Administrator Guide
● A network icon is added to the taskbar on the classic ThinOS desktop. The network icon is displayed irrespective of whether
the Ethernet cable is connected to the thin client. Clicking the network icon displays the Network Setup window that can
be used to configure your network settings.
Figure 3. Taskbar
NOTE:
● User Name is the user who is logged-on and is located at the lower-left pane of the task bar.
● If configured to display by an administrator, the volume control is displayed in the right corner of the taskbar and the
current time and date are shown when the cursor is placed on the time; the thin client is capable of synchronizing its
clock to time provided by a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server.
Using the Shortcut menu
To use the Shortcut menu:
1. Log in as administrator.
2. Right-click on your desktop
The Shortcut menu is displayed.
3. On the Shortcut menu, you are able to view and use the following options:
a. Administrator Mode—Allows administrators to configure various settings locally on thin client.
b. Hide all windows—Brings the full desktop to the foreground.
c. Copy to clipboard—Copies an image of the full screen, current window or event log to the clipboard. The clipboard
contents can then be pasted to an ICA or an RDP session. You can copy full screen or current window to clipboard, and
can export the screenshots using the Export Screenshot option in Troubleshooting.
d. Purge clipboard—Discards the contents of the clipboard in order to free up memory.
e. Lock Terminal—Puts the thin client in a locked state if the user has signed on to the system with a password. The thin
client can only be unlocked using the same password.
f. Group Sessions—Enables you to open more than three ICA, RDP, PCoIP, Blast or ICA seamless sessions. The sessions
are displayed as a group on the taskbar.
Using the desktop menu
To use the desktop menu:
1. Click your desktop or click your User Name.
User Name is the user who is logged-on and is at the lower left side of the taskbar.
The Desktop menu is displayed.
2. On the desktop menu, you are able to view and use the following options:
a. System Setup —Provides access to the following local system setup dialog boxes:
● Network Setup —Allows selection of DHCP or manual entry of network settings, as well as entry of locations of
servers essential to thin client operation. This menu selection is disabled for Low-privileged users.
● Remote Connections—Allows you to configure thin client broker connections including Microsoft, Citrix Xen, Dell
vWorkspace, VMware View, Amazon WorkSpaces or Other broker server connections.
● Central Configuration—Allows you to configure thin client central connection settings such as file server and
optional WDA server settings.
● VPN Manager —Allows you to configure thin client VPN manager.
● System Preference—Allows user selection of thin client parameters that are matter of personal preference.
● Display—Allows you to configure the monitor resolution and refresh rate.
● Peripherals—Allows you to select the peripherals settings such as audio, keyboard, mouse, serial, camera, bluetooth,
and touchscreen settings.
● Printer—Allows configuration of network printers and local printers that are connected to the thin client.
b. System Information—Provides thin client system information.
c. System Tools—Provides information about devices, certificates, packages, global INI, user INI, wdm or ccm.ini.
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