Using Scanner with TS2003

[Xavier]

Hello,

I met a new customer who is currently running TS2003. This is a small shop
with 5 people. There is one PC (XP SP2) and 4 Wyse S-10 terminals. There is
currently one scanner attached to the PC and the customer expressed the
following need: they want to have one scanner on each desk. I would like to
check if the following reasoning is correct:

- scanner redirection is not supported without 3rd party application like
www.remote-scan.com
- Given the fact that Wyse S10 are not XPe devices, I can't install
Remote-Scan on these boxes
- I could connect 4 scanners (USB) to the TS (using 'active' cables, 5m
length) and dispose them on the users desks

At this point it is not clear to me if each user would be able to use
his/her scanner or do I need some 3rd party in this situation as well ?

Any help or pointer would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Xavier

 

[Helge Klein]

Well, your reasoning is certainly correct up to the point when you
start thinking about attaching 4 scanners to the terminal server. That
latter thought is at least unconventional. How to make sure each user
only "sees" only their scanner, or is that maybe not important?
I suppose it might work (have never heard of such a setup) - you could
try it out with one scanner attached to the TS first. Why don't you
post your results?

I hope this helps.

Helge

On 30 Jul., 12:05, "Xavier" <xmi...@remove-this.hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I met a new customer who is currently running TS2003. This is a small shop
> with 5 people. There is one PC (XP SP2) and 4 Wyse S-10 terminals. There is
> currently one scanner attached to the PC and the customer expressed the
> following need: they want to have one scanner on each desk. I would like to
> check if the following reasoning is correct:
>
> - scanner redirection is not supported without 3rd party application likewww.remote-scan.com
> - Given the fact that Wyse S10 are not XPe devices, I can't install
> Remote-Scan on these boxes
> - I could connect 4 scanners (USB) to the TS (using 'active' cables, 5m
> length) and dispose them on the users desks
>
> At this point it is not clear to me if each user would be able to use
> his/her scanner or do I need some 3rd party in this situation as well ?
>
> Any help or pointer would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Xavier