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Welcome to Teradici's PCoIP Zero Client and Host Administrator WebHelp. This help
system explains how to configure PCoIP device firmware so you can access and manage the
hosts and zero clients in your PCoIP deployment. It comprises the following main sections:
l What's New: This section explains the new features for each firmware release, and
contains links to topics that provide more information about these features.
l PCoIP Management Tools: This section describes how to access and use the following
PCoIP management tools:
l Management Console (MC): The MC lets you centrally control and manage the
devices in your PCoIP deployment. This help system explains how to configure a
profile (a collection of device configuration settings), which you can then assign to a
specific PCoIP group (a set of one or more hosts or clients). The MC is the best tool
for medium to large deployments, and is often used in conjunction with a connection
broker. For further details, see About the MC.
l Administrative Web Interface (AWI): The AWI lets you use an Internet browser to
remotely access and configure a specific client or host. For further details, see About
the AWI.
l On Screen Display (OSD): The OSD is the graphical user interface (GUI) embedded
within a client. It is used to connect the client to a virtual desktop or to a host in a
remote workstation. It is also used to configure the client, and has a subset of the
configuration parameters available in the MC and AWI. For further details, see
About the OSD.
l PCoIP Deployment Scenarios: This section illustrates and describes the most common
ways to deploy the hosts and clients in your PCoIP network. Configuration steps are
included for each scenario, with links to topics in the PCoIP GUI Reference where you
can find detailed information. The scenarios are the best place to start when configuring
a new deployment.
l PCoIP GUI Reference: This section is a detailed reference that describes each
configuration parameter that appears in the MC, AWI, and OSD pages. You can use this
reference when configuring a device profile using the MC, or when configuring a single
device using the AWI or OSD. The PCoIP GUI Reference is organized by the
categories listed in the MC's Manage Profiles page, but also has special sections for
AWI and OSD menus that do not corresponding pages in the MC.
l PCoIP Technology Reference: This section contains definitions for some of the
terminology used in the help system.
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2What's New
2.1What's New in Firmware 4.0.2
The Teradici firmware 4.0.2 release provides the following features and enhancements:
l Tera2 processor family support: Firmware 4.0.2 supports the new Tera2 processor
family to deliver enhanced display capabilities, imaging performance, memory, power
management, and other important functions. For example, the TERA2140 zero client can
support up to four displays (DVI-D or DisplayPort) and can perform image encoding at
speeds of up to 300 million pixels per second (Mpps) for remote workstations and 50
Mpps for virtual desktops. For complete product details on second-generation PCoIP zero
clients and host cards containing these new Tera2 processors, see the Teradici website
at http://www.teradici.com. For a list of all the host cards and zero clients supported in
this firmware release, see PCoIP Host Cards and Zero Clients.
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l Processor family information: You can now display information about the processor
family and chipset in your device a number of ways. For details, see Displaying
Processor Information.
l Display topology configuration enhancements: To support the new Tera2 display
capabilities, the Display Topology Configuration page on the Management Console (MC)
and the Display Topology settings on the On Screen Display (OSD) now let you
configure layout, alignment, and resolution properties for dual-display and quad-display
topologies.
l Preferred resolution override enhancements: In this release, an expanded list of
default resolutions is included when you configure a zero client to advertise default
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information to the graphics processing unit
(GPU) in a host workstation. For Tera2 clients, you can now configure preferred
(default) resolutions for up to four displays. For details, see OSD Tera2: Display
Settings.
l Expanded list of test display resolutions: The Display page on the Administrator Web
Interface (AWI) now contains an expanded list of display resolutions for viewing a test
pattern on a zero client. For details about how to configure a test pattern, see AWI
Client: Display Settings.
l New Tera2 disconnect options: When a user is in a session with a remote workstation,
pressing the connect/disconnect button on a Tera2 zero client pops up a new dialog that
lets the user select whether to disconnect from the session or to power off the remote
workstation. Users can also use a Ctrl+Alt+F12 hotkey sequence to display this pop-up
dialog. For details about this new feature, see Disconnecting from a Session.
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l Enhanced OSD messaging: Messaging on the OSD has been enhanced with new
overlay windows and also new in-line messages that appear on the OSD's Connect
page. For example, if a user does not enter the correct user name or password, or if the
Caps Lock key is on, a message displays above the Connect button on this page to alert
the user. Network connection lost/down/up messages also display in this location,
replacing the network icons that used to appear in the lower right-hand corner. For
details, see Connecting to a Session and Overlay Windows.
l Management Console cached VCS address enhancement: You can now configure up
to 25 cached View Connection Server addresses from the Management Console's
Session Configuration – View Connection Server page. These servers are displayed in
a drop-down list on the OSD Connect page when users use a VMware View
Connection Server to connect to a virtual desktop. For details, see MC: View Connection
Server Session Settings.
l Imprivata OneSign configuration enhancements: New parameters on the View
Connection Server – Imprivata OneSign page allow you to configure a OneSign server
desktop name. When the desktop pool list includes a pool with this name, the zero client
will start a session with this desktop. You can configure a profile with this option from
the MC: View Connection Server + Imprivata OneSign page, or you can configure a
specific zero client from the AWI Client: view Connection Server + Imprivata Onesign
page or OSD: View Connection Server + Imprivata Onesign page.
l Online help for administrators: PCoIP zero client and host card administrator
documentation is now delivered as online help in this release, with a full GUI Reference
that includes how to configure device firmware using three PCoIP administrator tools—
the MC, the AWI, and the OSD. It also contains topics for common PCoIP device
deployment scenarios, providing illustrations, descriptions, and links to configuration
details for each one.
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3.1About the MC
The PCoIP Management Console (MC) lets you centrally manage the devices in your PCoIP
deployment. It is packaged as a VMware® virtual machine (VM), running on VMware
Player. You can use the MC to view status information for devices, create groups and
profiles, configure a profile (a collection of configuration settings) that you can apply to a
group (one or more devices that require the same configuration), upload certificates and
firmware to devices, control the power settings for devices, manage the monitoring of
device event logs, and much more.
The MC topics in this help system describe how to use the MC to configure a device profile.
For complete information about how to install, set up, and use the MC, please refer to the
"PCoIP Management Console User Manual" (TER0812002).
After you type the IP address of the MC web interface into an Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox browser, the browser will use HTTPS (HTTP over an SSL socket) to connect to the
MC web interface. The IP address for the MC web interface is configured (either statically
or via DHCP) from the MC virtual machine console after installation. Access to the MC is
controlled using an administrative password, which is also set from the MC virtual machine
console after installation. Full details about these setup procedures are included in the
"PCoIP Management Console User Manual" (TER0812002).
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The MC's HTTPS connection is secured using a PCoIP MC root Certificate Authority (CA)
certificate. For information on how to install this certificate, see the "PCoIP Management
Console User Manual" (TER0812002).
The following browsers have been tested with this release:
l Firefox version 3 or later
l Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0
If you try to log into the MC web interface using a different browser, an error message
appears that lists the supported browsers.
3.2Logging into the MC
To log into the Management Console web interface:
1. From an Internet browser, enter the IP address of the MC web page. The IP address
may be a static or dynamic address, depending on how it is determined when the MC is
configured:
l Static IP Address: The IP address is hard-coded and must be known.
l Dynamic IP Address: The IP address is dynamically assigned by the Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. You can get it from the DHCP server.
2. From the login page, enter the administrative password. The default value is blank (i.e.,
"").
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Figure 3-1: MC Login Page
3. When you first log into the MC, a prompt appears asking you to accept the license
agreement. After reading it, click Agree at this page. For subsequent logins, this prompt
does not appear.
After logging into the MC, the Home page appears.
3.3MC Home Page
The MC Home page contains links to all the MC functions, and also contains a Site Status
section that displays summary information about the PCoIP devices discovered by the MC.
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Figure 3-2: MC Home Page
Device firmware is configured on the MC by defining profiles and then applying them to
groups of devices. Clicking the Profiles tab displays the Profile Management page, which
lists allows you to manage the profiles in your system.
3.4MC Profile Management Page
From the Profile Management page, you can view, add, duplicate, configure (i.e., set
properties for), edit, delete, and export profiles.
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Figure 3-3: MC Profile Management Page
Once a profile has been created, you can click its Set Properties link to display the
Manage Profiles page and begin defining a device configuration for the profile.
3.5MC Manage Profiles Page
The figure below shows the Manage Profiles page for a profile. It contains a list of all the
categories used to configure the device firmware.
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Figure 3-4: MC Manage Profiles Page
To configure a category, expand it and click the Edit Properties link, shown in the example
below.
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Figure 3-5: Edit Properties Link
This displays the Set Properties page for that category, from which you can configure the
category's individual parameters. The following example shows the parameters for the
Network Configuration category.
Figure 3-6: Set Properties Page for Network Configuration
Note: The parameter table for each category has a Description column to explain each
parameter. These parameters are also explained in the MC sections of the GUI Reference.
After setting the desired properties, the Manage Profiles page expands the categories to
show their configuration. You can use the expand/collapse links to control the display of this
information.
An example of a profile with some of its categories configured is shown below.
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Figure 3-7: MC Manage Profiles Page – Configured
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The GUI Reference in this help system contains full details about each category. For
information about how to configure or manage a device using these MC pages, please see
the appropriate section in the GUI Reference.
For details on how to apply a profile, please refer to the "PCoIP Management Console User
Manual" (TER0812002).
3.6About the AWI
The PCoIP Administrative Web Interface (AWI) allows you to interact remotely with a
PCoIP host or client. From the AWI, you can manage and configure a host or client, view
important information about it, and even upload firmware and certificates to it.
After you type the device's IP address into an Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browser,
the browser will use HTTPS (HTTP over an SSL socket) to connect to the device's AWI
web page. Access to the AWI is controlled using an administrative password, which can be
optionally disabled.
The AWI's HTTPS connection is secured using a PCoIP root Certificate Authority (CA)
certificate. To avoid warning messages when you log into the AWI, it is recommended that
you install this certificate in your browser. The certificate file ("cacert.pem") is always
included in a firmware release, but you can also download it directly from the Teradici
support site. For detailed instructions on how to install the certificate, see Knowledge Base
support topic 15134-529 on the Teradici support site.
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The following browsers have been tested with this release:
l Firefox version 3 or later
l Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0
3.7Logging into the AWI
To log into the Administrator Web Interface web page for a host or client:
1. From an Internet browser, enter the IP address of the host or client. The IP address may
be a static or dynamic address, depending on how the IP addresses are determined
within your IP network:
l Static IP Address: The IP address is hard-coded and must be known.
l Dynamic IP Address: The IP address is dynamically assigned by the Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. You can get it from the DHCP server.
2. From the Log In page, enter the administrative password. The default value is blank
(i.e., "").
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