ThinManager® Delivering and Managing The Connected Enterprise: Introduction

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ThinManagerDelivering and Managing The Connected Enterprise


Agenda

Closing Slides (15 Minutes)

ThinManager and Relevance Demo (25 Minutes)

ThinManager Slides (10 Minutes)

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ThinManager Automation Software:A Better Delivery and Management System for The Connected Enterprise


CONTENT TYPES

HMI

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ERP

Web Content

IP/USB Cameras

Terminal Shadow

PanelView™ Plus HMI

DEVICES Thin/Zero Clients

Mobile Devices

PCs

USERS Individuals

User Groups

LOCATIONS Facility

Lines/Areas

Assets/Devices

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THINMANAGER DELIVERS

CONNECTED ENTERPRISE

CONTENT IN 3 WAYS

By User

ThinManager Software More Securely Delivers Content

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PLANT FLOOR

CONTROL ROOM

OFFICES

Deliver sessions tomultiple monitors and/or

virtual screens on a single thin client

Deliver virtual desktops or

manage PCsas thin clients

PanelView™ PlusRemote Desktop to

HMI (via VNC)

Access feedsfrom USB and IP

cameras

Deliver content to theright person at the

right time and place

Deliver applications based on what is assigned to the

terminal or user.

VersaView® 5200Industrial Thin Clients

ThinManager® can easilyassign content to users.

This allows applications to follow a user as they move from terminal to terminal.

ThinManager provides secure configuration and delivery of content to any combination

of device, user and location.

Applicationsand Content

ThinManager

Application Delivery

USERS

PC

HMI MESERPHTTPCMMSHMI


Traditional Automation NetworkDedicated Computers for Dedicated Applications

Control Room

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ThinManager SolutionReplace PCs with Thin Clients and Manage Centrally

Control Room

Plant FloorPlant Floor Offices


DemonstrationLet’s See It In Action

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ThinManager® terminal is powered on

Thin Client Is Powered On


ThinManager Firmware Is Delivered

ThinManager® firmware is delivered to terminal The ThinServer service delivers the ThinManager

firmware The firmware is the ThinManager OS

It is delivered to a thin client right at boot time

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Terminal Profile Is Delivered

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ThinManager® Terminal Profile delivered The Terminal Profile is also delivered by the

ThinServer™ service

The Terminal Profile defines the terminal content to deliver

It also defines how to display or visualize the content

Modules for touch screens, badge readers, etc. can also be added to the terminal profile


Terminal Profile Content Delivered

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Content assigned to Terminal Profile delivered ThinManager® software can deliver content in 3 different

ways:

1. Assign content to the terminal

2. Assign content to a user or user role

3. Assign content to a location (Relevance®)


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Failover and Redundancy

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Failover Defined as multiple sources for your content

For example: multiple remote desktop servers

Redundancy Defined as multiple installs of ThinManager®

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MultiSession and Tiling

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MultiSession™ and Tiling Delivering multiple content types to a terminal

Example:

2 FactoryTalk® View SE client instance

1 FactoryTalk View ME instance

1 PanelView™ Plus Terminal Shadow™

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MultiMonitor Capability

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MultiMonitor™ Capability Up to 5 monitors can be connected to a single

terminal

1. Left monitor: 2 FactoryTalk® View SE client instances

1 FactoryTalk View ME instance

1 PanelView™ Plus shadow

2. Right monitor 1 FactoryTalk® VantagePoint® instance

1 IP Camera

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Virtual Screening

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Virtual Screening Evolution of MultiMonitor™

Similar to tiling, but layout is configurable

Each Virtual Screen behaves like a physical display

Tiling is supported within each virtual screen

Can configure virtual screen swapping and full screen

Content overlays fully supported

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User Based Content Delivery

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User logs in using Relevance® User services Relevance User credentials can reside within

ThinManager® or can be linked to an Active Directory account

Once authenticated, additional content can be delivered to the terminal based on the user or the user’s role

A badge or fingerprint can be associated with the user to simplify the login process

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Location Based Mobility

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Relevance® Mobility Solution• Mobile devices are managed exactly the same way as thin clients in

ThinManager®.

• Each Location can be assigned content as well as a Location Resolver.

• QR Codes

• Bluetooth Beacons

• Wi-Fi Access Points

• GPS

• Location content can be geo-fenced to physically limit where the content

can be accessed.

• Example: QR Code on PLC panel is scanned by mobile device and an

instance of Studio 5000 Logix Designer® is delivered to the tablet with

the correct ACD file automatically opened.


Benefits of the ThinManager Platform

Total Cost of Ownership. ThinManager®…

Increases productivity (centrally manage content, users and devices with a

simple easy-to-use interface)

Improves visualization (customize multiple monitors and virtual screens)

Increases security (no locally stored data, content delivered based on role and/or

location)

Provides location-based mobility (exclusive mobile security)

Decreases maintenance costs and downtimePRODUCTIVTY VISUALIZATION SECURITY MOBILITY


Managed Thin Client Benefits

Lower total cost of ownership than PCs over the lifetime of the system:

Less likely to fail because they don’t have hard drives or fans

Easier to replace when they do fail, significantly reducing downtime

Smaller and require less power to operate and cool

Fewer client operating systems to manage

More secure:

No local storage – nothing is stored on device

Can eliminate the Windows desktop

USB ports are disabled by default for everything except and keyboards/mice


VersaView 5200 Box Thin Clients

Intel Atom Bay Trail single core (E3815), 2 GB RAM

-20…60 °C operating environment

24V DC power

Global Certifications (c-UL-us, CE, RCM, KC, EAC)

Multiple mounting methods

Dual HD external display support (DisplayPort and VGA), dual 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

ports

Rockwell Automation® ThinManager® Ready

Target AFC is May 2017


VersaView 5200 Panel Thin Clients

Intel Atom Bay Trail single core (E3815), 1 GB RAM

Single external display support (DisplayPort), dual 1 Gbit/s Ethernet ports

Edge-to-edge all-glass widescreen multi-touch PCAP display

12.1 in: 1280x800, 15.6 in & 18.5 in: 1366x768, 21.5 in: 1920x1080 Full HD

0 °C…50 °C operating environment

IP65/NEMA 4 when installed in a panel or enclosure

24V DC power

Global Certifications (c-UL-us, CE, RCM, KC, EAC)

Rockwell Automation® ThinManager® Ready

Target AFC is July 2017 Subject to

Change


MobileView™

(BIOS 1.16) 6181P Series F

6181X Haz-Loc

Series E/F/G/H 6177R Series C

6176M Touch Monitor

Series G

6186M Touch Monitor

Series G

PXE X X X X

VNC

Touch – USB X X X TBD TBD

Touch - Serial TBD TBD

PanelView™ Plus

6 Compact

PanelView Plus

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PanelView Plus

7 Standard

PanelView Plus

7 Performance

PanelView 5000

(Estimated v31 Rel)

PXE

VNC X X X X X

Touch – USB

Touch - Serial

Subject to

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Positioning

ThinManager® is purpose-built. It is a content and device management solution

that is designed specifically for manufacturing environments

ThinManager is an OT-centric solution

Reliance on IT is reduced allowing the critical plant floor content to be owned

and managed by engineering and maintenance

ThinManager is simple to deploy and manage

ThinManager is the only end-to-end solution that manages everything from the

server side, down to the client itself

ThinManager offers flexible content management, delivery and visualization

options that are unique to the product


CLIENT CONNECTIONS

Sold in packs of 5, 10 or 25.

ENTERPRISE SERVER

Sold by ThinServer™ installs.

Client Connections are unlimited.

How Is It Licensed?

ThinManager® Also Offers Redundant Licensing Options to Ensure High Availability.


Other Licensing Considerations

Remote Desktop Client Access Licenses (RDSCALs)

There are 2 types available:1. Per User – each unique user session requires an RDSCAL

2. Per Device – each device receiving a session requires an RDSCAL

Per device is generally more suitable for ThinManager®

deployments

FactoryTalk® Licensing

Currently, every remote desktop server session delivering a FactoryTalk client application requires a separate FactoryTalk client license


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