Administrator Guide

Conguring zero client settings and connection
settings
While the use of INI les is recommended to congure zero client settings and connection settings available to users. You can use the dialog
box on a zero client to:
• Set up your zero client hardware, look and feel, and system settings.
• Congure connection settings.
Connecting to a printer
To connect a local printer to your zero client, be sure you obtain and use the correct adapter cables which are not included. Before use, you
may need to install the driver for the printer by following the printer driver installation instructions.
Connecting to a monitor
Depending on your zero client model, connections to monitors can be made using either a VGA (analog) monitor port, a DVI (digital)
monitor port, or a DisplayPort (digital) and the proper Dell monitor cables/splitters/adapters.
NOTE:
For dual-monitor supported zero clients— when using a DVI to DVI/VGA splitter, ensure that the DVI monitor will be the primary
monitor; when using a DisplayPort, ensure that the DisplayPort monitor will be the primary monitor.
Locking the zero client
To help ensure that no one else can access your private information without permission, ThinOS Lite allows you to lock your zero client so
that credentials are required to unlock and use the zero client after you do one of the following:
• Unplug a signed-on smart card — If an administrator has set SCRemovalBehavior=1 for the Signing parameter in the INI les and you
unplug the smart card that you used to sign on to the zero client, then the zero client will lock. To unlock the zero client for use, you
must use the same smart card and your correct PIN. Note that removing a signed-on smart card can also cause the zero client to log-
o, if an administrator has set the INI les to do so in this case you must sign-on as usual to use the zero client.
• Use LockTerminal from the Shortcut Menu and Shutdown dialog box — On the Zero Desktop, use the Shutdown dialog box, for
more information, see Signing O and Shutting Down. To open the zero client for use, you must use your correct credentials.
• Use the screen saver — If an administrator has set LockTerminal=2 for the ScreenSaver parameter, and when the screen saver is
activated, then the thin client is locked. To unlock the thin client, enter the login password in the unlock dialog box. However, you
cannot see the wallpaper while using the unlock dialog box.
Signing o and shutting down
Use the Shutdown dialog box to select the available option you want:
• Zero Desktop — Click the Shutdown icon on the Zero Toolbar.
NOTE
: You can also congure automatic behavior after all desktop sessions are closed by using the Remote Connections dialog
box, see Central Conguration: Automating Updates and Congurations.
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