Dell OptiPlex VDI Blaster Edition Devon IT Terminal Operating System (DeTOS) D - Page 10

Control Panel

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The Management section, found under the Control Panel, allows you to configure the behavior of this splash screen. Configuration options include:  Setting the terminal to Managed or Unmanaged modes.  Specifying a different management server address  Adjusting the timeout value  Enabling or disabling the splash screen Cancel button Management Server Indicator Once you are on the DeTOS Desktop, the Echo Agent running on your terminal will continue to periodically contact a Management Server named ws-broker on your local area network. When successful, the Management Server Indicator box found along the bottom of the Control Panel will read Managed. Otherwise, the icon will change to a red circle and the status will say Unmanaged. In this case, verify that your management server is online and accessible on your LAN. Also be sure to check your DNS server to verify that an entry for ws-broker exists and points to the IP address of your management server. Control Panel The Control Panel is the local tool for configuring Connection and System settings on your thin client.  Connection Settings - Your terminal has the ability to connect to remote servers utilizing several types of protocols. The rDesktop client uses the RDP protocol and allows you to connect to Microsoft Windows Terminal Servers. The Citrix ICA client is used to establish connections to Citrix Presentation and XenApp servers. The VMware View client allows you to connect to a VMware View server, which in turn, provides the end-user with their own virtual desktop session. Lastly, you may create a Firefox web browser connection to surf the web. This can be used for several purposes:  Connect to a web applications; e.g., a webmail server.  Connect to a connection broker web interface; e.g., Citrix XenDesktop.  Use the thin client as a Kiosk (select the Enable Kiosk Mode button under the Kiosk Mode panel) 10 | Getting Started

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Getting Started
The
Management
section, found under the
Control Panel
, allows you to
configure the behavior of this splash screen. Configuration options include:
Setting the terminal to
Managed
or
Unmanaged
modes.
Specifying a different management server address
Adjusting the timeout value
Enabling or disabling the splash screen
Cancel
button
Management Server Indicator
Once you are on the DeTOS Desktop, the Echo Agent running on your terminal
will continue to periodically contact a Management Server named
ws-broker
on your local area network. When successful, the Management
Server
Indicator
box found along the bottom of the
Control Panel
will read
Managed
.
Otherwise, the icon will change to a red circle and the status will say
Unmanaged
. In this case, verify that your management server is online and
accessible on your LAN. Also be sure to check your DNS server to verify that
an entry for
ws-broker
exists and points to the IP address of your
management server.
Control Panel
The
Control Panel
is the local tool for configuring
Connection and System
settings on your thin client.
Connection Settings -
Your terminal has the ability to connect to remote
servers utilizing several types of protocols. The rDesktop client uses the
RDP protocol and allows you to connect to Microsoft Windows Terminal
Servers. The Citrix ICA client is used to establish connections to Citrix
Presentation and XenApp servers. The VMware View client allows you
to connect to a VMware View server, which in turn, provides the end-user
with their own virtual desktop session. Lastly, you may create a Firefox
web browser connection to surf the web. This can be used for several
purposes:
Connect to a web applications; e.g., a webmail server.
Connect to a connection broker web interface; e.g., Citrix XenDesktop.
Use the thin client as a Kiosk (select the
Enable Kiosk Mode
button under
the
Kiosk Mode
panel)