Maxdata FALCON 100, FALCON 200 user guide

MAXDATA FALCON 100/200
User‘s Manual
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 5
2 Quick Installation 7
3 Terminal Connection Manager 9
3.1 Connections .....................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Configure ........................................................................................................................................10
3.3 About ..............................................................................................................................................10
4 Terminal Properties 11
4.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................11
4.2 Display ............................................................................................................................................11
4.3 Control Panel ..................................................................................................................................12
4.3.1 Global ICA Setting .................................................................................................................13
4.3.2 Register Client .......................................................................................................................14
4.3.3 ThinPrint Settings .................................................................................................................. 15
4.3.4 Security .................................................................................................................................16
4.3.5 Printers .................................................................................................................................. 17
4.3.6 Terminal Server Client Licenses ............................................................................................19
4.3.7 Dialing ...................................................................................................................................19
4.3.8 Keyboard ...............................................................................................................................20
4.3.9 Password ..............................................................................................................................20
4.3.10 Owner ...................................................................................................................................21
4.3.11 System ..................................................................................................................................23
4.3.12 Display ...................................................................................................................................25
4.3.13 Mouse ...................................................................................................................................26
4.3.14 Volume & Sounds .................................................................................................................27
4.3.15 Date / Time ............................................................................................................................28
4.3.16 Certificates ............................................................................................................................28
4.3.17 Regional Settings ..................................................................................................................29
4.3.18 Network and Dial-up Connections .........................................................................................30
4.3.19 FTPUpdate ............................................................................................................................31
4.3.20 Internet Options ....................................................................................................................32
5 Configuring Sessions 33
5.1 Connection Startup Configuration ..................................................................................................33
5.2 ICA .................................................................................................................................................34
5.2.1 Server .................................................................................................................................... 34
5.2.2 Title .......................................................................................................................................34
5.2.3 Application .............................................................................................................................35
5.2.4 Logon ....................................................................................................................................35
5.2.5 Window ................................................................................................................................. 36
5.2.6 Options ..................................................................................................................................36
5.2.7 Firewall .................................................................................................................................. 37
5.3 RDP ................................................................................................................................................38
5.3.1 Server .................................................................................................................................... 38
5.3.2 Logon ....................................................................................................................................38
5.3.3 Application .............................................................................................................................39
5.3.4 General .................................................................................................................................. 39
5.3.5 Display ...................................................................................................................................40
5.3.6 Local Resources .................................................................................................................... 40
5.3.7 Programs ............................................................................................................................... 41
5.3.8 Experience ............................................................................................................................41
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5.4 Powerterm Emulation ....................................................................................................................42
5.5 Internet Explorer ............................................................................................................................43
5.5.1 General .................................................................................................................................. 43
5.5.2 Connection ............................................................................................................................43
5.5.3 Security .................................................................................................................................44
5.5.4 Privacy ................................................................................................................................... 44
5.5.5 Advanced ..............................................................................................................................45
5.5.6 Popups ..................................................................................................................................45
6 Supported Software Features 47
7 Hardware Configuration Overview 49
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1 Introduction
Welcome
Congratulations on purchasing one of the MAXDATA Windows®-based Thin Client models. The MAX­DATA Thin Clients are composed of state-of-the-art hardware and an operating system based on the Microsoft® Windows® CE 5.0 Technology. We have done our best to deliver an excellent product and we promise to provide support and service of the same quality.
Please refer to the “Software Feature Comparison List” (chapter 6) to get an overview of the sup ported software features and protocols of the different MAXDATA Thin Client models.
How to use this Guide
In this MAXDATA User Guide we describe the setup screens and options as well as the boot pro­cedure. We do not describe common functionalities like TCP/IP, NFS, SMB, DHCP, and BOOTP etc. If you have any questions concerning these matters please ask your system administrator or if you would like to know more about protocols please refer to the according documentation.
This guide is divided into the following chapters:
1. Introduction Welcome and User Guide Information
2. Quick Installation Instructions for a Quick Installation
3. Terminal Connection Manager Initial User Interface
4. Terminal Properties General Terminal Setup
5. Configuring Sessions Add and edit Sessions
6. Appendix Software Supported Software Features
7. Appendix Hardware Hardware Configuration Overview
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2 Quick Installation
If you carry out the following steps, the terminal can be installed in your network environment within a few minutes.
• Connect the terminal to a VGA monitor, an AT compatible keyboard with PS/2 or USB connector, a PS/2 or USB mouse, the LAN via RJ45 and AC power.
• Turn on the terminal and wait until the graphical desktop has started and the window of the “Ter minal Connection Manager” appears on the screen.
• Press F2 to enter the setup.
• Click on the “Display” tab, select the needed resolution and color depth and check proper function via the “Test…” button.
• Click on the “Control Panel” tab, then select “Network and Dial-up Connections” and finally double-click the pre-configured network connection and change the network settings as needed. (By default, DHCP is enabled.)
• Complete the terminal setup program by entering a local IP address in the “Network” section or keep the default DHCP mode for automatic network configuration.
• Finally exit all setup pages via the “
Now your unit is set and you can start configure sessions within the “Terminal Connection Man
ager”.
OK” buttons in upper right corners.
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Note: For detailed session configuration information refer Chapter 5.
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3 Terminal Connection Manager
After the boot procedure is finished, this desktop will come up on the screen. The “Terminal Con­nection Manager” starts automatically. The available tabs are:
Note:
With the hotkey combination CTRL+ALT+END pressed within any running session, you get back to this screen. This enables you to switch to a different session without disconnecting.
3.1 Connections
All your configured sessions will be shown here with it’s name, type and the current state.
(“Active” indicates, that this session is currently running/connected.)
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3.2 Configure
Via this tab, you create and manipulate all sessions.
For detailed session configuration information refer to chapter 5 “Configuring Sessions”.
3.3 About
Find the most vital informations like product name, IP Adress, firmware version etc are displayed at a glance here.
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Terminal Connection Manager
4 Terminal Properties
To enter the “Terminal Properties” page, press the F2 key within the “Terminal Connection Man- ager” screen.
4.1 General
Similar to the “About” page, you find the most vital informations here.
4.2 Display
Set the needed resolution and color depth here.
These are the available combinations of resolution
and frequency:
Note:
Changing the resolution or color depth will cause the terminal to
reboot to take effect.
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4.3 Control Panel
This tab is the central configuration screen.
Everything except sessions and screen resolution has to be configured here.
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Terminal Properties
4.3.1 Global ICA Setting
Settings configured here will affect all your ICA sessions. Most of them can be overruled by differing settings within the single session.
You may need to reassign hotkeys due to overlapping shortcuts.
Besides the default color depth, the PN Agent (Program Neighborhood Lite) can be enabled and configured in this tab.
Specify your Metaframe Master Browser here. When configuring new ICA sessions, this master browser will be queried for available published applications.
If you need to cross a firewall, configure the according settings here.
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4.3.2 Register Client
To register the client to the MAXDATA Remote Manager, enter the RM server’s values here.
• Remote Manager
Enter the RM server’s full qualified network name or IP.
• Port
The default Remote Manager communication port is 30001
• Directory
After entering all informations, press the “…” button to query the RM server for the configured directories.
• Password
Enter the password you set to log in to the Remote Manager.
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Terminal Properties
4.3.3 ThinPrint Settings
To improve printing performance and lower needed bandwith, you may use ThinPrint.
Please be aware that an according ThinPrint server must be runnning in your environment!
For more detailed setup description, please refer the ThinPrint manual.
Specify the interface the printer is attached to.
Activate or manipulate the assignment.
Allocate bandwith size, port number and desired timeout.
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