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I know it has been mentioned before about a system that utilizes ControlThink without the computer, i was wondering if someone might tell what its called so i can search for one. thanks

Matt:

ControlThink without the computer

Vizia RF Foyer? 

Well after spending much time digging through the forums i still cant seem to find it, if my memory serves me (and it doesnt) it was a black box about the size of a CD changer and i belive it had a screen on it (couldnt tell you what for) but this system would utilize you control think USB stick and you would need a PC. it was kinda like a miniature PC if you will, a sort of stand alone system,

 Does anyone recall this? am i loosin my mind?

I think you're thinking about ThinkBox and/or the Vizia RF Foyer (as Gary said).

Chris

Speaking of the Vizia RF Foyer...any word yet Chris? 

Why yes Chris i do think you have unveiled the one i was looking for, the thinkbox. do you know if its any good or if it is junk?, im wanting to loose my peer to peer server (windows XP Pro) and replace it with the new HP Home server (windows server home) and i dont think controlthink and thinkessentials will work on the server OS. im switching everything over to stand alone systems anyway such as my security cameras and the DVR for those.

 Thank you very much for the assistance!

Just FYI, I'm running ThinkEssentials 2.1 beta at home on my HP MediaSmart home server.

Hopefully we never ship any hardware that's "junk" :)  We're currently reworking the ThinkBox line--but I'll post here when we have new product lines available.

Chris

Chris,

Having no experiance with WHS, I would love to hear more how you do this?

I'm considering NOT getting a dedicated mini-itx PC for ThinkEssentials and instead replace my current NAS drives with a HP MediaServer to work as both NAS and ThinkEssential server....

Is it possible to access ThinkEssential remotely doing this?

Cheers/ Carl

I'm using the HP machine via "remote desktop connection," and ThinkEssentials 2.1 runs just fine on it with a ThinkStick.  Just remember to "log in" so it runs in the background...

Chris