Dell Precision M6500 User Manual

Dell™ Latitude ON™ Flash Help

Setting Up Dell Latitude ON Flash
Configuring Network Settings
Configuring Remote Connections
Using "Chat" Instant Messaging
Setting Up your Latitude ON Flash Email
Using the LaunchBar
Using the Settings Panel
Latitude ON / Power button behavior
Hot Keys Supported in Latitude ON Flash
Getting the Source Code
Acknowledgements

NOTE: Latitude ON and Precision ON are used interchangeably depending upon the system. In this document, we use the term "Latitude ON" to refer to both the Latitude ON and Precision ON features.

NOTE: For quick answers to the most commonly asked questions, please visit http://support.dell.com. Go to Product Support > Troubleshooting and enter the requested information to view the FAQs for Latitude
ON Flash.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Dell Precision, and Latitude ON are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.

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For a list of included third-party software, please view the Credits file at http://www.splashtop.com/dellcommercial/cm/credits.html.

Initial release: October 2009

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Setting Up Dell™ Latitude ON™ Flash

To use Account Setup in Windows:

If you have not yet created a Latitude ON Flash user account, then after you have booted your computer to the Windows®
operating system, a Welcome message box informs you that Latitude ON™ Flash is installed on the computer, and invites you
to use it. First, you will need to create an account for use with Latitude ON Flash.

1. Click the Set Up Now button. The Account Setup dialog box will open. Your current Windows User Name is shown in
the Account Setup dialog box. This name will be used for your Latitude ON Flash user account.

2. Enter a password for use with Latitude ON Flash. To view the rules for password creation, click the question mark
icon in the Account Setup dialog box.

3. Type the password again in the Confirm field.

4. Click OK. The First-Time Wizard will run, as explained below.

To use Account Setup in Latitude ON Flash:

Press the Latitude ON button ( ) on your keyboard. If you have not yet created a Latitude ON Flash user account, a
message displays and offers two choices for creating your account:

The first option is "Create an account using your Windows login name." This is the recommended method. If you
select this button and then click Set Up Now, your computer will restart and boot to the Windows OS. You can then
select Start Menu > Programs > Dell Latitude ON Flash Tool > Dell Latitude ON Configuration Utility and
create your account as described above. Your Windows login name will be used as your Latitude ON Flash user name,
and you only need to create a password.

Alternatively, you can click the second button. This option uses the default name "User" in Latitude ON Flash. This
option will not allow you to use your Windows login name and password. Click Set Up Now and create your

password. To view the rules for password creation, click the question mark
box. After you create a password and click OK, the First-Time Wizard runs.

icon in the Account Setup dialog

First-Time Wizard

After you have created the account, the First-Time Wizard will be launched. It allows you to set some initial preferences. You
will have the opportunity to:

Select language and keyboard.
View the End-User License Agreement (you must click Accept to continue).
Set date, time, and time zone (you can change this in the future using Date and Time in the Settings panel).
Specify network settings.
Configure One-Click Access to Web Email. You can optionally enter your Email address and Password associated with
the web-based Email service you chose. If you do this, you will automatically be logged in to that Email service every
time you click the Mail icon in the future.

Select a default remote desktop protocol (Citrix® Receiver™, VMware® View Client, or rdesktop).

After the First-Time Wizard has completed, you will be able to select various applications from the LaunchBar
bottom of the Latitude ON screen by default.

To configure further preferences, click the Settings icon in the LaunchBar and use the Settings Panel

NOTE: After you have set up a Latitude ON Flash user account, you can open the Configuration Utility from the Start

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, located at the

Menu at any time (Start Menu > Programs > Dell Latitude ON Flash Tool > Dell Latitude ON Configuration

Utility). This utility allows you to make changes to your account or to delete your account. If you delete your
account, pressing the Latitude ON (

Account Setup Wizard.

) button on your keyboard would once again launch the Dell Latitude ON

Subsequent Log-ins

After you have created an account, a Login screen will appear each time you launch Latitude ON Flash. If there is more than
one user and your User ID is not displayed, click change user and select your User ID from the list.

If you are in the Windows environment and press the Latitude ON button, this will hibernate Windows and boot to the
Latitude ON Flash environment.

After you have logged in successfully, the first screen of Latitude ON Flash will display. It contains icons for Mail, the Web
browser, Chat instant messaging, VoIP (Skype™), and the Remote Desktop application which you have currently set as the
default.

NOTE: To change the keyboard type, click the Keyboard icon near the bottom of the Login screen. Then, enter your
password and click the Log in button.

NOTE: Latitude ON Flash prompts you to enter the password during every new session. If you enter a wrong password
five consecutive times, the computer shuts down. Restart your computer in the Latitude ON mode to try again.

Exiting Latitude ON Flash

Click the Enter OS button if you wish to exit Latitude ON Flash and boot to the Windows operating system. Click

the Shut Down button

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to turn off the computer. In either case, your changes will automatically be saved.

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Connecting to a Wireless Network (WiFi)

Configuring Network Settings

Enabling LAN, WiFi, or WWAN
Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN)
Connecting to a Wireless Network (WiFi)
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network (WWAN)

Enabling LAN, WiFi, or WWAN

Before you start using your computer in the Dell™ Latitude ON™ mode, you must configure it to connect to either a LAN,
WiFi, or WWAN. The first time you launch Latitude ON Flash, a First-Time Wizard will guide you through the network setup
process. You can also configure settings at any time, as explained below.

1. Open the Network Configuration dialog box by either:

Clicking the Network icon on the LaunchBar. (Hovering the mouse pointer over this icon displays the current
LAN and WiFi connection status.)

Clicking the WWAN icon icon on the LaunchBar, available if a WWAN device is detected. (Hovering the mouse
pointer over the icon displays the current WWAN connection status and the detected signal strength.)
Clicking the Settings Panel icon on the LaunchBar, then clicking Network within the Settings Panel.

2. Select your connection type by clicking WIFI, LAN, or WWAN at the left side of the Network Configuration dialog box.

3. If the Enable checkbox is not checked, click the checkbox to enable the connection. (If the checkbox is checked, clicking
it will disable the connection.)

If the network settings are properly configured, then after establishing a connection for the first time, Latitude ON Flash
automatically recognizes the connection and connects to the enabled network, whether it is LAN, WiFi, or WWAN; or a
combination of them.

Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN)

For standard automatic connection:

1. Ensure that a network cable has been plugged in to your computer.

2. After a cable has been connected, the DHCP service is available on your network by default, and you should get the
appropriate IP/DNS settings automatically.

However, if you wish to specify connection settings manually:

1. Click LAN at the left side of the Network Configuration dialog box.

2. Uncheck the IP Settings and DNS Settings checkboxes. This enables the fields under them for manual text input.

3. Enter the values for IP or DNS settings assigned by your IT staff.
Alternatively, you can click Connection Assistant in the bottom right corner of the dialog box. This convenient
feature guides you through the configuration process.

1. Click WiFi at the left side of the Network Configuration dialog box. A list of available networks, their signal
strength, and security levels will be shown.

2. Select the network you want to connect to.

To connect to a non-broadcasting WiFi network, click the + icon. The Connect to Network dialog box opens.
Enter the Network Name and Password, and other information needed to connect.

3. Enter or select the WiFi network's connection information (Security Type, IP/DNS settings, Password, etc.) to connect.
Click Advanced Settings if you wish to set the IP/DNS manually.

Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network (WWAN)

If you have a WWAN device installed, this tab will be available for use. Otherwise, "No Device" will be displayed under
"WWAN" at the left side of the Network Configuration dialog box, and the Settings button will be disabled.

In addition, if a WWAN device is inserted, a WWAN icon
but not currently enabled, it will display as

connection status and the detected signal strength. Clicking on the icon will open the Network Configuration dialog box,
with the WWAN tab active.

NOTE: Your WWAN account as well as your WWAN card MUST be activated/registered before you can use it. In
addition, the first time you use it, you will be prompted to select your Country and WWAN Service Provider name
(Operator Name) from drop-down lists.

If a SIM card is inserted, Latitude ON Flash can generally detect the required information and automatically create a profile,
ready for connection.

However, you can also create a profile manually. First, some notes:

For an EV-DO type of WWAN network (such as Verizon or Sprint), you will not need a profile.
For a WCDMA WWAN network (such as AT&T), you do need a profile in order to use a WWAN connection.
For a WCDMA (UMTS) type of WWAN network, you may need to know Access Point Name (APN), Username, Password,
and PIN information.

1. Click WWAN at the left side of the Network Configuration dialog box.

2. Click Settings to access four tabs for advanced settings, if needed: Profiles, PIN, Radio Preference, and Device
Properties.

In the Profiles tab, click New to create a new profile (specify Profile Name, Operator Name, User Name, Password,
and Access Point Name). Or, you can select already-existing profiles and click Edit to modify them, or Delete to
remove them.
Select the PIN tab if you want to enter or change the associated WWAN Personal Identification Number. Check the
Enable PIN checkbox to require PIN entry, or un-check it if you want to disable this requirement. (This is similar to
the way you might protect your mobile phone from unauthorized use by setting up a PIN.)
In the Radio Preference tab, you can specify the radio preference used for connection.
The Device Properties tab displays a variety of information about the WWAN hardware device.

. Hovering the mouse pointer over the icon will display the current WWAN

will be displayed in the LaunchBar. If the device is detected

3. When finished with the four Settings tabs, click OK. You will be returned to the previous page and you can now check
the Enable checkbox. (Note that the Enable checkbox will be available only if a WWAN profile has been created.) After the
Enable checkbox has been checked, the process of detecting the SIM card and the operator (carrier) will begin. Strength
and protocol will interactively be displayed during this time.

4. Click the Connect button to connect to the WWAN network. After a successful connection, the button label will change
from "Connect" to "Disconnect." The three icons under the button display the following status:

Number of bytes uploaded are displayed to the right of this icon.

Number of bytes downloaded are displayed to the right of this icon.

Connection time is displayed to the right of this icon.

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1. In the LaunchBar, select the VMware View icon.

Configuring Remote Connections

Accessing a server remotely via rdesktop
Accessing applications on a server remotely via Citrix Receiver
Accessing a server remotely using VMware View Client

NOTE: If you use one of the three features above more than the others, you can set it as your "default remote
desktop protocol." That is, it will be available in the first screen that appears when you launch Latitude ON Flash, for
convenient selection. To do so, select Applications
desired application.

rdesktop

1. In the LaunchBar, click the rdesktop icon.

in the Settings panel, then click Remote Desktop and select the

2. In the rdesktop dialog box, enter the IP address or Domain name of the server you wish to connect to.

3. The Windows® login window will open. Enter the related User ID and Password to access that server.

NOTE: You can right-click on the rdesktop icon in the LaunchBar and select Edit from the menu to open the Edit
rdesktop Settings dialog box. (It can also be opened by clicking Applications
selecting rdesktop.) It allows you to conveniently enter the connection data for each desired server just one time and
save it for future selection in the drop-down list.

in the Settings panel and then

Citrix® Receiver™

1. In the LaunchBar, select the Citrix Receiver icon.

2. In the Citrix Receiver window, select Settings from the Tools Menu.

3. In the Settings dialog box, click Preferences and then select Citrix XenApp.

4. Enter the URL of the Server you want to connect to. (You may need to click the Change... button to enable the
Server URL field.)

5. Click OK. You will be returned to the initial Citrix Receiver window.

6. Open the View Menu and select Citrix XenApp View. The Citrix XenApp Logon dialog box opens.

7. Enter the related Username, Password, and Domain.

8. The applications that you have been authorized to use will be then be listed and available. Select the application you
wish to use.

VMware® View Client

2. Enter the IP address of the desired server. Click Connect.

3. In the next dialog box that appears, enter the related Username, Password, and Domain.

4. Click the Login button. The system will then provide you the VMware environment you are authorized to access based
on your enterprise rules.

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Using "Chat" Instant Messaging

Setting Up Chat Accounts
Adding Buddies and Groups
Adding New Groups
Sending a Chat message

Setting Up Chat Accounts

The Chat feature allows you to chat with your friends using your existing user accounts in a variety of popular Instant
Messaging tools. You can also organize your "buddies" into groups, and perform many other functions. You can specify
detailed Preferences settings and log in to multiple IM accounts simultaneously.

Click the Chat

identify at least one of your existing IM accounts to be used with Chat.

1. Ensure you have already created one or more User Accounts in at least one of the supported protocols.

2. Click the Add button in the Accounts window. The Add Account window will open.

3. In the Basic tab, open the Protocol drop-down list and select the protocol associated with the account you wish to add
(such as AIM, MSN, Yahoo, etc.).

4. In the field under the Protocol field, enter the name of the corresponding account, the Password for that account,
and then click Save. (Alias is optional.)

icon. The first time you start Chat, the Accounts dialog box will open. You will be required to

Adding Buddies and Groups

1. In the Chat window, select Add Buddy... from the Buddies Menu. The Add Buddy dialog box will open. It will already
contain your Account Name near the top of the dialog box. The other fields will be blank.

2. Enter the Buddy's username (screen name) and optionally the Alias name of the person you want to add, and specify
the Group you want him/her to be added to. You can either select an existing group from the drop-down list or you
can type a new group name to add a new group.

3. Click the Add button. A notification will display to that person whom you are attempting to add, saying that you wish
to add him/her to your Buddy List. Then he or she can choose to allow it or not. (By the same token, you can choose
to Deny or Authorize attempts by others to add you to their Buddy List.)

Adding New Groups

Select Add Group... from the Buddies Menu. The Add Group dialog box will open. Simply type the desired name for the new
group into the Please enter the name of the group to be added field and then click the Add button.

In the Chat window, you can click on a group name to display a list of all buddies currently in that group.
Note also that if you hover the mouse pointer over a Buddy's name in that list, information about that Buddy will be

displayed. In the displayed information, Has You refers to whether or not that person has you included in his/her Buddy
List. If Yes is displayed, then you are in his/her Buddy List.

Sending a Chat message

Double-click on the name of the Buddy to whom you want to send a message and then type the message into the New
Instant Message dialog box. Alternatively, you can select New Instant Message... from the Buddies Menu in the Chat

window and then enter the Alias or the Screen Name of the Buddy you want to send a message to.

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Setting Up Your Latitude ON™ Flash Email

Before you begin sending or receiving Email in the Latitude ON™ mode, you must specify which web-based Email client you
want to use with Latitude ON Flash.

During the First-Time Wizard, you were given an opportunity to do this. If you skipped this set-up during the First-Time
Wizard, then the same dialog box will appear the first time you click the Mail icon in the LaunchBar or in the main screen of
Latitude ON Flash.

Click the Mail

If you have already specified the web-based Email service you want to use with Latitude ON Flash, the "login page" for
that web-based Email service will automatically be launched, and you can enter your login and password as usual.

If you have not yet specified a web-based Email service, the Edit Mail Application Settings dialog box will open.
Select the Email service you wish to use.

Note that if you select Outlook Web Access, you will be required to enter the related URL address, login name,
and password.
If you select Other, you will need to enter the URL address of that other web-based Email service.

Click Finish. The next time you click the Mail icon pictured above, the Email service you chose will be invoked.

After logging in to the web-based Email service, you can use that service's option to "stay logged in" if you want
it to remember your login/password and log you in automatically every time you click the Mail icon in the future.

NOTE: You can also view and edit Email attachments. If the attachment is a PDF, DOC, XLS, or PPT file, you may view
and/or edit the file, but note that the file can only be saved to external storage such as a USB device.

icon.

Switching to a different Email service

If you have already specified an Email service to be used with Latitude ON Flash, and then later decide to use a different
Email service, you can switch to the desired Email service at any time by clicking Applications

right-clicking on the Mail icon), and then clicking Edit under "Mail Application."

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Using the LaunchBar

The LaunchBar is located at the bottom of the Latitude ON screen by default. (You can change the position of the LaunchBar
by clicking on the LaunchBar icon

Click on the icons in the LaunchBar to invoke/switch between applications, or to launch various utilities. Each icon on the
LaunchBar is individually illustrated below.

Mail. Left-click this icon to access the web-based Email application which has
been specified to use with Latitude ON Flash. If no Email application has yet
been specified, the Edit Mail Application Settings
also right-click the icon to open the Edit Mail Application Settings dialog box
anytime.

Web. Starts the web browser for access to the World Wide Web, optimized to
give you a great Internet experience instantly.

Starts the Chat instant messaging tool, which lets you use your existing accounts
in various instant messaging programs to chat with your friends, and to set
preferences as desired. A separate Help file for Chat can be accessed from within
the Chat application.

in the Settings panel and then setting the Orientation.)

dialog box will open. You can

VoIP. Starts Skype™ , a VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) application that
lets you communicate free-of-charge with other Skype users. A separate Help file
for Skype can be accessed from within the Skype application.

Remotely access a server via rdesktop.

Access applications on a server remotely via Citrix Receiver.

Remotely access a server via VMware View Client.

Starts the Music application, which allows you to play music files in the MP3
format. A separate Help file for Music Player can be accessed from within the
Music Player application.

Starts Photo, an image viewer that lets you arrange your JPEG / BMP / GIF /
PNG files into albums, and display/share them in different view modes. A
separate Help file for Photo Manager can be accessed from within the Photo

Manager application.
Removable storage device indicator. This icon displays in the LaunchBar

when a removable storage device such as a USB drive is inserted into the
system. Left-clicking on it will open the File Manager window, which lets you
conveniently access the folders/files on the removable storage device. If you
want to remove the storage device, right-click on the icon and then select Eject

USB Disk.

WWAN. If a WWAN device is inserted and enabled, this WWAN icon will be

displayed in the LaunchBar. (If the device is detected but disabled, it will display
as

WWAN connection status and the detected signal strength. Clicking on the icon
will open the Network Configuration dialog box, with the WWAN tab active.

Network status. Hovering the mouse pointer over this icon will display the
current LAN and WiFi connection status. If you click this icon, the Network

Configuration dialog box opens, which can also be opened from the Settings

panel.
Volume. Clicking this icon will open the same Volume control box that opens

when you click Volume on the Settings panel. Hovering the mouse pointer over
the icon will display the current volume setting for the main speaker and
microphone.

Help. Click this icon to access the main on-line Help for Latitude ON Flash.
After opening the Help window, you can access the About box (which displays

version and copyright information) by clicking on the
right of the Help window.
Opens the Settings panel, which allows you to set preferences for various

functions and behaviors in Latitude ON Flash.
Enter OS. Allows you to exit Latitude ON Flash and log in to your Microsoft®

Windows® operating system. After you click this icon, a message will ask you to
confirm.

Shut Down. After you click this icon, you will be required to confirm that you
want to turn off
will automatically be saved.

.) Hovering the mouse pointer over the icon will display the current

icon near the upper

the computer. Any changes you have made during this session

Battery/AC Power status. One of several different icons might display,
depending on power source and current strength. (Only a few samples are
illustrated at left.) Hover the mouse pointer over the displayed icon to display
Power status/level. Or, click on the icon if you wish to open the Power
Management tab of Environment Settings

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