Administrator Guide

published applications and for backward compatibility with ThinOS 6.x versions. For more information on using the Classic

Desktop, see Classic Desktop Features.

• Users with a Zero Desktop—will see the Zero Desktop with the Zero Toolbar showing the assigned list of connections from

which to select. This option is recommended for VDI and any full-screen only connections. For more information on using the

Zero Desktop, see Zero Desktop Features.

In any desktop case, you can select the desktop option you want (Classic Desktop or Zero Desktop) and create the connections you

need using the Visual Experience tab on the Remote Connections dialog box.To open the Remote Connections dialog box, perform

one of the following tasks:

• Classic Desktop — Click User Name, and then select System Setup → Remote Connections.

NOTE: User Name is the user who is logged-on and is located at the lower-left pane of the taskbar

• Zero Desktop — Click the System Settings icon on the Zero Toolbar, and then select Remote Connections.

Conguring thin client settings and connection settings

While the use of INI les is recommended to congure thin client settings and connection settings available to users, see How to set

up automatic updates and congurations, you can use dialog boxes on a thin client to:

• Set up your thin client hardware, look and feel, and system settings, see Conguring thin client settings locally.

• Congure connection settings, see Conguring thin client settings locally.

Connecting to a printer

To connect a local printer to your thin 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. For information on

connecting to printers, see Conguring the printer setup.

Connecting to a monitor

Depending on your thin 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. For information on conguring dual

display settings, see Conguring the display settings.

NOTE:

For dual-monitor supported thin 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 thin client

To help ensure that no one else can access your private information without permission, ThinOS allows you to lock your thin client so

that credentials are required to unlock and use the thin client after you do one of the following:

• Unplug a signed-on smart card — If an administrator has set SCRemovalBehavior=1for the signing parameter in the INI

les and you unplug the smart card that you used to sign on to the thin client, then the thin client will lock. To unlock the thin

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 thin 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

thin client.

• Use Lock Terminal from the Shortcut Menu and Shutdown dialog box — On the Classic Desktop, right-click on the desktop

and select Lock Terminal, or use the Shutdown dialog box, see Classic Desktop features. On the Zero Desktop, use the

Shutdown dialog box, see Signing o and shutting down. To use the thin client, you must use your correct password.

• 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.