PCoIP Remote Workstation Card

A PCoIP Remote Workstation Card is a small add-in card that can be integrated into tower workstations, rack mount workstations, computer blades, and server blades. PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards are manufactured and integrated by various display card manufacturers, supporting widescreen formats, and are powered by TERA2220 or TERA2240 processors. The card's TERA-series processor uses advanced display compression algorithms to encode a user's full workstation environment and then communicated over an IP network to the user's PCoIP client endpoint. Because PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards do not have general purpose CPUs, local data storage, or application operating systems, they are very secure and easy to manage. This is separate from the host PC which do have general purpose CPUs and local data storage. PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards contain upgradable firmware that enables you to customize your PCoIP Remote Workstation Card with various features.

Teradici processor

The processor name refers to the chipset used in the PCoIP device. For example, TERA2240 is the processor used in the second-generation TERA2240 PCIe Remote Workstation Card (for tower PC or rack mount workstations) and TERA2240 PCI Mezzanine Remote Workstation Card (for blade workstations). For details on how to display the processor name for your device, see Displaying Processor Information.

Supported Resolutions for PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards

Remote Workstation Card
Processor Name		 Maximum No. of Supported Displays and Resolutions
TERA2220 2 x 1920x1200
1 x 2560x16001
1 x 3840x21602
TERA2240 4 x 1920x1200
2 x 2560x16001
2 x 3840x21602

You can mix and match any Remote Workstation Card with any PCoIP Zero Client. However, when you connect a PCoIP Zero Client endpoint to a Remote Workstation Card, the maximum supported resolutions for any displays attached to the endpoint will equal the highest common denominator between the two devices. For example, if you connect a TERA2140 PCoIP Zero Client to a TERA2240 Remote Workstation Card, you can attach up to four 1920x1200 displays or two 3840x2160 displays. However, if you connect a TERA2321 PCoIP Zero Client to the same Remote Workstation Card, the options become up to two 1920x1200 displays or one 3840x2160 display.

Best Security Practices

Teradici highly recommends using custom peer-to-peer certificates to create a more secure environment when connecting to your Remote Workstation Card. Teradici highly recommends using this new feature to create a more secure environment. Contact your IT department to ensure your deployment is in accordance with your Company's security policy.

Platforms

Remote Workstation Cards are supported on host PCs using Windows or Linux platforms when the host PC supports PCIe x1 required to install the PCoIP Remote Workstation Card. Additionally, Teradici provides an optional software package that can be installed on the host PC. The software package called Remote Workstation Card Software for Windows (and Linux) is specific to each platform and communicates with the Remote Workstation Card adding additional features and performance enhancements. For more information on the Remote Workstation Card Software see PCoIP® Remote Workstation Card Software for Linux Administrators' Guide and "PCoIP® Remote Workstation Card Software for Windows Administrators' Guide.

Remote Workstation Card Software and Firmware features

Some features of the Remote Workstation Card Software may require a minimum firmware version on the PCoIP Remote Workstation Card and the PCoIP Zero Client. Always review the release notes for Remote Workstation Card Software feature requirements.

Wacom Tablets on Linux Host PCs

Wacom tablets are currently supported when connecting to Remote Workstation Card in a Linux PC using Tera2 PCoIP Zero Clients with an attached Wacom tablet. It is recommended that the latest firmware release be used on your Tera2 PCoIP Zero Client and the latest Remote Workstation Card Software for Linux release be installed on your host PC. This is required to maintain local cursor support on the PCoIP Zero Client side, and best performance in sessions with the Remote Workstation Card. Using the latest firmware and Remote Workstation Card Software on PCoIP endpoints will provide the most up to date support for Wacom devices and functions when the latest Wacom drivers are used.

  1. Remote Workstation Cards support 2560x1600 resolution on attached displays using either DVI (with Y-cable) or miniDisplayPort interfaces. For instructions on how to connect cables to Tera2 PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards with DVI and/or DisplayPort ports to support this resolution, see knowledge base article 1025. ↩↩

  2. Remote Workstation Cards support 3840x2160 @ 30 Hz (4K UHD) resolution at 15 FPS when the changing content is full screen. A video that takes up half of the screen can run at 30 FPS. ↩↩