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Group Policy gives administrative control over users and computers in the network. By using Group Policy, administrators can define the state of a user's work environment that is continually enforced using Windows Server. Consequently, Group Policy can be used to deploy the Framework Product Suite.

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Thin Client Installations cannot be installed using Group Policy.

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1. The Microsoft SQL Server database engine needs to be installed manually.
2. The ODBC DSN setting needs to be setup and working correctly. 
3. Insula Software recommends that this to be setup by Domain Administrators only.
4. The following procedures are based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. For information on group policy installations using other Microsoft Windows Server versions, please consult your Microsoft documentation.

To Install A Framework Package

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Group Policy Installations require time to propagate to workstation PCs. Allow approximately 30 minutes. After the computers have received the new group policy, it will be applied the next time the computer is switched off or rebooted.

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If this process is completed at 4:00 pm on a Monday, the computers that are on at this time will not be updated until they are rebooted. Thus, the new client will be installed when the computer is switched on Tuesday morning (if the computer is switched off at night). Any computer that is rebooted after 4:30 pm will be updated.

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Computers that are not rebooted will not receive the update.

Remote Access For Support

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Framework and its associated products can be installed on thin clients. A thin client is a client computer or client software that depends primarily on the central server for processing activities. It focusses focuses mainly on conveying input and output between the user and the server.

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For any questions about thin client installations and the Framework Product Suite, contact  contact Insula Software.