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Centralis® Contex
Contex exposes Windows Terminal Server and MetaFrame user configuration settings via pages in Novell’s ConsoleOne.
End of Life
Centralis® Contex has reached end of life status. It is no
longer available for distribution and there will be no further
enhancements. For more information on our latest products,
please click here.
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Overview
Contex, developed by Centralis as a snapin for Novell’s ConsoleOne, has been created as an add-on to Novell’s Account Management software. Contex provides support for both NT4 and Windows 2000, and Domain and Active Directory based environments.
Contex exposes Windows Terminal Server and MetaFrame user configuration settings via pages in Novell’s ConsoleOne. This allows administrators of mixed Novell and Citrix environments to carry out their user management through a single, standard management console.
Contex 2 is now available!
Newly updated to work with Novell's NSure Identity Manager, Contex 2.0 provides two-way synchronisation between eDir and NT Domains / Active Directory.
Why should I use Contex?
While it is possible to use the native administration consoles to manage the user settings for MetaFrame and Windows 2000 Terminal Services, there are three significant benefits to making these available within the Novell suite.
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Firstly, it Simplifies the management of users,
providing a consistent tool and interface from which to carry
out administration tasks.
Secondly, it Standardises the process of managing users,
automating many of the manual editing tasks, and allowing
multiple users to be selected and changed at the same time, and
template users to be created.
Finally, it Centralises change, using Novell's Account Management software to store the users settings in the Novell eDirectory (NDS).
Benefits
Some of the benefits of Contex are:
- Ease of Use
Manage all users Terminal Server/Citrix MetaFrame settings from the standard Novell Console. - Standards
Create standard settings as a template for all new users. - Multi-user Edit
Select and change settings for multiple users in one operation. - Alias
Supports automatic creation of Alias for new users.
Supported environments
- Active Directory & Windows NT / 2000 / 2003 Domains
Managed via Novell's NSure Identity Manager
