Administrator Guide

• 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.

Getting started