XtendLan TC series Administrator's Manual

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Contents

1. Welcome.......................................................................................................................................5

2. Document Conventions............................................................................. ... ................................5

3. Overview........................................................... ... ................................ ... .....................................6

3.1 Product Descriptions..............................................................................................................6

3.2 Features ..................................................................................................................................6

4. Desktop Operating Environment............................................................................................... ...9

4.1 The X-Desktop Screen........................................ ................................ ... ................................9

4.2 User mode Operations..........................................................................................................10

4.3 Safe mode Operations..........................................................................................................10

4.4 Backup and Restore the settings...........................................................................................11

5. Local Administration..................................................................................................................12

5.1 Default TC Configurations.................................................................................. ... ..............12

5.2 System Setup........................................................................................................................13

5.3 Networking Tools........................................ ... ................................ ... ............................. ......14

5.4 Hardware Report............................................................................................................ ......15

5.5 Connection Manager......................................... .. ................................ ... ........................... ...16

5.6 About and Exit ............................... ................................................................ ... ...................17

5.7 Setting up local shared resources.........................................................................................17

5.8 Setting up local printer.........................................................................................................18

5.9 Software Upgrades...............................................................................................................18

6. Server Related Administrations .................................................................................................20

6.1 Appliance Servers Operations..............................................................................................20

6.2 Configuring the RDP session Services................................... ..............................................21

6.2.1 Connection Settings...................... ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ...... .. ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... .22

6.2.2 Login Settings .................... ................................ .. ................................ ... ......................22

6.2.3 Service Settings.......................................... ................................ .. .................................23

6.2.4 Desktop Settings.............................. ..... ... ..... ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ... ...25

6.2.5 Printer Settings........................... .. .................................................................................26

6.2.6 RDP Server Configurations........................................ .. ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ...... .. ...... ...27

7. Configuring the ICA session Services .......................................................................................30

7.1 ICA – Connection Settings...................................................................................................30

7.2 ICA – Service Settings.........................................................................................................31

7.3 ICA – Account Settings........................................................................................................32

7.4 ICA – Desktop Settings........................................................................................................32

7.5 ICA – Sock Settings.............................................................................................................33

7.6 ICA – Hotkeys Settings........................................................................................................34

7.7 ICA – Misc Settings.............................................................................................................34

8. Configuring the X-Server session Services................................................................................36

8.1 XDMCP Connection Settings........................................ ................................ ......................36

8.2 X Server Configurations.................................................................................... .. .................37

9. User Accounts...................................... ... ................................ .. ................................ ... ..............39

10. Concurrent Servers Operations ..................... .. ...... ..... ..... ... ..... ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ...... .. ...... ..... .... ..39

11. Customize the wallpaper im age file i n FTP server.................................................... ..............40

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12. Configuring the VNC session Services......................................... .................................. .........40

13. Seamless ICA Window Operation from X Connection.......................................... ... ..............41

14. Drop Utility to Drop Program Path..........................................................................................42

15. Stateless Configuration Guide....................................... .................................. .........................44

15.1 Stateless Overview.............................................................................................................44

15.2 Sections ..............................................................................................................................45

15.3 Statements ..........................................................................................................................46

16. Other Related Materials On the Web.............................................................. .........................50

17. Frequently Asked Questions ....................................................................................................50

18. Locale Keyboard Mapping............................................................ .................................. .........53

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1. Welcome

Congratulations on purchasing one of the TC models. This TC product can is Thin Client terminal, KIOSK machines and many others type of intelligent

appliances. It replaces your previous hard disk and operating s ystem for connecting to a wide variety of de

facto servers. With the installed TC, the user can connect to these servers for further using of the data, applications and network resources that are available anywhere and anytime.

The product is designed to require minimum local administration. However, provisions are included for local entry of preference settings that are best left to the individual user or administration. Also, some settings that must be made locally because there may be some network services are not in used.

2. Document Conventions

The following conventional terms, text formats, and symbols are used throughout the documentation:

Convention Meaning [XXXX] Self-defined “XXXX” value within the bracket.

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3. Overview

The TC is one self-contained and intelligent chip device that can instantly transform your legacy Thin Client, PC, IA device or other similar computing entities. It replaces your old hard disk, if there is any, and operating system with its own embedded OS.

3.1 Product Descriptions

This TC enables your thin client with several connections to the servers, including RDP, ICA, XDMCP and VNC. They allow instant connection to MS, ICA, Linux and VNC servers respectively. This allows running various applications from the servers on click-and-run or auto-launch manners. The TC enabled computer is very different from traditional counter part the Thin Client, it enables computers to have true color display, stereo sound, local printing an d storage access, including floppy, CD-ROM and USB storages.

3.2 Features

This section listed the features that are available when this documentation was written. For any updated new features, please visit our web site for details.

UI: Minimum user interactions and maximum Administrator controls. The TC

users can have as minimum as no icon in X-Desktop by administrator.

Connection Manager: One powerful GUI tool for administrator. It integrates

the ICA, RDP5.1 (Hi-Color and sound, printer, drive and COM mapping), XDMCP, and VNC connections all in one place.

Stateless: This feature is to minimize the effort for administrator to

install the TC in large site. The global.ini and username.ini will be in specific ftp server location for TC to read in during booting period and configure itself automatically. No configuration is required for each individual TC station any more. All RDP 5.10, ICA and XDMCP connection parameters are available in

global.ini now.

DHCP-FTP feature added to provide better automation for

administrator when DHCP can send ftp IP address and root path information, if enabled in DHCP, to every client.

The global.ini and username.ini can now support the DOS format. And

user can now actually use the Notepad in Window to modify the file to be in effect.

New [desktop_pic] feature added to change the wallpaper in

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X-Desktop.

New Auto save = 1 to enable the global.ini to be saved in local area

and without the needs to refer to the designated ftp server for further proper Stateless operations in the future.

New [user desktop_autorun] section to allow that built-in desktop

software to be able to auto-run when needed during booting.

The [resource] section contains various settings to allow

administrator to assign proper local resource privileges for the users.

Locale Keyboards: To allow non-English keyboard to specific locale

keyboard mappings.

Switch among Multiple Servers: For complicated site, with multiple

servers installed, the user may use this feature to switch among servers. Just point to the lower-left corner, to select which server that user wishes to switch to within the connected sessions.

X-Over-Sessions: Using this feature, the user can further choose to use

the local X applications during the connected sessions.

Driver CD support in USB CD-ROM/IDE Disk: The previous content of Driver

CD can now be in USB CD-ROM and IDE Disk.

Background screen configurable: The background of X-Desktop can now

selectable and changeable. This feature will be in effect via the Stateless mode.

Boot screen in 640x480x16 color: This lower resolution screen during boot

up can provide better support for some low-resolution legacy PC. For further requirements, this screen can be changed much easier and quick. Please contact XtendLan for details on this.

Multiple Local Resources Accessing: User is eligible to use various local

USB, A, CD-ROM, C, Printer, Com Port and sound devices during the connected sessions.

Expert Font Client: Allow your local application to have additional font

support from the connected xfs font server.

USB Printer and spooler support: Local USB and Parallel printer can no w

be redirected from RDP and ICA connections. Also, spooler feature is added to allow multiple print request from Samba allow list to enable multiple LAN users to print to the shared printer.

VNC Server: The VNC server is added in some versions to allow remote control

from any VNC client.

Drop Utility: One small utility to allow copy and paste of the full

application path to local Connection Manager for further processing.

Seamless RDP and ICA applications in X Connection: One useful and powerful

utility to allow the existing XDMCP connection to integrate multiple RDP or ICA application seamlessly.

Window Manager: Allow the re-position of taskbar in any of the four

positions.

Screen Saver: The screen saver is included in some SIAS versions to allow

screen saving.

PPPoE: Allow xDSL connection in some SIAS versions. New printer GUI tool to allow the selection of the usages of different

printers and to add new printer in RDP connection.

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Added the MAC address information in the About dialog. Making the system to be able to use WLAN USB devices (mainly on the Atmel

controller)

Added the Auto Reconnect option in the RDP connection. Provide both standard and collaborative VNC connection. The Indirect connection type is now added in the XDMCP connection. The printer resource selection can now affect in RDP, ICA and Samba

connections.

Added the Turkish Q type keyboard support.

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4. Desktop Operating Environment

4.1 The X-Desktop Screen

By default, in this very first boot operation, it will allow the DHCP process to be in effect. This means that you’ll need to have the LAN/WLAN connection physically established and the presence of DHCP server in your environment. The boot operation will take some time to timeout if otherwise.

At the end of the boot operation, the TC will lead you to the screen below and will be referred to X-Desktop hereafter. This X-Desktop is your operating environment through out this documentation. And your further usages of TC product will start from here. There are two modes of X-Desktop operations: User and Safe modes.

Figure 4-1: The X-Desktop User Mode Screen

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Figure 4-2: The X-Desktop Safe Mode Screen

4.2 User mode Operations

The above figure 4-1 is the X-Desktop operation in User mode. This is the operation that the end user will be involved. And depend on various configurations and settings, this user mode

X-Desktop can contain whatever operations the administrator think appropriate for the end user. It can contain nothing and connect to the server for running certain server based application there.

Or it can contain lots of different kind of applications such as browser, media player, CD player and etc.

It’s our design philosophy of this product that this product should appear as simple as possible for the end users. And the administrator can take full control of the TC compo nents in either local or remote management.

4.3 Safe mode Operations

The Safe mode operation of the X-Desktop, as in figure 4-2, is for the administrator to do various configurations or other advanced selections for this product and for this user.

To enter the Safe mode, you can restart the system again and press keys Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace when you see the boot screen as indicated in Figure 3-3. This operation will lead the TC into Safe Mode for further operation. You’ll be prompted to enter the username Administrator and password 123

for this mode. The figure below is the X-Desktop in Safe mode.

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The administrator is encouraged to enter this mode for further configurations next.

4.4 Backup and Restore the settings

The configuration settings that you made can further be backed up to the connected and detected device, such as HDD, Floppy disk or USB Disk. Later on, the setting files can be restored back to the system. The administrator needs to click on the Safemode → Setting → Backup/Restore Settings. The resulting file is in the ./setting/bk.tar.gz in your connected local /mnt/c, /mnt/floppy or /mnt/usb-disk device.

The figure below shows the screen of above operation.

Figure 4-5: The Backup/Restore Screen

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5. Local Administration

This chapter describes the local configurations that the administrator can choose to perform for particular TC PC on site. Although, this kind of operations are not really necessary but considered to be most direct and effective way when various a dvanced administration methods are not in operations. (Please refer to relevant chapters for Central Administrations if large site installation is under concerns.)

5.1 Default TC Configurations

The default configurations of the product are as followings and if the administrator chooses to use otherwise then further sections can be of help in doing so.

The administrator needs to enter the safe mode to do any further

configurations. The password is with 123 when in safe mode.

It will require performing the “Load Driver CD” operation for the first

time.

IP configuration: DHCP enabled, NIC Negotiation is set to Auto. Stateless Mode: enabled and will connect to either of the following two

servers in priority sequences: DHCP-FTP: Your local ftp server is running and when the DHCP server

with root path information is enabled. Then the anonymous access is used to get the global.ini and username.ini from this ftp server.

To read in the pre-configured global.ini. This situation is true when

above steps are in effect and DHCP/DNS servers are in operations. And if no physical Internet connection to read in the global.ini then the default settings in TC will be in used.

User’s Desktop: All options disabled except the toolbar and the shutdown

options.

Resources: All options enabled except the floppy. Boot Menu: Disabled. When enabled, during the boot process, the user can

choose to boot from local hard disk or the DOM during 5 seconds period.

Samba Password: Default username is “Administrator” (“A” must use capital

letter) and the password is with “123”.

Environment: (Locale) Keyboard: US-EN. Mouse Speed: Middle, Mouse Wheel:

Disabled.

Switch among multiple servers and X-Over-Sessions can not be in operation

until more than one connected session is in effect and not in Safe mode. To add more connections please use the connection manager. And move your mouse to the bottom task bar to bring up the session buttons to switch to.

Printer Setting: Set to Local: Parallel Port. Window Manager: Taskbar Position set to bottom. Samba Setting: Allow 192.168.1.xxx class to access local samba shared

resources.

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5.2 System Setup

This section describes how to configure further for various settings that the administrator may wish to assign to the TC PC locally. To do this, double clicks on the “My Co mputer” and the “Control Panel” icons. This brings up the figure 4-3 as followings for various settings available.

Please refer to the following sub-sections for various available configurations in Control Panel. IP: To change various local IP settings in addition to the default DHCP enabled one. Click on the

modify button to make changes to the DHCP, IP, Subnet mask, Gatewa y and Name Server settings. The host name can leave as blank and the system will generate it accordingly. There is one Advance button which provides n ecessary networking negotiation setting for your LAN. Please choose proper one if encounter various connec tion problem in complex Hub/Switch/10base_T/100Base_T networking environment.

Monitor: To change the local screen res olution and refre s h rate. Ple ase note that your displa y

card will need to be detected properly and the system will best choose the right settings, which are supported by the driver and display card accordingly. This system can now support native VGA driver (other than the default v esa mode) and proper display card driver may need to be detected and loaded when making changes in this item.

Adjust Time: To display and adjust your local CMOS time settings. Environment: The environment settings for keyboard, mouse speed and option for wheel

mouse support. Please note that the mouse pointer will not be working properly if wrong option is selected for the physically connected mouse.

User Desktop: Click to un-sink the buttons to enable that particular built-in applications or

utilities for User Mode Operations. Most options sank (disabled) by default.

Boot Menu: To enable or disable the boot menu for TC to boot into the local operating system in

certain time period. Another option for the SIAS boo t mode, choose SIAS when your VGA card support frame buffer and SIAS-Text mode if otherwise. The typical situation for choosing the SIAS-Text mode is when you can not see the welcome screen as shown in Figure 3-3

Connection Manager: The GUI utility that can be used to create various connection settings

(e.g. RDP, ICA, XDMCP or VNC) available in the User or Safe mode operations. Please refer to “Connection Manager” section for further details.

Admin: To change the password for Admin or Samba access to this TC System. Also, the

administrator can change the option to enable or disable the authentication process for various applications/utilities. Note: The Samba access can be used, when proper pa ssword is given, the default is none, to share the local resources such as floppy, USB, CD-ROM or HDD devices.

OS Upgrade: To perform the system upgrades from CD-ROM or Internet. Note: To perform the

upgrade from CD will require you to obtain the upgrade CD from your local vendor or to download from our web site.

Device manager: To perform the same operation as to the mentioned “Load Driver-CD”

operation. Please refer to relevant section for details of this one.

Resource: To enable (un-sink button) or disable (sank button) the local resources for User

Mode operations. The available ones are local USB, A, CD-ROM, C, Printer, Com Port and sound devices. Please refer to “Setting Up Local Resources” section for further details.

STATELESS: The STATELESS is by default disabled. And administrator can use this

configuration to specify the username/password to designated ftp server when the DHCP/FTP operation is not available in your network. Please refer to the “Stateless

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XFS IP: The is the S IAS Font Client program and will allow you to add the lP address for the

SIAS Font Server (Option) or any other Linux xfs equivalent. When making correct font server connection, the local SIAS TC application, such as browser, can have the correct fonts when necessary.

Print: There are local (Parallel or USB) and networking shared printers that this system can

direct the print out to. Please choose one that fit your situation. User can also choose to use the Printer List to bring up this tool as the figure below. You can then choose to add the text

for your new printer by selecting the vendor from the your new printer and press add button. Also, the delete operation is there for editing purpose.

Window Manager: There are four taskbar positio ns tha t ca n be choo s e to us e for the position

that this taskbar will appear in X-Desktop.

Samba Setting: Use the setting provided in this item will allow users in different IP class to be

able to access the local shared samba resource. Remove operation also applied if necessary. Please note that certain samba security may be applied when accessing these resources.

pull down list. Input the name for

5.3 Networking Tools

This section describes various network tools that administrator can choose to diagnostic all kinds of networking problems. To do this, double click on the MyComputer→Net Tools icon to bring up the selections of these tools as shown in the Figure 5-1 below.

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Figure 5-1: The Network Tool Screen

Add X IP Access - This is basically the xhost program as seen in Linux to allow the TC to add the IP of remote xhost for sending the X screen to this TC computer.

Ping – This tool can be used when the administrator has configured the local NIC and IP settings but still wishes to make sure the networking are working.

Trace Route – Enter the IP to print the route packets take to network host.

SSH – This is a program for secure encrypted logging into a remote machine and for executing commands on a remote machine.

Telnet – This icon when clicked will communicate with another host using the TELNET protocol.

5.4 Hardware Report

The section describes If after every effort has been used, and your PC just cannot w ork properly for the hardware or driver reason is in doubt, then you may need to provide the hardware report if ask for technical support from us.

What you need to do is to click Start→Settings→Hardware Report→Save Report to→Floppy Disk or USB Disk.

Please follow the instructions as provided by this operation to get the end resulting file. The resulting file is text file called report.txt. And please change it to other proper name for your reference purpose.

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5.5 Connection Manager

The Connection Manager is one powerful GUI tool for administrator or super users. It integrates the ICA, RDP5.0 (Hi-Color, sound, Drive and COM mapping), XDMCP and VNC connections all in one place. Click to run this Connection Manager from your X-Desktop icon and the program will bring up the figure 5-2 for further configuration for various connections.

Figure 5-2: The Connection Manager Screen

The program contains three parts: Top Edit Buttons, Central Connection Area and Bottom Action Buttons. And will be explained as followings.

Top Edit Buttons

: Buttons for editing connections.

New: To create new connection to be listed in the connection area. Edit: Press this button to edit the selected item in the connection area. Delete: To delete the selected item as in the connection area. Desktop: To enable selected item to be shown on user’s X-Desktop for further user

action.

Autorun: Enable the selected item to connect to the server automatically when booting.

Central Connection Area

Various connection items will be listed here for viewing and further actions when selected.

Bottom Action Buttons

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Connect: To connect to the selected connection item for immediate connection. Exit: To exit this Connection Manager.

For better understanding reason, those related connection details as of the New and Edit settings (e.g. RDP, ICA, XDMCP and VNC) could be found in the related sections of “Server Related Administrations” chapter for completion.

5.6 About and Exit

These About and Shutdown actions are least important for administration purpose but stated here for completion purpose.

The About can be used to obtain TC program in formation or system information for reference purposes. Click on the Start→About item to bring up the About screen.

The X-Desktop when in User mode may or may not have the Exit item for Shutdown purpose. It’s completely up to the administrator to decide during the “User Desktop” option selections. However, this item is, of course, available when in the Safemode. Click on the Start→Exit item to bring up the Exit screen for the choice of either to Restart or Power off the system. Please note that when the ATX SPS is equipped with this TC, the Power Off action will actually turn off the system power.

5.7 Setting up local shared resources

The local resources of USB disk/CD-ROM, floppy drive, IDE CD-ROM, hard disk, printer, and COM ports are available for sharing purpose through the proper Samba configurations and/or connected RDP/ICA sessions. Please refer to the followings for instructions when accessing them.

For security reason, all the listed shared resources require username and password before

hand. The default username is TC and the password related to the pre-c onfigured settings with the Samba passwo rd.

To access the shared storage d evices locally, specified the shared name of /mnt or use the

name of share in windows networking.

To access the printer device, specified the shared name of /lp0. The local COM Port will be mapped automatically when in the connected RDP/ICA sessions.

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Figure 5-3 : The share resources in RDP connection

5.8 Setting up local printer

This section describes how the local printer connected to the TC PC as the local shared printer can be in operation when in connected RDP or ICA session. Also, the proper printer drivers should be installed and mapped during the sessions.

To setup the local printer, launch the any browser or network neighbor and enter the IP of your TC system. You’ll then find the name of lp0 listed. This is your local printer to be used via the RDP connection. You can just double click on the lp0 icon and follow the printer installation wizard to install this printer properly.

5.9 Software Upgrades

There are situations that you may be informed to upgrade you r TC software from us . If you have the Upgrade CD ready from designated sources, then all you have to do is to put the Upgrade CD in the CD-ROM drive and double click the Safemode →MyComputer→Control Panel→OS Upgrade →Upgrade from CD item from X-Desktop. And follow the instructions as per the upgrade operations. Please do not remove the Upgrade CD until the whole process is completed.

You can always choose to upgrade your existing software to the latest one from internet, even without the Upgrade CD in hand. As shown on the screen below, just click on the Safemode →MyComputer→Control Panel→OS Upgrade→Upgrade from Internet. And follow the instructions as suggested by the wizard. For this operation is privileged, you may need to enter the admin password to precede it.

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Figure 5-4 : The OS Upgrade Screen

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6. Server Related Administrations

The TC product is the client device in the server-based computing environment and relies on certain server configurations to work properly. Also for the reasons, that this TC product comes with various features and protocols and requires the administrator to take certain actions to put all things together and in effect.

This chapter will describe briefly on the related server administrations topics to this area. For any further details, please refer to your related server documentation from other vendors. The servers depend on your designation of the underlying networking together with the TC system and as the following sections.

6.1 Appliance Servers Operations

The following sections contain information for the administrator when specific applia nce servers, such as MS/ICA/Linux/VNC servers, are in used with TC for certain server-based computing environments.

There are various built-in protocols and connection methods with the TC for this purpose. To create any of the connection, just double click on the “Connection Manager” and the “New” button to bring up the available ones as the figure 6-1 below.

Figure 6-1: New-Connection Manager Screen

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Our intensions in these sections are to provide only tips and must do information. And can only serve supplemental readings to those related server admini stra tion doc umentatio ns from various vendors.

One thing to keep in mind before proceeding to the specific section – The TC cannot work properly unless certain server settings or services are in place and operating.

We are not going to responsible for the serv er configurations or installations, as the TC is only part of the server-based computing. However, the stated appliance servers have been tested thoroughly with the TC without any problem noticed.

6.2 Configuring the RDP session Services

The administrator can use the Connection Manager to add RDP 5.x connection to connect to the RDP Appliance server. Or using the related RDP settings as specified in the Stateless chapter for this purpose. The TC can connect to the RDP server on manually or automatic manner. In addition, with proper settings in place, the TC can also boot up to connect to the server and executing certain application in these servers with no end user interaction is required.

The RDP Appliance servers that this TC product can connect to are MS NT TSE, WIN2000, XP or any new system introduced with the Terminal Service running. In order to connect to these servers, you’ll need to choose the “New” button with the “Microsoft RDP” connection item as in the Connection Manager.

Figure 6-2: Microsoft RDP Connection Screen

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6.2.1 Connection Settings

Please refer to the following table against the Figure 6-2 for proper connection settings.

Entry Item Description Connection

Name

Server Name Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the server to connect to. When

Options Fourradio option buttons to choose with as explained below:

Please enter the name to identify this connection within the text box. The name can be in any ASCII string.

DNS name is in used, please be sure that your DNS server is in operation.

Enable SSL Encryption: Click to enable the SSL Encryption, default is no SSL Encryption. NT4.0 Terminal Server: Click when this is to connect to NT 4.0 Terminal Server. Force Bitmap Update/Desktop local cache: When click the content of your bitmap and desktop will be kept in local cache for bandwidth and computing saving purpose higher priority for fast screen update. Enable Auto Reconnect: This option is disabled by default, when enabled will force this RDP session to reconnect to the server when disconnected by any reason.

6.2.2 Login Settings

This section describes when the Login tab is clicked in the RDP connection for proper Login related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

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Figure 6-3: RDP Login Screen

Entry Item Description Login

Information

Disable OSD Message

Enable Sound Redirection

When click will enable the following fields for login automation settings. Otherwise, the login information will be provided on per connection basis.

per connection basis but also yield the possible security lead hole if choose so. Domain Group: The domain that use is assigned to and the specified domain controller will take responsible for user login task.

When sank to disable this option, there will be no On Screen Display of various messages appear when necessary.

When sank to enable this option, the sound will be redirected to local system which is your TC for sound hearing purpose.

6.2.3 Service Settings

This section describes when the Service tab is clicked in the RDP connection for proper Service related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

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Figure 6-4: RDP Service Screen

Entry Item Description Desktop This is the default option and will put the user into the connected

Desktop with RDP server.

Application Application: Specify the full path for the application to be executed

when connected to the RDP server. Work Dir: The working directory for the executed application.

Network Drive

COM Ports Specify the name of your COM1 port to be mapping in your RDP connection

If enable in the RDP selection, then choose which drive letter that you wish to assign for shared local storage devices. The devices can further access with different c, cdrom, usb-cdrom and usb-disk as the figure 6-4-1 below.

if click to enable this feature.

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Figure 6-4-1: RDP Service Drive-Mapping Screen

6.2.4 Desktop Settings

This section describes when the Desktop tab is clicked in the RDP connection for proper Desktop related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

Figure 6-5: RDP Desktop Screen

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Entry Item Description Color Palette Choose any one of the four palettes to be used when connected

RDP server. Please note that only the MS XP or above can support 15-bit or above palette settings.

Application Geometry

Hide window manager decoration

Hide local mouse cursor

Hide window manager key bindings

Choose any one of the four screen resolutions when connected to the RDP server.

When click to hide it, this RDP connection can be integrated into your designated software to make this connection as one complete part of your software.

When click to hide the local mouse, your application software can display its own mouse cursor properly and no interference of two mouse cursors situation will appear.

Be careful when click to disable the key bindings, some designated key bindings willbe disabled then. This option applies only in some special situations.

6.2.5 Printer Settings

This section describes when the Print tab is clicked in the RDP connection for proper printing related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

Figure 6-5-1: RDP Print Screen

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Entry Item Description Vendor Choose any one of the listed vendor name for further selection

of printers from this vendor.

Printer Choose any one of the listed printers from the selected vendor.

Enable printer redirection

When click to enableit, this RDP connection can redirection the printing from the connected server with the necessary printer settings in this settings.

6.2.6 RDP Server Configurations

It is essential that this RDP Application Server can be properly installed, and in place, for using the RDP connection. The involved server settings includes:

1. Enabled and running of Terminal Service: The Figure 6-6 depicts the required started service as found in WINXP system.

2. Your user name and password also need to be granted to login to this Terminal Service remotely. It relates to if your user name and password account has been added in the remote desktop user group as shown in Figure 6-7.

3. The remote users need to enable to login to the Terminal Service as in Figure 6-8 in WINXP.

The RDP connection template in TC should be able to connect to the RDP server in WINXP if above settings are in effect. Click to this template and you’ll be prompt for THE login screen as in Figure 6-9.

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Figure 6-6: The Terminal Service Screen

Figure 6-7: The Remote Users Group

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Figure 6-8: The Remote Users Property

Figure 6-9: RDP Login in TC

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7. Configuring the ICA session Services

This section describes how you can configure the settings to con nect to the servers of the Citrix Family: The MetaFrame 1.8, Meta Frame XP and CDS (Citrix Device Service) servers.

You can create two types of connections to Citrix servers: “Citrix Server” and “Published Applications”. A server connection connects the user either to the desktop or a predefined application to a specific server. If connected to a desktop the user can run any application available on the desktop, in any order. A published application is a predefined application and its associated environment. That application can be located on multiple servers. (Load-Balancing)

In order to connect to the ICA server, you’ll need to choose the “New” button with ICA Client item. This brings up the screen below for further ICA related settings. Please refer to the table followed for further details.

7.1 ICA – Connection Settings

This section describes when the ICA connection is first created or the Connection tab is clicked for proper connection related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

Figure 6-10: ICA Connection Screen

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Entry Item

Title Please enter the name of this session for reference purpose.

Description

Browse Option

Browse Server

Network Protocol: Choose any one of the three protocols for this connection. Server Location: Specify the IP address or DNS name of the ICA server to connect to.

Choose the Citrix server for desktop operation, or Published Application for specific application in that server. Also, if the “Find” button is pressed, it will scan for available servers and published applications from the networking. The available ones will then be listed in the bottom list.

7.2 ICA – Service Settings

This section describes when the Service tab is clicked for proper ICA service related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

Figure 6-11: ICA Service Screen

Entry Item Description Command Line Specify the full path of an application, including the name of this

application, to be run when connecting to one ICA server.

Working Directory

Specify the full path name of the working directory to be used with the application.

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7.3 ICA – Account Settings

This section describes when the Account tab is clicked for proper ICA account related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

Figure 6-12: ICA Account Screen

Entry Item Description Username Enter the user name to login to the ICA server.

Password Enter the password to login to the ICA server. Domain This entry must be provided if the domain related account is in used.

7.4 ICA – Desktop Settings

This section describes when the Desktop tab is clicked for proper ICA desktop related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

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Figure 6-13: ICA Desktop Screen

Entry Item Description Color Palette Click to set the color palettefor this connection.

Desktop Resolution

Click to define the desktop resolution when connected to the ICA Server.

7.5 ICA – Sock Settings

This section describes when the Sock tab is c licked for proper ICA sock related settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

Figure 6-14: ICA Sock Screen

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Connect via SOCKS Proxy

Proxy Specify the IP address and the Port number for this proxy

Click this option if using specific proxy or firewall for this ICA server connection.

entity.

7.6 ICA – Hotkeys Settings

This section describes when the Hotkeys tab is clicked for proper ICA hotkeys related settings as in figure below. Please choose the desired hotkey combinations start this ICA connection session.

Figure 6-15: ICA Hotkeys Screen

7.7 ICA – Misc Settings

This section describes when the Misc tab is clicked for proper ICA related misalliance settings as in figure below. The table follows describe further details for each field of this figure.

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Figure 6-10: ICA Misc Screen

Entry Item Description Compress

Data Stream

Sound Enable Click to enable the sound from the application you are running in

Quality Click to select the sound quality depending on the available

Encryption Level

Use data compression to reduce the amount of data transferred across the ICA session, this option is enabled by default.

the ICA server connection session.

bandwidth. The higher the quality, the more bandwidth is required to transfer the sound.

The Encryption level ensure the security of your ICA connection. By default, the basic level is enabled and please ensuresthat the ICA server supports RC5 encryption before you choose more higher encryption level from the list.

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8. Configuring the X-Server session Services

This section describes how you can configure the se ttings to connec t to the Unix /Linux se rver as the so-called XDMCP client or X connection.

8.1 XDMCP Connection Settings

In order to connect to the X server, you’ll need to choose the “New” button with XDMCP item. This brings up the screen below for further XDMCP related connection settings. Please refer to the table followed for further details.

Figure 6-11: XDMCP Connection Screen

Entry Item Description Connection

Name

Connection Type

Please enter the name to identify this connection within the text box. The name can be in any ASCII string.

There is Query connection type. Please be sure that your Unix/Linux server is well configured to allow such type of connection. Another “Indirect”connection type is also available for selection. This option, when selected, will list all the available X Servers for further operations.

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X Server If you require fonts in addition to those that the TC provides, the

xfsService can be used. Note: This is a service that has to be installed and completely configured on the server. The advantage of using the xfsService is the better performance reason. Click the “xfs” button to enable the following entry fields – xfs name: port number.

‧ xfs Server Specify the server on which the xfs Service is running.

‧ xfs Port Number Specify the port number where the xfsservice is listening. (Default is port number 7100)

Hotkey To define the hotkey combination to start this XDMCP connection in

X-Desktop.

8.2 X Server Configurations

This TC XDMCP connection can connect to various Linux Serv er distrib utions. It is ess ential that this XDMCP Application Server (X Server) can be properly installed (and in place) for testing the XDMCP connection up to this step. This section will cover two of the most commonly used KDM or GDM X Desktop Environment for your reference. Please re fer to either one to best suite your application.

Settings involved the KDM activation:

1. Edit the kdmrc file and set the “Enable=true” under the [xdmcp] section.

2. Remove the remark of “* #any host can get a login window” in /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess file.

3. You may need to restart the kdm and check if xdmcp is up and running using “netstat –a | grep xdmcp” command.

Settings involved the GDM activation:

1. Run the gdmconfig to enable the XDMCP or edit the /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf file and set the “Enable=true” under the [xdmcp] section.

2. Remove the remark of ““* #any host can get a login window”” in /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess file.

3. You may need to restart the gdm and check if xdmcp is up and running using “netstat –a | grep xdmcp” command.

The following screen is the result for netstat when X Server is actually up.

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Figure 6-12: The netstat Checking Screen

For any reason, that you cannot make the X-Server running, you can ask help at any Linux forum or visit the following URL for more details.

http://ccw0729.wakanet.com.tw/linux/linux_xwindow.html

The involved server settings includes:

1. Enabled and running of X Server process: The Figure 18 depicts the required started process as found in Linux.

2. Your user name and password also need to be added in order to login to this X Server remotely.

3. The XDMCP port of 117 will remain opened if any firewall device is in place in your network environment.

The XDMCP connection template in TC should be able to connect to the X server if above settings are all in effect. Click to this template and you’ll be prompt for THE login screen as in Figure 19.

For any reason that above settings are not valid in your situation, please contact your network administrator for further diagnostics.

Note: We have opened one X-Server at the 211.72.201.68 locat ion and availab le f or trial connection. Please be sure that the XDMCP port of 117 will remain opened if any firewall devi ce is in place in your network environment.

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Figure 6-13: The TC X DMCP Login Screen

9. User Accounts

This section summarized various user accounts that may be in use d in different situations when certain connections are taking places. Those accounts information are as followings:

TC User Login Account: This account is only enabled when the login option in global.ini is set

to 1, then the specific my_password option in [username].ini needs to be in place and compared in ftp server during booting period.

TC Samba Account: The Samba Account i s in used when local shared storage resources,

such as floppy/USB Disks/USB CD-ROM/IDE CD-ROM/HDD, are accessing via various connected sessions. The default user name is set to guest and password is tcide. However, the password can be changed to other one by the administrator in the Samba icon of Control Panel.

TC Administrator Account: The default password for the administrator is set to 123 and c an

be changed in the Administrator icon of Control Panel.

Specific Appliance Server Account: For various connection purposes, the administrator may

need to create relevant user accounts into the designated servers. Please refer to associate server documentation for this purpose.

10. Concurrent Servers Operations

The TC can connect to multiple servers at the same time and is then refer to “Concurrent Servers Operations”.

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For complicated site, with multiple servers installed, the user may use this feature to switch among servers. To do this, just move your mouse pointer to the lower-left corner of the screen and select which server that user wishes to switch to within the connected sessions.

Moreover, there is also the “X-Over-Sessions” feature available. By using this feature, the user can further choose to use the local X applications during the connected sessions with the same method.

The benefits of these two features are that that this TC is not limited to just purely single-server-based computing and can further extend to local computing situations for various available applications. For other application that you have in mind in TC in the future , please ask your local distributor for the details.

11. Customize the wallpaper image file in FTP server

The wallpaper in TC can be customized to your favorite one when the system is in Stateless mode. Please use the following settings and copied your favorite [filename.jpg] file as in the same directory in the FTP server.

The global.ini or [username].ini: [desktop_pic] desktop="filename.jpg"

Please note the wallpaper file needs to be in JPEG file format and no limit of resolution and file size.

12. Configuring the VNC session Services

This section describes how you can use the built-in VNC Viewer software to connect to the installed VNC server for related remote control operations.

In order to connect to the VNC server, you’ll need to choose the “New” button with VNC item. This brings up the screen below for further VNC related c onnection settings. Please re fer to the table followed for further details.

Figure 6-14: VNC Viewer Screen

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Entry Item Description Server Name Please enter the name to identify this connection within the text

box. The name can be in any ASCII string. Server IP The IP address for this server in IPV4 format. Password Please specify your password to connect to the designated VNC

server. If you are going to connect with VNC server installed,

then the password should be set to 654321 by default. Port The port number set to connect to the VNC server. If you are going

to connect with VNC server installed, then the port number in used

can be 2. Full Screen Click to enable full screen connection.

Collaborative Mode

This option is default disabled and can allow this client

to connect to existing Window VNC server for remote control

operation. For the reason that only the Collaborative

version of the Linux VNC server will allow the remote

control. And when this option is enabled can allow the VNC

client to connect to the Collaborative version of VNC

server. For the availability of this Collaborative version

VNC server, please contact your account sales next.

13. Seamless ICA Window Operation from X Connection

There is one nice feature that you can adop t in your X Server connection., In particular useful, when both X and ICA connections are necessary in your daily operations. The sias-cm.sh, located in the \serversw folder of your DriverCD, ca n be us ed in this purpose. An d the final re sult can be seen from the figure 6-15 below. The following screen shows that one SIAS Connection Manager is on the X-Window after the execution of sias-cm.sh. And from the shown connection manager, if proper connections are settled before hand, there are various applications and connections c an be made further on. The screen below sh ows that IE and Notep ad applications are r unning from MS Windows Servers to X in the seamless manner. The general cut/copy/paste practices can be also applied for user convenience between different sessions.

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Figure 6-15: Seamless ICA Screen

The steps involved in making the sias-cm.sh working in your application follows.

1. login as root to your Linux or Unix machine.

2. Copy the sias-cm.sh to /bin folder.

3. chmod 755 /bin/sias-cm.sh in your any console shell.

4. This completes the steps and just run this sias-cm.sh later on in your future xdmcp connection.

The advantages of using this feature can be realized as followings:

1. Performance enhancement: The “Seamless ICA” connection is made directly from local

Connection Manager and no relay situation is found from X to ICA servers. It’s much faster this way and less trouble during relayed connections.

2. Sound capability: The sound capability is possible when making local ICA connection to the

Citrix server. This solves the problem for the current no-sound situation in XDMCP connection.

3. Printer redirection: The printer redirection can further take advantage using local printer support

in ICA connection.

Please note that the RDP connection is also possible as described in this section. However, due to lack of seamless support in current Linux RDP client, only the usual desktop screen is supported.

14. Drop Utility to Drop Program Path

There is one other nice feature that you can adopt in your RDP or ICA connection. It is particu lar useful when you wish to copy and past the long full pa th of application into Connection Manger. Using this utility can save your time and avoid typo errors. The sias-drop.exe, located in the

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\serversw folder of your DriverCD, can be used in this purpose. And the final result c an be seen from the figure 6-16 below.

The following screen is the result of the steps below:

1. The administrator copied the sias-drop.exe into the desktop of one RDP server.

2. Making RDP connection to this server.

3. Run the sias-drop.exe.

4. Drag the outlook express exe file into sias-drop

5. Switch to the Connection Manager and edit the service page of this RDP connection.

6. Press CTL-V to paste the path of outlook express into the application text field to save the typing

of the full path.

Figure 6-16: SIAS Drop Utility

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15. Stateless Configuration Guide

This guide serves as supplemental chapter for the administrator and can serve as separate reading for related Stateless operations for TC.

15.1 Stateless Overview

What is the Stateless operation?

The Stateless feature is to minimize the effort for administrator to install the TC large site. The global.ini and [username].ini (e.g. john.ini or cindy.ini) will be in specific ftp server location for TC to read in during booting period and configure itself automatically. No additional configurations are required for each individual TC System.

The default setting for Stateless in TC is enabled. However, to make this feature in effect, you’ll need to do the following arrangements:

1 Your TC has the IP networking configured and working. 2 Your DHCP server has been configured to send out the root path related information for

your local ftp server. This feature when enabled with your ftp server, you will not need to perform the following items and the TC will access to this ftp server with anonymous account.

3 Setup and install your on-site FTP server: Install one ftp and create the account

information for at least read-only privilege.

4 Configure the Stateless settings in TC: Click the Stateless icon as in the control panel

and enter your own ftp account information similar to above.

5 Edited the global.ini or username.ini file: Please refer to the separate appendix as in this

documentation for further information of these files.

6 Copy the related global.ini or username.ini files into the ftp server in the specific location

as per your TC account information.

How to configure the Stateless operation? There are two kinds of text files involved, global.ini and

Stateless operations. Any text file editor, such as notepad or Ultra Edit, c an be good tools for editing these text files. Please remember that the resulting files should be copied into the ftp server to make them in effect.

The details of settings in global.ini and username.ini will be explained in the following sections. Basically, the global.ini applies to all ne tworking TC stations and the only the specific user login with that specific username and password. Altogether, the related .INI files when properly defined and in place, they form the automatic stateless installation

[username].ini, with the configurations of

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environments for administrator to deploy the TC product in large sites. General Rules of the “.INI” files 1 The .INI files will contains syntax as followings and explain further #comments [Section Name]

Statement1 Statement2 … 2 All lines started with # symbol is for remarking purposes. 3 [Section Name]: All lines started with [] refer to one specific section operation. 4 (ICA Section Name): All lines started with () refer to one specific ICA section operation. 5 All lines do not started with [] or # or blank character are refer to statement lines. The statement

lines serve the purpose to describe certain configuration for Stateless operations. 6 Use “ “ (space character) to separate parameters in the statement. 7 Blank lines may be used to enhance readability. 8 Use double quotation marks “” when specifying parameters that may have embedded spaces. 9 All statement lines will have either of the following two formats for particular configurations:

9.1 keyword = option

9.2 Option1 Option2 ...

10 Keyword and options may be entered for reference as necessary but are not mandatory unless

changes from defaults are required.

15.2 Sections

The file global.ini contains global sections for all TC accessing the FTP server as their home directory. And the

configurations. Further, there are sections that may be common to both global.ini and [username].ini.

Please use the above guidelines to find details of these sections as the table below.

[login]

[lang]

[stateless]

[siasmode]

[resource]

[locale]

[userdesktop_autorun]

[username].ini may contain specific sections only valid to specific user

global.ini Only

Login Section: To specify related settings when this system is in login section, s.t. security check or the auto save of stateless settings.

Language Section: To define various settings for your country.

Stateless mystart Section: To define the name of text in the leftmost icon of the status line.

SIAS section: To specify any of the designated SIAS mode f or further usage.

Resource Section: To enable or disable related settings for user hardware resources.

Locale Section: To specify various settings for environment and locale usages.

Desktop Autorun Section: To de fine the specific built-in application to be autorun when user desktop is firstly up.

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both global.ini and [username].ini

[login]

[desktop_pic]

[userdesktop]

[extra_app]

[Self-defined]

[appsrv]

(self-defined)

Login section: When auto_save=1 is determined, then the related settings as in the associated .ini file will be saved locally.

X-Desktop Picture section: T o change the wallpaper for the X-Desk top for your favorite one.

User Desktop Section: To enable or disable certain application in user X-Desktop.

Extra Application Section: This section will perform the operation to launch certain application when connected to specific server. The specified entries will be displayed in the user X-Desktop for further interactions.

Self-defined section: To labelone section for syntax reference purpose to match certain stateless operations.

Appsrv section: Specific ICA configuration settings. This is to becompatible with the relev ant ICA ini settings, fo r details p lease refer to ICA documentation at www.citrix.com.

ICA Self-defined section: To labelone section for syntax referencepurpose to match certain ICA stateless operations.

[username].ini Only

[user]

User security section: There mu st be one username.ini file to contain this section for proper se curity information to be stat ed in this section.

15.3 Statements

The file global.ini contains global statements for all TC accessing the FTP se rver as their home directory. And the

configurations. Further, there are [username].ini.

Please use the above guidelines to find details of these

Note: For readability, within the following table, the possible option values ma y be in the form of [option1, option2] for selection purposes. However, in the actual statement, only one option can be specified from [option1, option2] selection.

[username].ini may contain specific statements only valid to specific user

statements that may be common to both global.ini and

statements as the table below.

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[lang] my_lang=option

kb_lang=option

[login] login=[1,0] To enable the login security check or not for each user. The Option

[stateless] mystart=option

[desktop_autorun] MYCOMPUTER=[1,0] MYCOMPUTER=[1,0] CONNECTMGR=[1,0] VCDPLAYER=[1,0] MP3=[1,0] WWW=[1,0] CDPLAYER=[1,0] MAIN=[1,0] [siasmode] siasmode=option

[resource] usb, a, cdrom, c, print, com,sound=[1,0]

[uprade.app]

uid=username psw=password sip=192.168.1.60 pth=/home/app ap=upgrade

[locale]

To specify the language for your local X-Desktop user interface. The Option value can be en (for English) or tw (for Taiwan). To specify the keyboard mapping for your local country. The Option value can be en or tw or fr or de ... Note: Please refer to appendix Cfor all the available option values.

value can be as followings:

1: True 0: False

Note: 1 When this option is set to 1, then the specific username.ini need to be in place in ftp. 2 The end result is the cycling login prompt loop, if failed to do this. 3 The password for that particular user needs to be specified in username.ini

The option can be any text na me to be shown on the left-most i con on the status line to repre sent certain meaning of the system operation.

To enable the specific application to be autorun when this system first boot up or not. The Option n be as followings: value ca1: True 0: False Note: When this option is set to 1, then the specific application will be executed at boot time.

The option can be any of the f ollowing text for ic SIAS themes to be used in this system: speciflimit: Reset all the settings to default factory ones. kiosk: To choose the KIOSK theme and the built-in browser will switch to KIOSK mode. thinclient: Choose to use the thin clientmode various servers connections. for wbt:Choose to use the web based term inal mode. The built-in browser will be executed to allow web-surfing purposes.

To enable or disable the specific hardware resources associated with this PC. The Option value can be as followings:

1: True 0: False

Note: When this option is set to 1, th en the specific reso urce will be enabled at boot time.

Obtain the upgrade.app from your distributor and copy it to the root folder of ftpserver together with the global.ini with this section to enable the group upgrade your SIAS product. The uid and psw fields will be your username and password to access the ftp server for this upgrade.app. The sip is the IP address for this ftp server. The pth is the location to put the upgrade.app and please do not change it. The a p field is for the application nam e of this upgrade. both global.ini and [username].ini

LKEY=option

LMOUSE=option

LOUSEU=option

[login] autosave=[1,0]

[desktop_pic] desktop=option

[userdesktop] MYCOMPUTER=[0,1]

CONNECTMGR=[0,1]

VCDPLAYER=[0,1]

MP3=[0,1]

WWW=[0,1]

CDPLAYER=[0,1]

MAIN=[0,1]

OFF=[0,1]

[extra_app] "name" "icon" "Command"

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The option can be the text as indicated in the “Appendix C Locale Keyboard Mapping”for specific keyboard in different country. This option can have any of the following text value between “1” ~ “20”to represent different mouse speed to be used in this system. The mouse values can have the following reference levels:

Very Slow: “1” Slow: “3” Middle: “5” Fast: “10” Very Fast: “20” To enable or disable the wheel mouse associated with this PC. The Option value can be as followings:

1: True 0: False

Note:

1. When this option is set to 1, then the wheel mouse will be enabled at boot time.

2. In-proper usage of this value will cause the mouse to be out of control.

both global.ini and [username].ini

To enable the auto-save featureor not for each e Option value can be as followings: user. Th1: True 0: False Note: When this option is set to 1, then the specific settings in username.ini will be saved in local and no need to refer to specific .ini file in ftp further.

To change the wallpaper for the X-Desktop for your favorite one . The filename may be with any resolution but should be in jpg format and it may have to be cop ied into the same direct ory as in the global.ini file.The option value to be entering here is the ASCIIstring e.g. "filename.jpg".

When value of 1 is selected then the “My Computer” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “Connection Manager” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “VCD Player” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “MP3 Player” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “WWW Browser” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “CD Player” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “Control Panel” icon will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected. When value of 1 is selected then the “Shut Down” item will be shown in X-Desktop. And otherwise when 0 is selected.

To launch certain application when connected to specific server. The specified entries will be displayed in the user X-Desktop for further interactions. Syntax: "name of this operation" "i con used in the X-Desktop (default rdp.xpm)" "Command refered_section"

Note: The available commands for the third option are as

TYPE=option

NAME=option

DOMAIN=option PASSWORD=option

USER=option

APPLICATION=option

FULLSCREEN=option

SERVER=option CON_SSL=option

CON_NT=option

CONN_BITMAP=option

LOGIN_OSD=option

LOGIN_SOUND=option

DRIVE=option

DRIVE_ENABLE=option

COM=option

COM_ENABLE=option

PCOLOR=option

GEOMETRY=option

HIDE_WINDOW=option

HIDE_MOUSE=option

KEY_BINDING=option

PRINTER=option

PRINTER_ENABLE=option

[user] my_passwd=option

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followings:

connection.sh: To use the specifi c referred connection section. dillo: Build in light browser.

To launch certain type of application when boot up. The option of types can be "rdp" or "rdp52" or "xdmcp" or "ica" or “vnc”for specific connection type. The option of name of the application to launch e.g. "Word application" The option of domain name for this windows server connection. The option value contains the password to login to the connecting server. The option value contains t he usernameto login t o the connecting server. The option value contains the full path to the application in the connection server. For example:"c:\progra~1/micros~2/office/winword.exe " To launch the specified application in full mode or not. The Option value can be: "True"or "False". The option value contains the server IP address. When the value is specified to 1, then the SSL encryption will be enabled. Or else please use 0 instead. Specify this value to 1 w hen this conn ection is going t o connect to NT server. Or else use 0 instead. Specify this value to 1 when fast bitmap updated is required. Or else set it to 0 instead. Specify this value to 1 whe n OSD messages are requiredin your connection. Or else set it to 0 instead. Specify this value to 1 when this connection is going to have the sound support. Or else set it to 0 instead. Specify the drive letter such as “Z”for this connection. If no drive mapping is required, then leave this option to blank. Specify this value to 1 if drive mapping is required. Or else set it to 0 instead. Specify the COM port name such as “COM4”if COM port mapping feature is required in this connection. Or else leave it to blank. Specify this value to 1 if COM mapping is required. Or else set it to 0 instead. Specify this value to 1 if private color mapping is required. Or else set it to 0 instead. Specify which kind of geometry that is going to associate with the connection. Use any of the following values: “640x480”, “800x600”, “1024x768” or “1280x1024”. When specify this value to 1, this RDP connection can be integrated into your designated software to make this connection as one complete part of your software. Or else set it to 0 instead. When specify this value to 1 the local mousewill be hidden, your application software can display its own mouse cursor properly and no interference of two mouse cursors situation will appear. Or else set it to 0 instead. When specify this value to 0, the connection will disable the key bindings, some designated key bindings will be disabled then. This option applies only in some special situatio ns.Or else set it t o 1 instead. Specify the printer name to be used in this connectio n such as “Epson Action Laser 1000”. Specify this value to 1 if printer redirection is required. Or else set it to 0 instead.

[username].ini Only

Use in the login section to specify the designated password for this user. It’s self-defined ASCII string.

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my_group=option

my_option=option

[appsrv] Other ICA related keyword=option

This user can further be in another group and the option value contain the [self defined group].ini to be used in this manner. This user can use pre-defined application .INI file as defined in the option value. For exa mple: [self define d app].ini and this statement is to help administrator to define users to use only single copy of .INI file for simplicity reason.

Please refer to related ICA documentation for further details.

16. Other Related Materials On the Web

For further details that are not covered in this documentation, please refer to the following URLs.

Microsoft: www.microsoft.com Citrix: www.citrix.com

17. Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the reason that I can only have the administrator to login into the WIN2000

and no other user can do using the RDP connection in TC? A: This is because there is one important installation selection needs to choose within WIN2000 in order to have other users to login in. Within th e Terminal Services Setup, the Application server mode needs to choose to solve this problem. If you failed to do this previously, then you need to uninstall the Terminal Services and make this option in effect in your next Terminal Service installation.

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Q: It seems that the DHCP is working properly in my network. What can be the cause and how to

diagnostic the problem? A: There are many catches with the DHCP server to let people in doubt with the feature. One example, if you set the IP of TC to fall into the same class and same IP in the IP pool of DHCP server, then you still get the same fixed IP without leasing a new IP from the DHCP. Also, if DHCP server is not working is another cause of the problem. And if you have multiple DHCP then there may conflict in IP leasing. Or if all the IP’s have been leased in DHCP server is also another cause. The way to diagnose this problem to have one PC with other OS installed and setup the s ame D H CP configurations as the same ones in doubt with TC.

Q: Why can’t I get connected to the network using the TC? A: You can use the Ping tool to check

if the networking is in operation. And check if the related RDP or ICA ports (such as 3389 or 1604/1494) have been blocked by your existing firewall system.

Q: Please explain why my TC keeps entering the safe mode? A: There are any of the following

reason that causing this problem: Check if both of the CAPs an d Nums are in the ON states. Check if the DriverCD is still in your CD-ROM drive. Check if the driver in the Control Panel->Monitor is not compatible to the display card in

used.

If above trials cannot apply to your situation, then please use the Upgrade from Internet

feature to choose the Force to turn off safe mode item to escape from this situation.

Q: What is the quickest way to enter the Safe mode from User mode? A: Press the

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and make both Caps and Nums LED to be in ON state then.

Q: What is the reason that my TC was booting up in some kind of text mode without explanation?

A: This is because that your display card does not support the frame buffer mode for graphic booting. This situation will not cause further features problem so long as it can continue booting to the X window.

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Q: What is the reason that my IE keeps flashing when browsing some kind of flash pages? A:

Please upgrade your IE to 6.x to free of this problem.

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18. Locale Keyboard Mapping

The value within this table serves the pur pose to provide the exact option value for the “kb_lang=en” as in the global.ini file.

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