
The Richard Diebenkorn Catalogue Raisonné Project
3200 College Avenue #2
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-428-1400
510-459-4556 (mobile)
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-----Original Message-----
From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Vahagn Marabyan
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: TMS Remote Connection
Hi Folks,
I wonder if anyone could help us by providing some guidance.
We are new to TMS, and have a plan of its remote implementation. Our
server is in Minneapolis, MN and remote connections will be established
from Florida, Europe and Armenia (Armenia has a limited internet
bandwidth - especially for uplink). Since we have had a bad remote
experience by VPN connection from Florida, we were advised to think of
implementing Citrix Server or Windows Terminal Server. I browsed the
archives of the TMS users' listserv, and found that either Citrix or
Windows Terminal server has been implemented for remote connection
purposes, although our case is somehow different, and we need to
establish an inter-continental TMS connection: U.S.-Europe-Armenia.
Could you please share your thoughts regarding this idea by suggesting a
reasonable choice of remote connection software? Do you have any idea
what this would cost us for maintaining 3 simultaneous users (for
Citrix, Windows Terminal, and other type of Server software)?
Also, how do you manage local printing jobs in TMS remote connection?
This is really a vital issue for us, and your support will greatly be
appreciated.
Thank you very much.
Respectfully,
Vahagn Marabyan
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