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Can both users use the same program at the same time?
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Most software products will allow all users to open and edit different documents at the same time, using the same program. Each user can also use different software products concurrently. Please note that users who intend to run the software products concurrently on the OfficeStation(s) and host PC are advised to review the Software Products' End User License Agreement.
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Can both users surf the Internet at the same time?
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Yes, one of the best features of OfficeStation is that all users can surf the Internet independently from each other using a modem or broadband connection and one Internet Service Provider account.
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Will multiple users of a single program make my computer work slower?
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Most applications, once booted up, will run nearly as fast as with one user including internet communications. Activities that place the most demand on the computer's resources may experience some slowing, but most users will notice little difference in speed or performance. Please check your current Windows Task Manager' Performance for monitoring your CPU computing resource availability. In most cases, you are only using less than 15% of your host PC' CPU computing power. Only in cases of heavy processing applications, (CAD/CAE graphics application or video editing) more memory for your host PC is highly recommended to achieve optimal computing results.
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How can I increase my overall performance?
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Overall performance can be improved depending on your host's PC configuration. Increased memory size, a faster hard-drive and CPU will increase overall performance for both host PC and individual OfficeStation terminals.
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Do I need to buy additional software licenses?
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Streaming S/W processing utilized by Net Star is already approved in many countries to run the software through host-pc if you have enough S/W license.
Although OfficeStation does not require any additional software programs to be installed other than the OfficeStation install program for the host-PC, additional software licenses may be required by the application software that's installed on your host PC. Please kindly check your Software End User License Agreement. Users who intend to run software products concurrently on OfficeStation and host PC are advised to do the following:
(a) Review the Software Products' End User License Agreement to check if you are authorized to run multiple instance/sessions, using a single copy of the software products simultaneously on your OfficeStation terminal and your host PC and/or (b) Check with the software provider for such usage and/or similar usages. |
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Can the host PC user track and monitor your activities on your OfficeStation terminal?
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Yes and No. Depending on if you have administrator rights are not, the host PC user can not track and monitor your OfficeStation terminal. Security options provided by Windows XP/2000 allow each OfficeStation to be monitored or not monitored. Each user can have private storage space on host PC if host PC has NTFS formatted hard disk instead of FAT32.
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When both users open the same file, can they save the file at the same time?
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It depends on the types of applications you are running. Some applications will provide full read and write privileges to the user who opens or accesses the file first, the other users may then have read only privilege. This is same situation where many people access the file on the network hard-disk (NAS).
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How can I prevent other OfficeStation users from shutting down my OfficeStation unit?
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The Security Policy Settings in Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Edition allows the host PC (Administrator) to control certain user's privileges, as well as control certain actions allowed for each user account. Administrators can modify the security-relevant settings on the host PC, including users' rights to shut down Windows, by configuring the Local Security Policy settings.
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