For NetMan to integrate applications in the client's Windows Start menu or on the Windows desktop, the NetMan Client must be installed on the workstation. Alternatively, you can use NetMan Desktop Manager to offer your published applications using the NetMan Web Interface. This method has a number of advantages in certain cases:
•Less stringent requirements for starting applications through a browser than through NetMan Client.
•Applications can be launched using Mac OS X or Linux computers, or on thin clients. All operating systems with Java Runtime Environment 1.5/1.6 are supported. For all types of mobile terminal devices on which you cannot install client software, NetMan Desktop Manager offers the HTML5 Client.
•All common browsers are supported. Application sessions can be started not only in the MS Internet Explorer, but also in Firefox or Opera, for example.
•In conjunction with NetMan Desktop Manager's NetMan SSL Gateway component, you can access your applications from any location, and the RDP traffic is SSL-encrypted.
•With a Desktop Session Script, you can let a user open a session on the Session Host independent of any application start.
You can also use the Web Interface to serve your applications to anonymous users. For details on setting up anonymous users, see "Anonymous Users".
The Web Interface is configured in the NetMan Settings. For details on configuring the Web Interface, see "Settings in the Web Interface".
The HTML pages are generated dynamically. For published applications, this means that changes in your settings – for example, if you change an application's access permissions – are effective immediately in the Web Interface.