Administrator Guide

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.
Configuring thin client settings and connection
settings
While the use of INI files is recommended to configure thin client settings and connection settings available to users, see How to
set up automatic updates and configurations, you can use dialog boxes on a thin client to:
● Set up your thin client hardware, look and feel, and system settings, see Configuring thin client settings locally.
● Configure connection settings, see Configuring 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 Configuring 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.
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 files 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-off, if an administrator has set the INI files 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. On the Zero Desktop, use the Shutdown dialog box.
To use the thin client, you must use your correct password.
● Use the screensaver — If an administrator has set LockTerminal=2 for the ScreenSaver parameter, and when the
screensaver 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.
Signing off and shutting down
Use the Shutdown dialog box to select the available option you want:
● Classic Desktop—Click Shutdown in the Connect Manager or Desktop Menu.
● Zero Desktop—Click the Shutdown icon on the Zero Toolbar.
NOTE:
You can also configure automatic behavior after all desktop sessions are closed by using the Remote Connections
dialog box, see Central configuration: Automating updates and configurations.
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