HP Neoware e90 NeoLinux Thin Clients User Manual

HP Neoware e90 - 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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    this manual is intended for instructional purposes only and is subject to change without notice. Neoware 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
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    à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Neoware Hardware Warranty Neoware hardware warranties 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 FCC regulatory and safety information
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    Please read these safety instruction carefully and keep this user's manual for later reference. 1 Before removing moisture. d. The appliance does not work well or you cannot get it to work according to the user's man- ual. e. The appliance has been dropped or damaged. f. If the appliance has obvious
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    Table of Contents NeoLinux User Manual FCC regulatory and safety information iii CANADA ICES/NMB-003 Class/Classe (B) iii Neoware Hardware Warranty 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
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    NeoLinux User Manual ezUpdate tab 28 Advanced tab 31 Saving network settings changes 32 Viewing current network settings 33 Accessing information about status and configuration 33 The Network tab 34 Configuring the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter 34 Factory reset the thin client
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    connection 86 89 Editing an X Window connection 90 CHAPTER 9 IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux 91 Overview 91 Table of Contents How to determine if the IBM 3270/5250 terminal emulator client is installed in your software 91 What are IBM 3270 and 5250 emulations? 92 How do I know which emulation
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    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 118 Using the Desktop Divider 118 Using
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    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 of NeoLinux on thin clients. (To find out which release version of
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    personal computer. Thin clients aren't difficult to use. If you know how to use a personal computer, or even if you don't, you can use a thin client. ezConnect Neoware ezConnect, the NeoLinux connection manager, consists of a simple, easy, and highly customizable user interface for Linux that 10
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    ) Ethernet networks, as well as make serial port connections with 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
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    Introduction included in your particular 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 -
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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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    NeoLinux User 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
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    DB-9, RS-232 serial ports. Depending upon which software version is loaded in the thin client, serial ports may be used for peripheral devices such as modems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and bar code scanners. • USB ports (two Type A USB ports). NeoLinux supports USB mice, including scroll
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    device, connect its cable to 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
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    in the BIOS see "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
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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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    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 chair height so the keyboard
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    Setting Up Your Thin Client 22 Arranging Your Work Area
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 2 Configuring Your Network Settings This chapter describes how to initially configure your thin client manually enter network settings. To configure your thin client's network settings, select Settings | Appliance Properties | Network from the ezConnect (Neoware
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    from the drop-down list (click on the down 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
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    to the network with 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
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    (UNIX/Linux systems use this as the hostname, ICA and RDP servers use this as the "client name" or "computer name"). The default Hostname utilizes the last six digits of the device's MAC address as the last six digits of the Hostname. Since the serial number of each thin client appliance also
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    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 Add. When nameserver addresses are added manually in the Namerservers field and nameserver addresses are provided by a DHCP/BOOTP
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    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 configurations and software to be automatically
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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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    software or configurations by replacing the @DHCPSERVER entry to the IP address or DNS name of the ezUpdate server. Directory: By default, this setting is not available. If Specify manual than the default /neoware. Username: By default, this setting is not available. If Specify manual settings is
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    manual settings is checked, you can define a password to be used with the username for accessing the ezUpdate server. The Advanced tab of the Network Settings dialog allows the system administrator to adjust default settings for network communications: DHCP Client: Timeout (seconds): [Default
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    : 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 function. This setting allows the administrator to change
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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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    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 configured to use the Neoware 802.11b USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter. For easiest configuration, use the following procedure: 34
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    Factory reset the thin client If the thin client to which the USB Wireless Ethernet Adapter is being attached has previously been used with a wired Ethernet LAN (10 BaseT or 100 BaseT), first factory reset the thin client before attaching the thin client. From the ezConnect screen, select Factory
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    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 Wireless
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    the Builtin Ethernet adapter will cause software updates to fail. Disable the USB Wireless (1) from the Network Interface selection choices. Because you selected this interface as the default, it now shows as (default Wireless Settings SSID: [Default: any] The SSID (service set identifier) is also
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    the environment. The user may also select between 1, 2, 5.5, 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
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    wireless networking using the new key. Note on WEP keys: NeoLinux supports 64-bit and 128-bit encryption. For 64-bit encryption ( 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
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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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    ezConnect - The NeoLinux Connection Manager Creating connections 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END Right-click on a connection to open a context When editing a connection, the user is presented with a tabbed dialog that corresponds to the series of dialogs from
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    Deleting connections ezConnect - The NeoLinux Connection Manager 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL + ALT + END. 2 copy. 3 Click the Copy button or select Connection | Copy. When the user copies a connection a new connection appears with the title of "Copy of [connection
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    a connection to restore it Session management Users can 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
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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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    NeoLinux Connection Manager This dialog allows the System Administrator to selectively set specific security options to limit a user's ability to make thin client setting changes. These security options include: • Set/Change Password (button) Click here to set or change the configuration password
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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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    the NeoLinux Print Manager utility" on page 121. Sound 1 If ezConnect isn't on 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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    NeoLinux Connection Manager 4 The Stereo Balance slider adjust the left/right mix of your line out sound. Note: This will not affect the sound output of an thin client available on your thin client, depending upon the software version installed. 1 If ezConnect isn't on screen, simultaneously press
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    network drive. Note: The directory you specify here 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
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    ezConnect - The NeoLinux Connection Manager The X Window tab of the Server Settings dialog 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 &
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    ezConnect - The NeoLinux Connection Manager The Date & Time Settings dialog will appear on your screen. 3 Adjust the month, day, and year 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
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    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 both PS/2 and USB
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    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, which prompt the user to approve the shadowing of their thin client. The thin client can also be
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    | Appliance properties | Messages or Console 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
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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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    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 Network tab
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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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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 4 ICA Connections This chapter describes how to create and edit the configuration of ICA connections. Configuring ICA connections ICA ("Independent Computing Architecture") is a network
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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
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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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    , SpeedScreen options, and Encryption Level. When finished, click Next or Finish. 11 The Setup Firewall Options dialog allows you to override (for the connection being defined) the Global ICA Settings. Deselect the Use default checkbox to change the settings. See "Global ICA settings" on page 55 for
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    up in a kiosktype mode so that every thin client user must authenticate with username, password and domain before accessing their individualized list of published applications and desktops. The description below assumes setting the NeoLinux to use a single PNAgent connection to create a Citrixaccess
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    checkbox Automatically start connection at startup so that whenever the NeoLinux thin client is powered up, the PNAgent session will automatically launch. • Select checkbox Automatically restart disconnected sessions so that when an individual user logs out of a session, a fresh PNAgent session will
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    Server When the thin client restarts, the PNAgent log in dialog appears on the NeoLinux desktop. Enter the appropriate Username, Password, and Domain in order to authenticate on the Citrix server and view the published applications and desktops available to the specific user through the PNAgent
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 5 RDP 5 Connections This chapter describes how to create and edit the configuration of Neoware RDP 5 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
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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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    dialog, choose the connection window size and color depth. A Windows Size choice of Full Screen causes the connection to be displayed without a border using the current screen size defined for the thin client. When finished, click Next or Finish. 6 In the Select Connection Options dialog, specify
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    the Neoware RDP client software to use only RDP 4 protocol communications with the server. • Enable Sound - [Enabled by default.] When connecting to a Windows Server 2003 server, or to a Windows XP Professional PC, this setting allows audio events to be transported and heard from the thin client
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    Manually allows you to specify a single printer for the connection, not necessarily one defined in the NeoLinux Print Manager. Note: For more information on using the NeoLinux Print Manager utility, see "Using the NeoLinux a RDP connection instructions above.) Configuring RDP 5 Connections 73
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    RDP 5 Connections 74 Configuring RDP 5 Connections
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 6 Netscape Connections If your thin client has the optional Netscape software installed, then this chapter describes how to create and edit Netscape connections. Configuring Netscape connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different thin client
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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, runs the browser full screen. This allows the administrator to disable certain features of the browser to provide the users of this connection with
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    . To create a Netscape Kiosk connection, click Next. To create a Standard Netscape connection, click Finish. 5 If you chose the Kiosk Mode in step 3, the Configure the User Interface dialog will appear. In this dialog, you choose which features are to be enabled or disabled in the Netscape browser
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    be accessed from the menu bar. FYI The Netscape Preferences Editor allows changes to be made to the software appearance, font, color, home page, history, programming language support, cookies, cache, and proxy settings. Once you have finished modifying the Netscape Preferences, click OK and then
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    these tabs, refer to the Creating a Netscape connection instructions above.) Printing Netscape pages The local Netscape Navigator browser user to select among the alreadydefined printers for the current print job. For more information on configuring printers in NeoLinux, see "Using the NeoLinux
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    Netscape Connections 80 Configuring Netscape connections
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    version included with your thin client, you may not have the Basic Terminal Connection client available. (For a listing of clients included with each model, see "NeoLinux software builds" on page 11.) A Basic Terminal connection allows the user to connect to a UNIX, or Linux server, using a Telnet
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    enter a title for your connection. Then enter the name or lP address and the port of a host to connect to. When finished, click Next or Finish. Note: or any subsequent step, a connection will be created using the default settings for the remaining configuration options. 3 In the Startup Options
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    Basic Terminal Connections 4 If you want, select a window size for your connection, and then click Next. 5 To specify which font size to use, select the font size to use from the drop-down list. When finished, click Next. 6 To specify the foreground and background colors for your connection, select
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    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 Terminal Connections
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 8 X Window Connections If your thin client contains this software option, then this chapter describes how to create and edit X Window connections. Configuring X Window connections Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different thin client models.
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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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    , adjust the display resolution and color palette. Additionally, 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
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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
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    contained in the Add X Window connection wizard. For specific information concerning the detailed settings contained in these tabs, refer to the Creating an X Window connection instructions above. 90 Configuring X Window connections
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    User Manual CHAPTER 9 IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux Use this chapter to find out how to create and edit IBM 3270/5250 terminal emulator connections if your software installation includes the optional IBM software. Overview This manual is intended to cover a number of different thin client
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    software package originally for IBM Network Station thin clients, and later ported it for IBM NetVista N2200 and N2800 thin clients. Unique among the various 3270/5250 emulator software IBM S/390® applications. IBM 3270/5250 Emulator Setup Wizard Creating an IBM 3270/5250 Emulator connection 1
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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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    3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux 4 In the Specify Windows Size and Location dialog, enable Full Screen for the emulator session to completely fill the thin client monitor, or deselect the Full Screen box to set initial window size and placement. Full Screen operations When Full Screen is enabled, the
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    IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux 5 In the Optional Advanced Settings 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 . IBM 3270/5250 Emulator Setup Wizard 95
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    . Instead of having the connection session appear inside a window on the NeoLinux desktop, the full screen connection fills the entire screen. For many users who are accustomed to working with standard text terminals, full-screen mode is less con- 96 Editing an IBM 3270/5250 Emulator connection
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    in ezConnect, and clicking on the Window tab. Moving between simultaneous full screen connections Moving between multiple, simultaneously active IBM Emulator full screen sessions is accomplished by using the NeoLinux desktop hotkeys: To... Display the ezConnect Manager desktop Display the next
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    3270/5250 Emulator You can also define IBM 3270/5250 Emulator connections to appear as a windowed application on the NeoLinux desktop. Deselect the Full Screen checkbox in the setup wizard and select your desired window size and offset parameters. 98 Windowed operations with IBM 3270/5250 Emulator
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    Emulator sessions (and other NeoLinux active connections) is accomplished by using the NeoLinux desktop hotkeys: To... Display (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
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    IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux the Help menu on the menu bar. The Help dialog dialog used to customize settings that apply to all IBM 3270/5250 Emulator connections defined on your thin client. Different global settings can be applied to 3270 emulations and 5250 emulations separately. Many of
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    /5250 Emulator for NeoLinux Settings made in the Global IBM Terminal Settings dialogs affect all connections made using the IBM 3270/5250 Emulator software. However, connection-specific settings take precedence over conflicting global settings. For example, if you define an Emulation User ID in the
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    5250 Emulator for NeoLinux 3270 Emulation global settings Click on the 3270 Settings tab. The available settings include: • Key Mapping - Enabled (default), Disabled, or Hidden • Keypad Capability - Yes (default), Keypad use only, or Hidden • Record/Playback - Enabled (default), Playback only, or
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    Emulator for NeoLinux • Allow use of - 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
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    - 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 field (password disguised) • Other Parameters - Text field 104
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    Locale tab IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux The Locale tab allows the user to select the keyboard layout and input locale. Keyboard Layout • the server. The available options are: English (US - default), English (United Kingdom), Danish, Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish, Global IBM Emulator
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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 (
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    NeoLinux User Manual CHAPTER 10 Custom Connections If your thin client has this software option, then this chapter 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
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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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    dialogs contained in the Add Custom Connection wizard. (For specific information concerning the detailed settings contained in these tabs, refer to the Creating a Custom connection instructions above.) Configuring custom connections 109
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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 VT220, VT240, VT320, VT340, VT400-7, VT400-8, VT420 • DOC 18 • Hazeltine HZ 1500 • Hewlett Packard 2392A, 2622A, 700/92 • IBM 3151, 3270 2, 3, 4, 5 NVT Mode, 3270E, and
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    thin client, you may not have the TeemTalk Terminal Emulation client available. (For a listing of clients included with each model, see "NeoLinux software Add button in ezConnect, follow these steps to properly setup a TeemTalk Terminal Emulation connection. Creating a TeemTalk Terminal Emulation
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    default settings for the remaining options. 3 In the Star- tup Options dialog, you can select whether this connection is to automatically start at system boot, and/or automatically restart the connection after it has become disconnected. When finished, click Next or Finish. 4 At the Modify User
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    Status Bar, Scroll Bar, and the Soft Buttons. When finished customizing the user interface, if necessary, click Next or Finish. 5 In the Optional Advanced Help button.) Note: The Use Local Keyboard option (selected by default) causes your keyboard to be automatically configured using the Keyboard
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    option will require users to configure their keyboard for the TeemTalk connection manually. The TeemTalk 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
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    that appear in the Text Printer Settings dialog are created using the NeoLinux Printer Setup utility. • If the status bar is turned on (Settings a screen after setting up the TeemTalk Printer configuration with multiple printers, NeoLinux will pop up a printer selection confirmation screen. Click
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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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    taskbar. Then click a menu item to select it. To open the NeoLinux menu, 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 you point to this line, the taskbar appears. When
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    desk option in the drop-down menu, and then from the drill down menu select a Desk to place the window. Using NeoLinux Windows Using the window Each program on the NeoLinux desktop operates in a separate win- controls dow that you can maximize, minimize, and move. FYI The title bar displays the
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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 edge or corner with the middle or right mouse buttons. • To resize a window, left-click and drag an edge or corner. 120 Using NeoLinux Windows
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    , production environment, unauthorized end users cannot change printer configurations, but can access the Print Queue Manager in order to trouble-shoot any printing problems. Accessing NeoLinux Print Manager utility 1 If the ezConnect Connection Manager isn't on screen, simultaneously press CTRL
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    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 Manager printers from within NeoLinux local client applications
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    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 to define a port by selecting Other. Note: Do not make edits to a local printcap
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    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 attached. Choices are: Parallel, Serial 1, Serial 2, USB
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    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 NeoLinux.
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    Using the NeoLinux Print Manager utility • Filter [default: Raw]- For most printers, 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
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    . Depending upon how the server software is configured, a printer properly configured using the Windows printer driver can be made automatically available to end-users when connecting from the thin client. The text value entered in the Windows printer driver field must match exactly (including
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    the NeoLinux Print Manager utility • Maximum file size [default: ] - This entry allows the administrator to specify a size limit for the print file when spooled. The default blank Print Manager must restart print services in order to make the changes. 128 Adding printers using Print Manager
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    Using the NeoLinux Print Manager utility Adding a network printer You can also define a printer in Print Manager that is connected to your network and addressable by IP address, and which is accessible through an LPD service. Many network printers include an LPD capability built-in to the device.
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    Security 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 delete printers defined in Print Manager. All users have access to the Print Manager utility dialog. But if the user clicks on Add, Edit, or Remove, then
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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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    Index NeoLinux User Manual Numerics 10BaseT Ethernet 17 3270/5250, Factory Reset 55 Messages 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
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    44 TeemTalk Terminal emulation 112 using 43 X Window 85 Console 55 Console window opening from ezConnect 55 CPU 58 Custom connections 134 Index NeoLinux User Manual adding 107 creating 107 editing 109 D Data General DG410 111 date, setting 51 DEC 111 DEC VT52, VT100, VT101, VT102, VT125, VT131
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    NeoLinux User Manual ezUpdate appliance profile 30 script file 30 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
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    26 Default Domain 27 Default Gateway 28 DHCP/BOOTP 24 Enable Device 24 gateway 26 136 Index NeoLinux User Manual driver 127 printers settings 47 printing connecting printers 17 Netscape pages 79 parallel port 16 serial port 16 TeemTalk connections text screens 115 Properties box from NeoLinux
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    Terminal emulation 112 upgrade option 12 TeemTalk connections printing text screens 115 Tektronix 4010, 4014 111 Televideo 910, 925 111 Telnet 81 terminal emulation TeemTalk suite 12 title bar (NeoLinux windows) 119 Touchscreen 53 Transmission Speed 38 U USB mice 16 USB ports, locating 16 V Viewdata
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    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 transmission speed 38 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 38 WEP keys editing 39 Work Area 21 WYSE 50, 50
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