Administrator Guide

Additional Administrator Utility and Settings
Information
This chapter provides additional information about utilities and settings available for administrators.
It discusses:
• Automatically Launched Utilities
• Utilities Aected by Log O, Restart, and Shut Down
• Using the File Based Write Filter (FBWF)
• Understanding the NetXClean Utility
• Saving Files and Using Local Drives
• Mapping Network Drives
• Participating in Domains
• Using the WinPing Diagnostic Utility
• Using the Net and Tracert Utilities
• Managing Users and Groups with User Accounts
• Changing the Computer Name of the Thin Client
Automatically Launched Utilities
The following utilities are automatically started:
• File Based Write Filter — Upon system start, the File Based Write Filter utility is automatically launched. It provides a secure
environment for thin client computing by protecting the thin client from undesired ash memory writes. The active (green) or inactive
(red) status of the lter is indicated by the color of the File Based Write Filter status icon in the system tray of the taskbar. See Using
the File Based Write Filter (FBWF)
• NetXClean — Upon system start, the NetXClean utility is automatically launched. NetXClean is a clean-up utility that keeps extraneous
information from being stored on the local disk. If you want to keep certain prole congurations for example, printers, be sure to
congure NetXClean to refrain from cleaning up any number of explicitly declared proles. See Understanding the NetXClean Utility
• VNC Server — Upon successful thin client logon, the Windows VNC Server utility is automatically launched. VNC allows a thin client
desktop to be accessed remotely for administration and support. See Using TightVNC (Server and Viewer) to Shadow an thin client.
Utilities Aected by Log O, Restart, and Shut down
The following utilities are aected by logging o, restarting, and shutting down the thin client Optiplex client:
• NetXClean Utility — NetXClean is a clean-up utility that keeps extraneous information from being stored on the ash memory. Clean-
up is triggered automatically on restart, shut-down, or user log-o. If you want to keep certain prole congurations for example,
printers, be sure to congure NetXClean to refrain from cleaning up any number of explicitly declared proles. For details about
NetXClean, Brief Introduction about NetXClean Utility.
• Power Management — A Monitor Saver turns o the video signal to the monitor, allowing the monitor to enter a power-saving mode
after a designated idle time. Power settings are available in
Start > Control Panel > Power Options.
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