The NetMan function list
Integration of applications
| Published applications | Enterprise-wide application service. |
| Station-based application publishing | Enterprise-wide application service, limited to specified stations or station groups. |
| Published content Cross-media management | Enterprise-wide service of URLs, applications and optical media on the Windows desktop or in the Start menu, or on the homepage. The same operating procedures and a uniform interface are used for management of both applications and content. |
| Seamless integration into the Windows Desktop | Integration of applications and content through shortcuts on the desktop and/or as items in the Start menu. |
| Application-specific session parameters | Settings for sound, color depth and window options can be defined automatically when a session is opened. |
| Content redirection | File associations link file types with applications, so that double-clicking on a file on the local machine automatically opens the file in the associated application. Similarly, protocol associations link files to protocols (e.g., ´mailto`). |
| Dynamic desktop elements | Dynamic creation/deletion of shortcuts on the user desktop and items in the start menu, dependent on user rights and application availability. |
| NetMan Start menu | NetMan`s own Start menu on Windows 8, which shows only NetMan-configured applications. The Windows homepage and Windows application launches are suppressed. |
| Role-based user view | Which desktop elements NetMan shows is dependent on user/station rights, NT, NDS, ADS or LDAP rights; station names and groups, IP-addresses and host names. |
| Point-and-click application integration | A simple point-and-click is all it takes to integrate applications into NetMan. And it`s just as easy to expand them with NetMan scripts for additional functions, such as granting access to resources, or connecting a drive. No knowledge of programming is necessary for creating NetMan scripts. |
| Integration of CDs and DVDs | NetMan provides direct access to Virtual CD products, with full functionality. |
| Integrated license management | Create and control software licenses for all applications published by NetMan. |
| License queue | If no “concurrent use“ licenses are available when a given application is called, a queue is formed automatically. The application will start automatically, too, once a license becomes available. |
| Virtualized applications | Support for virtualized applications published, for example, using Microsoft App-V. Virtualized applications can be called by scripts in order to apply your NetMan monitoring, statistics and licensing settings. |
Extensions for Remote Desktop Session Hosts
| Support for client operating systems | Windows 8.1, Windows 10 in the two latest versions |
| Support for thin clients | Integration of thin clients using the native Microsoft RDP client. |
| Pass-through authentication Single Sign On | Local login data automatically passed to the session host with the application call. |
| Seamless windows | Applications running in remote desktop sessions are smoothly integrated into local windows. |
| Session sharing | Several applications can share a session in seamless mode. |
| Load balancing | Load-balancing between servers within a farm can be configured. Loads can be balanced automatically, based on the session host`s CPU load and memory use. Alternatively, each session host can be configured individually, based on NetMan`s performance reports. |
| Real-time monitor | System monitoring on the basis of station activity and the use of software licenses. |
| Real-time diagnostic monitor | Practical aid in tracing sources of error; adjustable filter level. |
| Auto client update | Automatic update of NetMan clients without user intervention. |
| User, station and group rights | Extension of Windows-based rights through settings on user, station, or group level in NetMan. |
| Statistical use analysis | Analysis of user access (and failed access attempts) to applications and content served by NetMan. Detailed numerical and graphical analysis, storage and calls of parameter templates; analysis of license usage. |
| Anonymous users | Applications served to users who are not explicitly authenticated on the session host. |
| Rights management for anonymous users | Access control for anonymous users based on white-listed IP addresses and address ranges. |
| Software distribution | Automatic application rollout using the NetMan Recorder and the Script Generator. |
| Remote desktop acceleration | Greater bandwidth in slow environments thanks to the optimized display of visual elements in sessions. |
| Universal printer driver | Print jobs are converted to PDF format, sent to the requesting client, and printed on the local printer. Print preview optional. |
| Bandwidth and access management for universal printers | User-based and application-based management of print job bandwidth and control of access to the universal printers. |
Security features
| SSL encryption | Secure communication with the Web Interface over an SSL-encrypted connection. |
| SSL gateway | Additional encryption of the RDP data stream from sessions over SSL. This ensures trouble-free session calls even over proxies and through firewalls. |
| RDP ticketing | Enhanced protection against unauthorized use of the session host through time limits on validity of RDP/ICA files. |
| Reliability through replication | Support for secondary installations that take over operations in the event of primary installation failure. |
| Application control | Prevention of unauthorized program launch “behind NetMan`s back.“ |
| Drive-based access control | Assignment of access rights in directories on local drives. |
| Time-based access control | Assignment of access rights to applications based on defined time windows (e.g., core working hours). |
| Internet access control by Internet and content filters | Control of Internet access for all applications and browsers based on blacklists and white lists. Supported protocols: HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. Filtering of Web page content based on the Shallalist. |
Web Interface
| Web Interface | Presentation of applications and content in an intranet or the Internet using the NetMan Web Interface. |
| Supported platforms | All Internet-capable computers, tablets and mobile devices. |
| Supported operating systems | All versions of Windows since Windows Server 2012 (NetMan web client), earlier versions of Windows, MacOS, iOS and Linux among others |
| Authentication to external user databases | Authentication and authorization can also be checked against user databases in local library systems. NetMan supports following authentication services: IP/host name check, NT login (over SSPI), ODBC, LDAP, Aleph, LBS, SISIS, ODBC (SHA1), Xserver, SIP2. |
| HTML5 Client | Optimum access to the NetMan Web Interface for mobile devices, as no client installation is required. |
| Dynamic page elements | Presentation of applications and content based on user rights and availability. |
| Role-based view | Which desktop elements NetMan shows is dependent on user/station rights, NT, NDS, ADS or LDAP rights; station names and groups, IP-addresses and host names. |
| Presentation of applications | Presentation of applications in the NetMan browser view (modeled on Windows Explorer) or in a configurable list view. |
| Graphical design | User-definable layout of HTML pages; for example, to match the company`s CI. |