Administrator Guide

Conguring the network proxy settings
To congure the Network proxy settings, complete the following task:
1 Click the Network proxy tab.
2 From the Proxy drop-down menu, select the type of Proxy method you want to deploy. The available Proxy methods are:
• None
• Manual
• Automatic
3 If Manual proxy method is selected, you must congure the following options:
a Enter the HTTP Proxy port details for your network connection.
b Enter the HTTPS Proxy port details for your network connection.
c Enter the FTP Proxy port details for your network connection.
d Enter the SOCKS host port details for your network connection.
e Use the Ignore Hosts option to set up proxy to ignore all local addresses.
4 If Automatic proxy method is selected, you must type the conguration URL address in the eld.
NOTE: Web Proxy Autodiscovery is used when a Conguration URL is not provided. Dell does not recommend this option
for untrusted public networks.
Adding a network connection
NOTE
: Adding additional wired Ethernet connections is allowed but the added interface is not used in any of the ThinLinux
features.
To add a new network connection, complete the following tasks:
1 On the lower-left corner of the page, click the + icon.
The Add Network Connection dialog box is displayed. The following options are listed for you to congure.
• VPN
• Bond
• Team
• Bridge
• VLAN
2 Click VPN to add a VPN network connection. You must import a le from the stored location to congure the VPN settings.
3 Click Bond to add and congure the Bond network connection for your thin client.
a Click the General tab, and congure the following options:
• Select any of the following check boxes based on your requirement:
– Automatically connect to this network when it is available.
– All users may connect to this network.
– Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection.
• From the drop-down menu, select the rewall zone.
b Click the Bond tab, and congure the following options:
1 Type a name for your network interface.
2 The number of bonded connections that are set up are listed here. To add a new bond connection, click the Add button
and select the type of connection you want to create. The available options are Ethernet, InniBand, Bond, Bridge, Team,
and VLAN.
3 Select the type of Network Mode from the drop-down list. The available options are:
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