Axel Menu User Manual

Axel Menu

Publishing Applications and

Securing the Desktop

for Windows TSE

November 2008 - Ref.: AxMenuE-11

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Table of Contents

1 - INTRODUCTION............................................................................................1

1.1 - PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS.........................................................................2

1.2 - USER ENVIRONMENT............................................................................2

1.3 - LAUNCHING AXMENU............................................................................3

1.4 - WORKING WITH AXMENU......................................................................4

2 - INSTALLATION / REMOVAL OF AXMENU .................................................5

2.1 - PREREQUISITS.......................................................................................6

2.2 - UPDATES.................................................................................................6

2.3 - INSTALLATION........................................................................................6

2.4 - REMOVAL..............................................................................................10

3 - CONFIGURING AXMENU ...........................................................................11

3.1 - CHOOSING LANGUAGE.......................................................................12

3.2 - ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATOR....................................................12

3.2.1 - Initial Setup......................................................................................12

3.2.2 - Subsequent Setup...........................................................................13

3.2.3 - Technical Point................................................................................13

3.3 - THE CONFIGURATOR..........................................................................13

3.3.1 - General Parameters........................................................................14

3.3.2 - Creating a Profile.............................................................................15

3.3.3 - Deleting a Profile.............................................................................19

3.3.4 - Copying a Profile.............................................................................19

4 - LAUNCHING AXMENU ...............................................................................20

4.1 - LAUNCHING BY THE TERMINAL..........................................................21

4.2 - LAUNCHING THROUGH THE WINDOWS USER PROFILE.................22

4.3 - ADVANCED SETTINGS.........................................................................23

5 - WINDOWS SECURITY ................................................................................24

5.1 - CUSTOMIZING THE CTRL-ALT-DEL FUNCTION................................25

5.1.2 - At the Windows Server Level..........................................................26

5.1.2 - At the Axel Terminal Level ..............................................................26

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INTRODUCTION

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This chapter introduces the basic functionality of the AxMenu software.

The

AxMenu software quickly and easily ‘publishes’ applications to the users of

Axel terminals.

1.1 - PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS

RDP and ICA give the user access to a standard Windows desktop, but this
may provide too much freedom for users to access the Windows operating
system or applications they are not meant to access. They may also be able to
change set-up and configuration parameters.

AxMenu allow users access only to applications the administrator has
authorized.

1.2 - USER ENVIRONMENT

The administrator creates a profile for each user which sets the appearance of
the screen (Menu, Tool-bar or Desktop) and applications available.

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Example of ‘Menu’: the menu is displayed in the centre of the screen.

Example of Toolbar: the tool-bar displayed along the top of the screen

Example of Desktop: the tool-bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen

1.3 - LAUNCHING AXMENU

The AxMenu software is based the terminal’s ability to automatically execute a
program on connection to the server.

AxMenu can be launched automatically on connection in one of two ways:

- Through the terminal’s ability to automatically launch a program on
connection. (Set-up within the terminal).

- Through the user’s profile. (Set-up within Windows).

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In both cases after the user has been
logon procedure, the terminal immediately runs the AxMenu software, setting
the users environment for that specific user or group.

authenticated by the standard Windows

1.4 - WORKING WITH AXMENU...

The rest of this manual is composed of:

- Installation / Removal of AxMenu,

- Configuration of AxMenu,

- Configuration of the Terminal,

- Windows security issues.

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INSTALLATION / REMOVAL

OF AXMENU

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This chapter gives details of installation and rem

oval procedures.

2.1 - PREREQUISITS

AxMenu is certified for Windows Server 2000 and 2003.

2.2 - UPDATES

In the event of updating AxMenu, the previous version MUST be removed
before installing later version. (See chapter 2.4)

2.3 - INSTALLATION

Copy and decompress the file ‘AxMenu.zip’.
To start the installation, double click on the file ‘AxMenuSetup.exe’ and follow

the instructions.
The first window is a language selection box:

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