HP Neoware e140 NeoLinux Thin Clients User Manual

HP Neoware e140 - Thin Client Manual

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    NeoLinux User Manual NeoLinux Thin Clients User Manual Release 3.0  Hotkey Quick Reference Guide To... Display the ezConnect Manager desktop Display the next/previous connection Change window focus on current desktop Press.... Ctrl + Alt + End Ctrl + Alt + ↑ or ↓ Ctrl + Alt + Tab i
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    information that may be contained in this manual. Production note: This manual was entirely designed, written, edited, and illustrated on Neoware thin clients using embedded NeoLinux software, Windows 2000 Server with Terminal Services, Citrix MetaFrame, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and
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    FCC regulatory and safety information can be found in the Quick-Start Guide that came with your appliance, and on the Support section of the Neoware website which can be found at: http://www.neoware.com/support.html CANADA ICES/NMB-003 Class/Classe (B) This Class B digital apparatus complies
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    these safety instruction carefully and keep this user's manual for later reference. 1 Before removing the outer case from the appliance always disconnect the AC power cord to pre- vent the possibility of dangerous electrical shock. 2 Before cleaning, disconnect the appliance from AC power. Do not
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    iii Safety Instructions iv Introduction 9 Overview 9 Purpose and intended readers 9 Topics covered 10 What is a Thin Client Appliance? 10 A new way to use Windows 10 ezConnect 10 Neoware thin clients 11 NeoLinux software builds 11 Getting more information 13 The Internet 13 Technical support 13
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    status and configuration 33 The Network tab 34 Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter 34 Factory reset the thin client 35 Power off the thin client 35 Insert the USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter's USB connector 35 Power on the thin client 35 Open Network Settings 36 Select the
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    Manual if the IBM 3270/5250 terminal emulator client is installed in your software 91 What are IBM 3270 screen mode 98 Windowed operations with IBM 3270/5250 Emulator 98 Moving between windowed connections 99 Starting new sessions in windowed mode 99 Detailed help on IBM 3270/5250 Emulator software
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    connections 111 Creating a TeemTalk Terminal Emulation connection 112 Editing a TeemTalk Terminal Emulation connection 115 Printing text screens 115 Setting up a text printer 115 CHAPTER 12 Using the NeoLinux Desktop 117 Getting Started 117 NeoLinux User Manual Overview 117 Using the Taskbar
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    This chapter describes the purpose and main topics of this manual, as well as the basic features of the Neoware thin clients. This manual explains how to use thin client devices that are running Neoware NeoLinux Software Release 3.0. The intended audience is primarily system administrators and users
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    to the server, which responds with screen updates for your monitor. Most of the processing occurs on the server. Due to the speed of modern computer networks, this exchange happens as fast as, and frequently faster than, processing on a personal computer. Thin clients aren't difficult to use. If you
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    or without a modem. NeoLinux software builds Your thin client arrives with Neoware's NeoLinux software internally pre-installed in the local Flash disk memory of your thin client. Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different Neoware thin client models. Since the primary difference
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    model. Shown below are the client software packages currently provided in Neoware thin client models: Part Number Model Name Basic VT Netscape XDM / ICA RDP TeemTalk Terminal Browser X.11 R6 BE-02-BA Capio One - Single X Session BE-A2-BB Capio One - Multi- X X X ple Sessions CP4A-AA
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    and archival information about Neoware products, including the latest software updates, can be found at: http://www.neoware.com Also, this user manual and other Neoware documentation are available on the Neoware Web site for reading or downloading. Technical support For the quickest response
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    Introduction 14 Getting more information
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    Manual CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Thin Client This chapter describes how to unpack and set up your Neoware thin client thin client. Unpacking your Neoware thin client Packaging contents Neoware thin client devices are typically is shipped in cartons. Depending on the shipping configuration, one
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    connections that can be found on the back panels of Neoware thin clients. • MOUSE is a PS/2-type mouse port (green-colored connector marked with the word "MOUSE" or with the icon displayed here). NeoLinux also supports USB mice, plugged into one of the USB ports. • KEYBOARD is a PS/2-type keyboard
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    a serial port (COM 1 or COM 2). Which serial port devices will work with your thin client, depends entirely upon the software version loaded in the device. Not all software versions support all serial devices. 4 Power on your thin client, and then the peripheral device. Connecting the components 17
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    "Enabling the USB Controller in the thin client BIOS" on page 119. You can connect USB external drives to your NeoLinux thin client, including floppy drives, zip drives, and CD-ROM drives. (USB devices are not supported in Capio 504.) 1 In the ezConnect (Neoware Connection Manager) menu bar, select
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    the release version of your software Accessing the Help | About Status dialog By accessing the Help | About Status dialog using ezConnect Connection Manager you can determine which release version of NeoLinux your thin client is running. 1 In the ezConnect (Neoware Connection Manager) menu bar
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    Setting Up Your Thin Client Connection Manager screen is visible on-screen. Click Here 2 The About information box appears. This box shows which release version of NeoLinux is installed in your thin client, and which release version of ezConnect Connection Manager is installed. NeoLinux Release
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    These tips will help reduce eye strain and body fatigue when using your thin client: • Adjust your chair seat level so that your feet are flat on the floor, your legs form a right angle with the floor, your knees are free of the chair seat, and your lower back is fully supported. • Adjust the
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    Setting Up Your Thin Client 22 Arranging Your Work Area
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    (in which case you may not need to configure network settings) or if you need to manually enter network settings. To configure your thin client's network settings, select Settings | Appliance Properties | Network from the ezConnect (Neoware Connection Manager) menu bar or press the F2 key. Click
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    arrow to see the list). All Neoware thin clients will have at least one network interface showing in this field: "Built-in Ethernet (default)." Enable Device: [Default: Selected] This checkbox allows an administrator to disable one or more installed network interfaces. When selected, Enable Device
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    dynamically-provided (DHCP/BOOTP) information, the information is saved in the thin client. At the next thin client bootup, if the client cannot reach the DHCP server, the client will connect to the network using the saved network information provided that the initial lease time has not expired. IP
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    (DHCP/BOOTP) is selected. If your thin client accesses servers on different networks from the one on which it is installed, type the IP address of the router or gateway computer that connects them. Ask your network or system administrator. Link Speed: [Default: Auto Sense] Select from the drop
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    , if required. When the default domain string is provided by DHCP or BOOTP, this field will normally be empty. In static addressing, you may be required to type the domain name, for example: neoware.com. Ask your network or system administrator. Nameservers: In networks that use dynamic addressing
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    Network Settings dialog to change or view ezUpdate settings. The default ezUpdate settings allow an unconfigured thin client to automatically receive configuration and software updates from an ezUpdate server. What is ezUpdate? ezUpdate is the mechanism that allows Neoware thin client appliance
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    servers. Instructions for using ezUpdate and setting up ezUpdate servers are available in the ezRemote Manager User Manual. ezUpdate servers can provide the following types of automatic configuration updates: • Full image software updates • Modular software updates (Snap-ins) • Thin client appliance
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    or DNS name of the ezUpdate server. Directory: By default, this setting is not available. If Specify manual settings is checked, you can define a directory or path within the ezUpdate directory structure other than the default /neoware. Username: By default, this setting is not available. If Specify
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    . Retries: [Default: 2] The number of times the device will attempt to make contact with a DHCP server before ceasing the attempt. Lease Time (hours): [Default: 168 = 7 days] The IP address lease period that is requested by the thin client upon communication with the DHCP server. Network Settings
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    to attempt to establish communication. Retries: [Default: 3] The number of times the thin client will attempt to make contact with a DNS server before ceasing the attempt. Port Check Timeout (seconds): [Default: 20] During bootup, NeoLinux checks networking functionality by calling a port check
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    This Appliance dialog. Accessing information about status and configuration To view configuration information about your thin client, including the current network settings, select Help | About Status from the ezConnect (Neoware Connection Manager) menu bar or press the F3 key. Click here to view
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    settings: If more than one network adapter is in use by the thin client appliance, select among the available interfaces through the drop-down list in the Interface Name field. Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter Any Neoware NeoLinux thin client with USB ports can be
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    the thin client's available USB ports. Use the power switch to turn the thin client on with the Wireless Ethernet Adapter plugged in to one of the USB ports. TIP Configure the display to 1024x768 or higher resolution for easiest interaction with the Network Settings dialog. Configuring the Neoware
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    menu. Select USB Wireless (1) Select the Advanced Click on the drop-down arrow in the Default Interface field and tab select: USB Wireless (1). Select the Network Select the Network Devices tab to configure the Wireless Ethernet Devices tab adapter. 36 Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB
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    configuration will now appear on the Network Devices tab under Wireless Settings. Wireless Settings SSID: [Default: any] The SSID (service set identifier) is also called the network name. This is the identifier for the wireless LAN Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter 37
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    and 11 Megabits/second transmission speeds. Encryption: [Default: Disabled] This setting determines whether the wireless Ethernet adapter uses WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys to encode the communication between the thin client and the access point. If a wireless access point is set to use WEP
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    which one is used initially to establish communication with the wireless network. Click 1, 2, or 3 to select the default key. Click OK to save the settings. In order for the changes to take effect, the thin client networking must be restarted. Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet
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    Configuring Your Network Settings 40 Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 3 ezConnect - The NeoLinux Connection Manager This chapter describes how to use ezConnect to create and use connections on your Neoware thin client to connect to servers. Managing connections ezConnect Connection Manager ezConnect Connection Manager ezConnect is the
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    for the type of connection you chose to create, with a series of dialogs. For more information concerning setting up and managing the see the chapters describing them. Editing connections 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select the connection from
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    | Delete. 4 When the delete confirmation message appears, click OK to delete the connection or click Cancel. Copying connections 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select the connection from the connection list that you would like to copy. 3 Click the Copy
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    simultaneously disconnect from (or close) all of the sessions that are active on their thin client with a single selection from the ezConnect connection manager. 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select Connection | Session. Choose from the following options
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    ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select Settings | Appliance properties | Security. The Security Settings dialog will open. Click here to set password Note: Neoware strongly recommends setting the appliance configuration password on every thin client when it is
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    this checkbox if requiring that the user type in the password to access the ezConnect connection manager is critical. This option is useful for thin client configurations where the end user is only to have access to a specific autostarted connection. One example of such a configuration would be an
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    diagnostic console unless you are familiar with Linux at a command line level. Accessing this mode should only be attempted with the direction of Neoware Technical Support personnel. To use this mode, you must first set the configuration password on the thin client (see page 45). At the login prompt
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    your local thin client (for example: printing from a terminal emulation connection screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select Settings | Appliance proper- ties | Sound. The Sound Settings dialog will appear on your screen. 3 The Stereo Volume slider adjusts the line out and thin client
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    on your thin client, depending upon the software version installed. 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select Settings | Appliance properties | Servers. The Server Settings dialog will appear on your screen. The Network Drives tab is used to map one or more
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    will be mounted and appear in the path /var/mnt/. 7 The Type field defaults to nfs. 8 Click the Writable checkbox for NeoLinux Applications to be able to write to the mapped network drive. 9 Click OK to map the specified network drive. X Window tab 10 Select the X Window tab and click the Add button
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    IP address of the server that you would like to add. 12 Click OK to add the server. Setting the date, 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + time, and time zone END. 2 Select Settings | Appliance properties | Time & Date. Appliance properties 51
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    , simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select Settings | Appliance properties | Desktop. The Desktop Settings tabbed dialog will appear on your screen. 3 Select the tab on the Desktop settings dialog to make changes to and adjust the appropriate parameters. • Display - Adjusts display resolution
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    on your thin client, depending on the software version installed. • Touchscreen - If using the thin client with a touchscreen device, configure and calibrate the touchscreen device from this tab. • Mouse - Specify and test your input device settings. NeoLinux supports and automatically detects
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    settings include checkboxes that control whether ezRemote Manager or other VNC clients can be used to shadow the thin client. If using a VNC client (not ezRemote Manager) to shadow, you can specify a required password when a shadow session is attempted. Additionally, you can specify Query Settings
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    from the ezConnect menu bar. Factory reset Selecting this option from the appliance properties menu will restore your thin client to its factory default state. Connection properties menu Global ICA settings Click Settings | Connection properties | Global ICA Settings to access a tabbed dialog
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    which provides Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support. This provides SSL-level server authentication, data stream encryption, and message integrity checks. • Hotkeys - Lets you set standard hotkey combinations. • Drive Mapping - Allows you to specify thin client mounted directories or drives to access
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    status information General tab To view configuration information about your thin client, including the current network settings, select Help | About Status from the ezConnect (Neoware Connection Manager) menu bar or press the F3 key. The default tab when the About This Appliance dialog opens is the
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    - The NeoLinux Connection Manager The Network tab • NeoLinux software release version • Linux kernel version • Thin client appliance hardware family • Thin client appliance CPU identification • Thin client appliance current memory usage (Flash disk and RAM, used memory and free space) Click the
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    • DNS default domain • DNS nameservers Click the Snap-Ins tab of the About This Appliance dialog to view currently installed software snap-ins. The Snap-Ins tab allows the administrator to view version and size information about software snap-ins installed in the NeoLinux thin client. Click Close
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    ezConnect - The NeoLinux Connection Manager 60 Obtaining information about the desktop device
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    of ICA connections. Configuring ICA connections ICA ("Independent Computing Architecture") is a network protocol created by Citrix Systems, Inc. and used dialog, type a title for your connection and select one of the following ICA connection types: • Citrix Server • PNAgent • Published
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    on any dialog screen. 3 For Citrix Server and Published Application connections, select the server or application to which you want to connect from the drop-down menu. 4 If you need to set another primary Citrix server (for example, one located on a different subnet from the thin client), click the
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    ICA Connections 5 For PNAgent connections, type the Citrix server IP address or name to which users will connect for authentication. When finished, click Next or Finish. For more information about using and configuring PNAgent sessions, see "Using the PNAgent interface" on page 66. 6 In the Startup
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    to Citrix ICA connections. Note: Logon information not entered in this dialog (username, password, or domain) will be requested when the connection starts. 9 In the Select Window Options dialog, you can override the default settings for Window Colors and Window Size for the connection being defined
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    See "Global ICA settings" on page 55 for information about setting the defaults. When finished, click Next or Finish. When editing an ICA connection, you are presented with a tabbed dialog with each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add ICA Connection wizard. (For specific
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    these tabs, refer to the Creating an ICA connection instructions above.) Using the PNAgent interface For Citrix environments where applications up in a kiosktype mode so that every thin client user must authenticate with username, password and domain before accessing their individualized list of
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    start connection at startup so that whenever the NeoLinux thin client is powered up, the PNAgent session will automatically launch. • be able access or change the kiosk-mode connection settings. From the ezConnect screen, open the Settings menu, Appli- ance Properties | Security Settings dialog.
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    ICA Connections clicking Change Password. Click OK to apply the password. Deselect all checkboxes except for Require password to access ezConnect. Set the Timeout to 1 second. Click OK to save the settings and restart the thin client. Power the thin client on and off (or select Session | Restart
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    connections. Configuring RDP 5 Connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of Neoware thin client models. Depending upon the software version included with your thin client, it may not have the RDP 5 client installed. For a listing of clients included with each model, see "NeoLinux
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    . Note: By clicking the Finish button at the end of this step, or any subsequent step, a connection will be created using the default settings for the remaining configuration options. 3 In the Specify Application Information dialog, choose either to display the desktop or start an application when
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    of Full Screen causes the connection to be displayed without a border using the current screen size defined for the thin client. When finished • Client Name - specifies the RDP client name. Note: If the Client Name is left blank, the RDP connection will use the Hostname in the Network Settings
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    improves the screen refresh. [Enabled by default.] Note: This option uses system memory and can result in a slight performance decrease or a decrease in the maximum number of simultaneous sessions that can be sustained. • Use RDP4 Protocol - This forces the Neoware RDP client software to use only
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    The alternate selection of Specify Manually allows you to specify a single printer for the connection, not necessarily one defined in the NeoLinux Print Manager a tabbed dialog is displayed, with each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add RDP Connection wizard. (For
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    RDP 5 Connections 74 Configuring RDP 5 Connections
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    . Configuring Netscape connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different thin client models. Depending upon the software version included with your thin client, you may not have the Netscape Navigator client available.(For a listing of clients included with each model, see
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    this step, or any subsequent step, a connection will be created using default settings for the remaining options. 3 In the Select Netscape Mode dialog, or Finish. Note: The Netscape kiosk mode runs the browser full screen. This allows the administrator to disable certain features of the browser to
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    Netscape Connections 4 In the Startup Options dialog, you can select whether this connection is to automatically start at startup, and/or automatically restart the connection after it has become disconnected. To create a Netscape Kiosk connection, click Next. To create a Standard Netscape connection
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    Editor allows changes to be made to the software appearance, font, color, home page, history, programming language support, cookies, cache, and proxy settings. Once presented with a tabbed dialog with each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add Netscape Connection wizard. (
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    in these tabs, refer to the Creating a Netscape connection instructions above.) Printing Netscape pages The local Netscape Navigator browser in order for the lpr print command to work properly. If more than one printer has been defined in Print Manager, then a selection window will appear to
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    Netscape Connections 80 Configuring Netscape connections
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    connections. Configuring Basic Terminal Connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of thin client models. Depending upon the software version included with your thin client, you may not have the Basic Terminal Connection client available. (For a listing of clients included with each
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    Connections Creating a Basic 1 In the Add Connection Terminal connection dialog, select Basic Ter- minal from the of this step, or any subsequent step, a connection will be created using the default settings for the remaining configuration options. 3 In the Startup Options dialog, you can
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    Basic Terminal Connections 4 If you want, select a window size for your connection, and then click Next. 5 To colors for your connection, select them from the drop-down lists. When finished, click Finish. The Basic Terminal connection will appear in the ezConnect connection list. Configuring Basic
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    with a tabbed dialog, with each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add Terminal Connection wizard. (For specific information concerning the detailed settings contained in these tabs, refer to the Creating a Basic Terminal connection instructions above). 84 Configuring Basic
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    . Configuring X Window connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different thin client models. Depending upon the software version included with your thin client, you may not have the X Window Connections client available. (For a listing of clients included with each model, see
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    X Window Connections Creating an X Window connection 1 In the Add Connection dialog, select X Window from the drop-down menu. When finished, click OK. 2 Enter a name for your X Window connection. When finished, click Next. 3 In the Enter XDM Server dialog, enter the name of the XDM server to
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    you can enable a screen saver and determine the type and timeout. The display settings for X Window connections can be any desired resolution and color depth supported by the thin client, even if they are different from the ones set in ezConnect for the standard thin client desktop. However, setting
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    X Window Connections 5 Enter the font server and the font server port to be used. When finished, click Next. 6 In the Select Mouse Options dialog specify and test your input device settings. When finished, click Next. 88 Configuring X Window connections
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    X Window Connections 7 In the Con- figure VNC Settings dialog, you can opt to allow or disallow shadowing of the thin client by specifying the Query Settings, and specify one of three different Connection Priority choices.When finished, or, to not enable these options, click Next. (For a complete
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    Editing an X Window connection When editing an X Window connection, you are presented with a tabbed dialog, with each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add X Window connection wizard. For specific information concerning the detailed settings contained in these tabs, refer
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    Administrator may also have added the IBM 3270/5250 terminal emulator software to your thin client using a snap-in. How to determine if the IBM 3270/5250 terminal emulator client is installed in your software 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Click the Add
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    display of the original text terminals, (on the client device) and mimicking the behavior of the text terminal with respect to data exchanged with the host computer. IBM® developed this IBM 3270/5250 emulator software package originally for IBM Network Station thin clients, and later ported it for
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    step, a connection will be created using default settings for the remaining options. Select either IBM 3270 or IBM 5250 3 In the Startup Options dialog, you can select whether this connection is to automatically start whenever the thin client starts (or restarts), and/or automatically restart
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    session is displayed on the thin client desktop, identical to the corresponding text terminal. No window borders or controls are visible on screen, although the mouse can be used to interact with menus, pop-up configuration dialogs, and help screens. (For more about full screen operations, see "Full
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    that will be passed to the host server when the connection starts. Emulator Password. You can enter a password that matches the user ID entered in the field above. In combination, the user ID and password can allow a thin client to automatically log on to a server using 3270 or 5250 emulation when
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    each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add IBM Terminal Connection wizard. (For specific information concerning the detailed settings contained in these tabs, refer to the Creating an IBM Terminal Connection wizard instructions above.) Full screen operations with IBM 3270
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    Emulator for NeoLinux fusing; it looks identical to the text terminal screen they have used in the past. IBM 5250 Emulator in Full Screen Mode How do you set full screen mode? You specify whether a specific connection is to appear in full screen mode when you create the connection. (See Step 2 in
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    session. (Note that the New 5250 Command menu item is not available in the screen shot, above.) To create multiple full screen sessions, use ezConnect connection manager to create multiple sessions, each one with a unique name. Windowed operations with IBM 3270/5250 Emulator You can also define
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    selecting New 3270 (or 5250) Session (as shown in the screen shot, above). Detailed help on IBM 3270/5250 Emulator software The IBM 3270/5250 Emulator software contains extensive, contextsensitive help files. To access help for the emulator software, click Detailed help on IBM 3270/5250 Emulator
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    bar. The Help dialog can also be accessed from within preferences dialogs. Global IBM Emulator settings Click Settings | Connection properties | Global IBM Settings to access a tabbed dialog used to customize settings that apply to all IBM 3270/5250 Emulator connections defined on your thin client
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    in the Global IBM Terminal Settings dialogs affect all connections made using the IBM 3270/5250 Emulator software. However, connection-specific If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 Select Settings | Connection properties | Global IBM Terminal Settings. Global IBM
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    ), Yes - read only, or No • Allow use of - Command menu - Yes (default), No - allow close, or Hidden • Allow use of - Print menu - Yes (default), No menu - keyboard only, or Hidden • Allow use of - Font menu - Yes (default), No, or No - no resize/ move • Allow use of - Edit Menu - Checkbox (enabled
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    New Session IP Window - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Allow use of - Help Menu - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Allow use of - Misc Prefs - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Emulator User ID - Text field • Emulator Password - Text field (password disguised) • Other Parameters - Text field Click on
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    of - Help Menu - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Allow use of - New Session IP Window - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Allow use of - Control Menu - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Allow use of - Misc Prefs - Checkbox (enabled by default) • Emulator User ID - Text field • Emulator Password - Text
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    controls the character set code page used to encode and decode the character traffic to and from the server. The available options are: English (US - default), English (United Kingdom), Danish, Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish, Global IBM Emulator settings 105
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    IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian (Italy), Italian (Switzerland), Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), and Swedish.
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    describes how to create a Custom connection. Configuring custom connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different thin client models. Depending upon the software version included with your thin client, you may not have the option of configuring a custom connection. A Custom
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    Next or Finish. Note: By clicking the Finish button at the end of this step, or any subsequent step, a connection will be created using default settings for the remaining options. Example of a custom connection To create a custom connection that spawns a window with a vi-like text editor, enter the
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    list. Editing a Custom connection When editing a Custom connection, you are presented with a tabbed dialog, with each tab corresponding to the series of dialogs contained in the Add Custom Connection wizard. (For specific information concerning the detailed settings contained in these tabs, refer
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    Custom Connections 110 Configuring custom connections
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 11 TeemTalk Terminal Emulation Connections If your thin client includes the optional TeemTalk software, then this chapter describes how to create and edit TeemTalk Terminal Emulation connections. Configuring TeemTalk terminal emulation connections Alphanumeric
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    Terminal Emulation Connections your thin client, you may not have the TeemTalk Terminal Emulation client available. (For a listing of clients included with each model, see "NeoLinux software builds" on page 11.) TeemTalk allows you to access mainframes or minicomputers. The TeemTalk Terminal
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    TeemTalk Terminal Emulation Connections ated using default settings for the remaining options. 3 In the - played at the top of the TeemTalk Terminal window. You can hide the entire Menu Bar, or disable one or more of the individual menus (File, Settings, and Help) or the Quit button on the Menu Bar
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    • Toolbars Permits you to hide the toolbars in the TeemTalk Terminal window. You can disable the Status Bar, Scroll Bar, be entered in the Options field, click on the Help button.) Note: The Use Local Keyboard option (selected by default) causes your keyboard to be automatically configured using the
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    a TeemTalk Terminal connection instructions above). Printing text screens You can print TeemTalk text screens to a printer directly attached to your thin client. (Your System Administrator can configure your thin client to print to a network printer.) The local printer must be powered on and
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    order to save the printer configuration for use in future sessions. • When printing a screen after setting up the TeemTalk Printer configuration with multiple printers, NeoLinux will pop up a printer NeoLinux Print Manager utility" on page 121. 116 Configuring TeemTalk terminal emulation connections
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 12 Using the NeoLinux Desktop Getting Started Overview This chapter explains how to use the NeoLinux desktop to manage your program windows. Many other competing thin clients only use full screen connections, requiring you to know keyboard short-cuts to switch between
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    click the Neoware button. To select a window, click its taskbar button. Note Your system administrator can hide the NeoLinux taskbar so that it appears as a thin line. When To display a NeoLinux desktop, left-click one of the colored squares in the Desktop Divider to access the desktop
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    Using the NeoLinux Desktop • To move windows between NeoLinux desktops, Left-click on the computer icon in the upper left-hand corner of the window you would like to move. Highlight the Move to desk option in the drop-down
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    Using the NeoLinux Desktop • To reduce a window to a taskbar button, click its Minimize button (-), or select minimize from the drop-down menu. To reopen the window, click its taskbar button. • To fill the desktop with a window, click its Maximize button (❒), or select maximize from the drop-down
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    thin client device. Once defined, local printers can be used by software running in the thin client (such as TeemTalk and Netscape Navigator), can be used by network trouble-shoot any printing problems. Accessing NeoLinux Print Manager utility 1 If the ezConnect Connection Manager isn't on screen,
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    type of printer, whether it is defined as Local (a printer attached to the thin client) or Network LPD Printer (a printer available through LPD via an IP address). • Default - If a printer has been defined as the default printer, Yes will appear in this column. For more information about using Print
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    the Advanced Information dialog to enter custom entries you would normally make in the printcap file. A local printer is one attached to one of the ports on the thin client device. NeoLinux supports printers connected to the parallel port, to the serial ports, to the USB ports, and also allows you
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    var/spool/lpd/:\ If this printer is set as the default printer, then the first line of the entry will be: lp|:\ • Local printer [required] - This button must be selected to add a local printer to the thin client. • Port [required] - Select the port to which the printer is
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    LPD service) directly to the defined printer port instead of saving it as a file in the print spool directory. This setting is most often used when large print files are typically associated with a specific printer and those files typically exceed the available space on the thin client's Flash disk
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    , the default Raw setting will be satisfactory. Raw - The printer spool file/stream is fed to the printer port without filtering or other modification. Printers other than text-only or PostScript printers will require a printer driver to be executed on the print-job-generating computer in order
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    \2 -sOutputFile\=- - • Windows printer driver [default: ] - This entry must be completed when a locally-defined printer is intended for use by Windows server applications through either ICA or RDP connections. The value entered here is passed by the thin client software back to the Windows
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    printer in the dynamically-generated printcap file: :mx#0:\ • Additional printcap entries [default: empty] - This field allows administrators to add other entries into the printer(s). The Print Manager must restart print services in order to make the changes. 128 Adding printers using Print Manager
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    by IP address, and which is accessible through an LPD service. Many network printers include an LPD capability built-in to the device. The example shown above is for that type of network printer. • Network address - Enter the IP address of the network printer or LPD server. This entry creates the
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    in Print Manager After the configuration password is set on a NeoLinux thin client, then only a user with that password can add, edit, or password must be provided in the resulting dialog before completing the action. Printer Jobs dialog Because all users may need to trouble-shoot print problems
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    Using the NeoLinux Print Manager utility If a job has not started and must be cancelled, highlight the job name and click Remove. The Printer status field shows responses from the printer. Printer Jobs dialog 131
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    Using the NeoLinux Print Manager utility 132 Printer Jobs dialog
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    55 Printers 47 Servers 49 Sound 48 AS/400, IBM 5250 terminal emulation 92 AT 386 111 AT&T 4410 111 audio ICA connections 65 Auto Sense, network adapter link speed 26 Automatic configuration and software updates, enabling 29 automatic configuration, ezUpdate 28 B back panel connections 16 bar
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    27, 59 Default Gateway 28 Desktop Divider using 118 Desktop Settings 52 DHCP tag, setting ezUpdate server information 29 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) defined 23 DHCP/BOOTP server 24 DOC 18 111 Domain Name Server, adding addresses 27 Domain Name Service (DNS) defined 26 dynamic network
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    ezUpdate, automatic configuration 28 F F2 hot key, Network Settings 23 F3 hot key, accessing information about status 33, 57 F3 key, to display thin client information 24 F3, hot key access to About Status 19 Factory Reset 55 Firewall Options 65 Flash drive, with ICA 19 G Gateway address 26 Global
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    120 moving 120 resizing 120 Neoware technical support 13 Web site 13 Netscape 75 connections adding 75 creating 75 editing 78 kiosk mode 76 preferences editor 77 printing from 79 Network Mask 25 Network mask 58 Network Settings 24 broadcast address 26 Default Domain 27 Default Gateway 28 DHCP/BOOTP
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    65 SSID 37 Static network address, setting 24 Stratus V102 111 T Tandem 6526, 6530 111 technical support 13 TeemTalk alphanumeric emulations 111 creating connections 112 graphics emulations 111 Terminal emulation 112 upgrade option 12 TeemTalk connections printing text screens 115 Tektronix 4010
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    controls 119 WinFrame 12, 61 Wireless Ethernet "open system" encryption type 38 "restricted system" encryption type 38 Ad-Hoc mode 38 channel 38 configuring 34 disabling on-board Ethernet 37 encryption setting 38 mode, infrastructure 38 NeoLinux User Manual setting as default interface 36 SSID 37
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