Neoware NeoLinux 4.0 User manual

NeoLinux 4.0 Thin Client

USER MANUAL

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Disclaimer: The information provided in this manual is intended for instructional purposes only

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errors, omissions, or misleading information that may be contained in this manual.

April 2007

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FCC Regulatory & Safety Information

FCC regulatory and safety information can be found in the Quick Start Guide that came

with your thin client, and on the Support section of the Neoware website which can be

found at:

http://www.neoware.com/support.html

CANADA ICES/NMB-003 Class/Classe (B)

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Neoware Hardware Warranty

Neoware hardware warranties can be found in the Quick Start Guide that came with your

thin client, and on the Support section of the Neoware website which can be found at:

http://www.neoware.com/support.html

Lead Content Warning

Many PC products and accessories contain cords, cables or wires, such as power cords or

cords to connect the accessory to a PC. If this product has such a cord, cable or wire, then

the following warning applies:

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known

to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Wash hands after handling.

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Safety Instructions

Please read these safety instructions carefully and keep this user manual for later reference.

1 Before removing the outer case from the thin client, always disconnect the AC power cord to

prevent the possibility of dangerous electrical shock.

2 Before cleaning, disconnect the thin client from AC power. Do not use liquid or sprayed clean-

ing products to clean the unit. Instead, use a moistened sheet or cloth for cleaning.

3 Do not expose the thin client to excessive humidity.

4 Be sure to install the thin client on a secure surface. A falling device could cause injury.

5 Place the power cord in such a way to avoid people stepping on it. Do not place anything over

the power cord.

6 Be sure to note all cautions and warnings on the thin client.

7 If the thin client is not used for a long period of time, disconnect the AC power to avoid damage

caused by voltage transients.

8 Never pour any liquid into any thin client openings. This could cause fire or electrical shock.

9 If one of the following situations occurs, be sure to get the thin client checked by a qualified

service technician:

• The power cord or plug is damaged.

• Liquid penetrates the thin client case.

• The thin client is exposed to moisture.

• The thin client does not work well or you cannot get it to work according to the user manual.

• The thin client has been dropped or damaged.

• The thin client has obvious signs of breakage.

10 The thin client should be stored and used only in temperature and humidity controlled environ-

ments. Storing thin clients below -20°C (-4°F) or above 60°C (140°F) may cause damage.

11 The sound pressure level at the operators position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is equal or less

to 70dB(A).

12 The input power cord shall be minimum H05VV-F, 3G, 0.75mm², rate minimum 6A.

13 The thin client should be used only where ambient air temperatures are maintained below 40°C.

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NeoLinux Thin Client User Manual

Table of Contents

FCC Regulatory & Safety Information iii

CANADA ICES/NMB-003 Class/Classe (B) iii

Neoware Hardware Warranty iii

Lead Content Warning iii

Safety Instructions iv

Table of Contents v

CHAPTER 1

Introduction 1

What is a NeoLinux Thin Client? 1

The Thin Client 1

NeoLinux 2

Getting More Information 2

The Internet 2

Technical Support 3

About This Manual 3

Overview of Contents 3

Terms & Conventions 6

CHAPTER 2

Setting Up Your Neoware Thin Client 7

Unpacking Your Neoware Thin Client 7

Connecting the Components 8

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Back Panel Connectors 8

Connecting the Cables 9

Connecting Parallel & Serial Peripheral Devices 9

Arranging Your Work Area 10

CHAPTER 3

Getting Started 11

Starting Up Your Thin Client 11

Network Configuration 12

Creating a New Connection 12

Starting a Connection 16

Using the Connection Manager 17

Displaying the Connection Manager 17

Making a Connection 17

Toolbar Options 18

Logging Off & Shutting Down 18

Kiosk Mode 19

Enabling Kiosk Mode 19

Security 20

Setting a Password 20

Menu Options 22

Displaying the Menu 22

Connection Selection 22

System Tools 23

Control Panel 26

Logging Off 27

Rebooting the System 27

Shutting Down Your Thin Client 27

Keyboard Shortcuts 28

Menu Item Selection 28

Using the Keyboard to Navigate the Display 28

Changing Settings 29

Using the Desktop 29

Setting the Date, Time & Time Zone 29

Date and Time 29

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Time Zone 31

Sound Settings 31

Power Options 33

Managing & Updating Thin Client Software 34

Displaying System Information 35

Boot Options 36

CHAPTER 4

Network Configuration 37

Introduction 37

Displaying the Network Connections Window 38

On-board LAN 39

The IP Settings Tab 40

The DHCP Options Tab 42

On-board WiFi 44

The Wireless Tab 45

The Security Tab 47

The Network Tab 49

The DHCP Options Tab 52

General Network Settings 53

The General Tab 53

The Hosts Tab 55

CHAPTER 5

ICA Connection Configuration 57

Introduction 57

Creating a New ICA Connection 58

The Edit New ICA Connection Dialog 62

The Network Tab 62

The Connection Tab 64

The Local Resources Tab 66

The Window Tab 68

The Application Tab 70

The Firewall Tab 72

The Server Location Tab 73

The Extra Keys Tab 75

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The Common Settings Tab 77

The ICA General Settings Dialog 80

The Options Tab 81

The Window Tab 84

The Server Location Tab 86

The Firewall Tab 89

CHAPTER 6

RDP Connection Configuration 91

Introduction 91

Creating a New RDP Connection 92

The Edit New RDP Connection Dialog 95

The Network Tab 95

The Window Tab 97

The Options Tab 99

The Local Resources Tab 102

The Experience Tab 104

The Common Settings Tab 106

The RDP General Settings Dialog 109

CHAPTER 7

TeemTalk Connection Configuration 111

Introduction 111

Creating a New TeemTalk Connection 112

The Edit New TeemTalk Connection Dialog 115

The Network Tab 115

The Backup Tab 118

The General Tab 119

The Display Tab 121

The Color Tab 125

The Keyboard Macros Tab 126

The Common Settings Tab 128

The Emulation Tab 131

The TeemTalk General Settings Dialog 132

The General Tab 133

The Color Tab 134

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The Printer Tab 136

CHAPTER 8

Firefox Connection Configuration 139

Introduction 139

Creating a New Firefox Connection 140

The Edit New Firefox Connection Dialog 143

The Network Tab 143

The Common Settings Tab 145

The Firefox General Settings Dialog 148

The General Tab 149

The Proxy Tab 151

The Tabbed Browsing Tab 152

The Security Tab 154

The Javascript Tab 155

The Printer Tab 156

CHAPTER 9

PNAgent Connection Configuration 157

Introduction 157

Creating a New PNAgent Connection 158

The Common Settings Tab 161

CHAPTER 10

Custom Connection Configuration 165

Creating a New Custom Connection 165

The Common Settings Tab 168

CHAPTER 11

SSH Connection Configuration 171

Creating a New SSH Connection 171

The Common Settings Tab 175

CHAPTER 12

Telnet Connection Configuration 179

Creating a New Telnet Connection 179

The Common Settings Tab 182

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CHAPTER 13

XDM Connection Configuration 185

Introduction 185

Creating a New XDM Connection 186

The Common Settings Tab 189

CHAPTER 14

Using The Desktop 193

Introduction 193

Virtual Desktops 194

Desktop Menus 195

Right-click on Desktop 195

Right-click on Connection Icon 195

The Taskbar 196

Taskbar Display 196

Window Display 196

The Menu Button 197

The Desktop Button 198

Window Buttons 198

System Information 199

Using Windows 199

Moving & Resizing a Window 199

The Title Bar 199

Window Controls 200

Window List 202

The Control Panel Toolbar 203

CHAPTER 15

Display Configuration 205

Introduction 205

Display Settings 206

The Display Tab 207

The Monitor Tab 208

The Power Saving Tab 210

Touchscreen Settings 212

Desktop Settings 213

The Desktop Tab 213

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The Screensaver Tab 218

The Access Control List Tab 220

The Fontserver Tab 222

The Shadowing Tab 224

The X Resources Tab 226

CHAPTER 16

Mouse Configuration 229

Introduction 229

Displaying the Mouse Settings Dialog 229

Mouse Settings Dialog 230

CHAPTER 17

Touchpad Configuration 233

Introduction 233

Displaying the Touchpad Settings Dialog 233

Touchpad Dialog Settings 234

CHAPTER 18

Keyboard Configuration 237

Introduction 237

Displaying the Keyboard Settings Dialog 237

General Keyboard Settings 238

Keyboard Shortcuts 240

CHAPTER 19

Printing Using LPD or ThinPrint 243

Introduction 243

Line Printer Settings 244

The General Tab 245

The Queues Tab 247

The Remote lpr Tab 248

ThinPrint Settings 250

CHAPTER 20

Storage Devices 253

Introduction 253

Storage Device Configuration 253

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CHAPTER 21

Port Mapping 257

Introduction 257

Displaying the Port Settings Dialog 257

COM Port Settings 259

LPT1 Port Settings 262

USB Serial Port Settings 263

CHAPTER 22

Managing Certificates 265

Introduction 265

Displaying the Certificates Dialog 265

The Certificates Dialog 266

CHAPTER 23

Accessories 269

Comment Window 269

Command Prompt 270

SSH Connection 271

CHAPTER 24

Updating Your Thin Client Software 273

Introduction 273

Software Update 274

CHAPTER 25

System Information 277

Displaying System Information 277

General System Information 278

Network Configuration Information 279

Testing Your Network 280

The Ping Tool 280

The DNS Lookup Tool 281

The Trace Route Tool 281

CHAPTER 26

The Registry Editor 283

Introduction 283

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Displaying the Registry Editor 283

The Registry Editor Window 285

Modifying a Registry Key 286

Index 287

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NeoLinux Thin Client User Manual

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

This chapter introduces NeoLinux thin clients and describes the

scope of this User Manual.

What is a NeoLinux Thin Client?

The Thin Client Neoware thin clients are sleek computing devices that contain no

hard drive, fan, or other moving parts, making them extremely

reliable and completely silent. Thin clients provide access to

programs running on network servers. Generally as you work, your

thin client sends keystrokes and mouse clicks to the server, which

responds with screen updates for your monitor. Most of the

processing occurs on the server. Due to the speed of modern

computer networks, this exchange happens as fast as, and

frequently faster than, processing on a personal computer.

Neoware thin clients can be used with standard VGA, SVGA, and

XVGA-type monitors, PS/2 or USB mouse and keyboard, and

other pointing devices.

Configurations vary with respect to the specific number of parallel

port, serial port(s), and USB ports that are provided. When avail-

able, these ports may be used for peripheral devices that may

include printers, modems, floppy drives, zip drives, cd-roms, and

bar code scanners. The version of software installed in your thin

client will determine which types of peripherals may be used.

Introduction

2 Getting More Information

Your thin client can automatically connect to either 10BaseT or

100BaseT (twisted-pair) Ethernet networks, as well as make serial

port connections with or without a modem.

NeoLinux Your thin client arrives with NeoLinux software internally pre-

installed in its local Flash disk memory. Using NeoLinux, your thin

client can initiate simultaneous, multiple connections (some models

are restricted to one connection only) to Windows Server 2003,

Windows 2000 Server, UNIX-based servers, mainframes, midrange

computers, intranets, and the Internet, depending on the software

version installed in the thin client.

Connections to Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server are

made via Citrix’s Independent Computing Architecture (ICA

®

) pro-

tocol, as well as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Note: To make Windows connections using ICA, the server must be

running Citrix MetaFrame or WinFrame.

Access to UNIX-based servers can be made by telnet connections

and by X Window protocols. In addition, the optional TeemTalk

suite provides more than 30 terminal emulations.

NeoLinux supports DHCP remote configuration services, and NFS

file transfer protocol. In some models a local Mozilla Firefox

browser is also included.

Getting More Information

The Internet Current and archival information about Neoware products, including

the latest software updates, is available at:

http://www.neoware.com

In addition, this user manual and other Neoware documentation are

available at the Neoware web site for browsing or downloading.

Introduction

About This Manual 3

Technical Support For technical support regarding Neoware products, call Neoware at

+1-610-277-8300 or request support at one of the following web-

sites:

USA: http://www.neoware.com/support/support_request.html

France: http://www.neoware.com/fr/support/index.html

Germany: http://www.neoware.com/de/support/index.html

About This Manual

This manual describes how to set up and use NeoLinux 4.0 thin

clients.

Note: This manual is intended to cover a number of different

Neoware thin client models. Since the primary difference between

models is the client software included with each model, this manual

may contain references to client software packages that are not

included in your particular model.

Overview of

Contents

This manual is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduces NeoLinux thin clients and describes the

scope of this User Manual.

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Neoware Thin Client

Describes how to unpack and set up your Neoware thin

client.

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Describes the basic procedure for creating connections

and introduces the main system features.

Chapter 4: Network Configuration

Describes how to configure the thin client for connec-

tion to your network.

Introduction

4 About This Manual

Chapter 5: ICA Connection Configuration

Describes how to create an ICA connection and