Reference Guide
Getting Started: Learning INI File Basics
In this chapter you will learn how to construct and use the supported INI les.
It includes:
• Downloading and Using Sample INI Files
• Supported INI Files You can Construct
• Rules and Recommendations for Constructing the INI Files
• Placing the INI Files into the Folder Structure on the Server
After you become familiar with the INI le basics, you can refer to the parameter details you need in the other chapters and appendixes of
this guide.
Downloading and using sample INI les
ThinOS Sample INI les can be downloaded and modied to suit the individual connection prole requirements. These sample les are
annotated to allow you to use them as a starter set that you can modify to work on ThinOS.
To download and use the les:
1 Go to Dell support site.
2 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter.
NOTE
: If you do not have Service Tag, use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your thin client model.
3 Click Drivers and Downloads.
4 From the Operating system drop-down menu, select ThinOS.
5 Scroll down the page and download the sample INI le to the le server.
6 Open the text le by using an ASCII text editor, and modify the INI parameters as needed for your use.
Supported INI les you can construct
The INI les contain the parameters and its associated options and values necessary for the various functionality you want.
NOTE
: For examples of parameters commonly used for basic deployments, see Examples: Basic Deployments.
You can construct the following INI les:
• wnos.ini le, see Working with wnos.ini Files.
• {username}.ini le, see Working with {username}.ini Files.
• $MAC.ini le, see Working with $MAC.ini Files.
IMPORTANT
: The INI le processing hierarchy is as follows:
• Scenario 1 — WNOS.ini exists. The WNOS.ini le is processed and if the Include=$MAC.ini (or Include={username}.ini) statement is
included, then the relative MAC.ini (or {username}.ini) le is processed.
• Scenario 2 — WNOS.ini exists and {username}.ini exists. The WNOS.ini le is processed and if the Include=$MAC.ini statement is
included, then the MAC.ini le is processed. Once the credentials are provided, the {username}.ini le is processed.
• Scenario 3 — WNOS.ini exists and MAC.ini exists. The WNOS.ini le is processed and if the Include={username}.ini statement is
included, then the {username}.ini le is processed. Once the credentials are provided, the MAC.ini le is processed.
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