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 modied to suit the individual connection prole 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.

6 Getting Started: Learning INI File Basics