HP Neoware e90 NeoLinux Thin Clients User Manual - Page 29

ezUpdate settings, Default: Selected]

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Configuring Your Network Settings 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 connection definitions • Thin client appliance device configurations ezUpdate settings Enable automatic configuration and software updates: [Default: Selected] When checked, this setting allows the appliance to automatically receive and apply configuration and software updates. Since this is the default configuration, once an ezUpdate server is configured and a DHCP server is providing ezUpdate-specific tags, newly installed thin client appliances will automatically be configured at first bootup. Override manual settings with DHCP tag: [Default: Selected] When checked, this setting forces a booting-up thin client to use DHCP information received in DHCP tag 137 (or other tag number entered here) instead of any configuration information manually entered on the ezUpdate tab. In a configured ezUpdate environment, DHCP tag 137 is used to define the location of the ezUpdate server. By deselecting this checkbox, administrators can test new configurations being installed on the ezUpdate server without exposing those configurations to production use. DHCP tag: [Default: 137] If a DHCP tag other than 137 is used to distribute ezUpdate server location information, enter the number in this field. Server access time out: [Default: 20] This setting sets the maximum time (in seconds) for the thin client to wait for a response from the ezUpdate server. If the ezUpdate server does not respond within 20 seconds (or whatever value is set here), the thin client will boot as Network Settings dialog 29

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Configuring Your Network Settings
Network Settings dialog
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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 con-
figuration updates:
Full image software updates
Modular software updates (Snap-ins)
Thin client appliance connection definitions
Thin client appliance device configurations
ezUpdate settings
Enable automatic configuration and software updates:
[Default:
Selected] When checked, this setting allows the appliance to auto-
matically receive and apply configuration and software updates.
Since this is the default configuration, once an ezUpdate server is
configured and a DHCP server is providing ezUpdate-specific tags,
newly installed thin client appliances will automatically be config-
ured at first bootup.
Override manual settings with DHCP tag:
[Default: Selected]
When checked, this setting forces a booting-up thin client to use
DHCP information received in DHCP tag 137 (or other tag number
entered here) instead of any configuration information manually
entered on the ezUpdate tab. In a configured ezUpdate environment,
DHCP tag 137 is used to define the location of the ezUpdate server.
By deselecting this checkbox, administrators can test new configura-
tions being installed on the ezUpdate server without exposing those
configurations to production use.
DHCP tag:
[Default:
137
] If a DHCP tag other than 137 is used to
distribute ezUpdate server location information, enter the number in
this field.
Server access time out:
[Default:
20
] This setting sets the maxi-
mum time (in seconds) for the thin client to wait for a response from
the ezUpdate server. If the ezUpdate server does not respond within
20 seconds (or whatever value is set here), the thin client will boot as