eLux® NG Embedded Linux for Thin Clients Next Generation Version 1.34 Administrator’s Guide Build Nr.
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www.myelux.com eLux® NG CONTENTS 1 Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 Who Should Use This Manual....................................................................................................... 2 About This Guide........................................................................................................................... 2 Conventions and Abbreviations ................
www.myelux.com 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 eLux® NG 3.3.1 Time Server .................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.2 Desktop Themes ............................................................................................................ 34 3.3.3 Taskbar........................................................................................................................... 34 3.3.4 Background Image ..
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 3.18 3.13.2.2 USB Network Adapter........................................................................................... 73 3.13.2.3 Configuring Network Hardware Settings for ISDN ............................................... 73 3.13.2.4 Comments on ISDN.............................................................................................. 75 3.13.3 ADSL ...................................................................................................................
www.myelux.com 4.6 4.7 4.8 eLux® NG 4.5.3.4 Java Plug-in............................................................................................................. 146 SAPGUI..................................................................................................................................... 147 4.6.1 Entering Connection Data ............................................................................................ 148 Emulation ........................................................
www.myelux.com eLux® NG TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Boot procedure for the first boot......................................................................................................................................13 Figure 2: First contact: Activating manager ....................................................................................................................................15 Figure 3: First contact: Entering manager IP address..........................................................
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Figure 76: Definition of the PNAgent application..........................................................................................................................130 Figure 77: PNAgent ......................................................................................................................................................................132 Figure 78: Configuring PNLight ............................................................................................
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 1 Before You Begin 1.1 Who Should Use This Manual This manual is for system administrators responsible for installing, configuring, deploying and maintaining Embedded Linux Next Generation (eLux® NG), and for experienced users.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Assignments administrators 1.3 Conventions and Abbreviations 1.3.1 Conventions The following are text formats and symbols that appear in the manual: Convention Description > Move to a tab or directory. Refers to a procedure with sequential steps. • Refers to a list of related information, not procedural steps. “ ... “ Quotation marks refer to screen text and text in pop-up messages. ALL UPPERCASE Represents keyboard keys (for example, ENTER, F4, CTRL).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Abbreviation Description etc. MAC address Media Access Control address. The format of a MAC or hardware address is: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Example: ...................................... 00:30:05:07:85:1A 1.4 MSN Multiple Subscriber Number NFS Network File System PCL Printer Control Language PDC Primary Domain Controller PXE Pre-Boot Execution Environment RDP Remote Desktop Protocol RFC Request For Comments.
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www.myelux.com eLux® NG Defining Packages Not just any software can be installed on the device – the software must be compatible with the container method. In addition to the software provided on the eLux NG CD, software updates are available on the Internet 24 hours a day! These include new client software, base OS updates, new drivers, etc. For ease of use, these “packages” are already in eLux NGcompatible format.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG • Printing Printing support for network printers and local printers (line printer, PostScript, PCL v. 2) connected via serial, parallel or USB. The Common UNIX Printing System™ (CUPS™) client supported. • Language Desktop support of most common European languages, keyboard support of most common keyboard layouts. The eLux NG starter itself can only be displayed in English or German. • Multi-monitors When used with a Matrox graphics card, eLux NG supports up to four monitors.
www.myelux.com 1.6.4 1.6.5 1.6.6 1.6.7 1.6.8 New Features in eLux NG 1.9 • Card readers GemPC Twin USB (USB only) and GemPC Key are supported. GemPC Key is a USB reader in key format which reads/writes smart cards in plug-in form. Gemplus card readers can be used with Citrix ICA smart card logon. • Mirroring password You can password-protect a mirroring session. • Network cards AT-2700FX PCI LAN card from Allied Telesyn, Inc.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG • Network card The network speed can now be set to “1 Gbit” in eLux NG starter > Setup > Hardware. This applies only to the gigabit Ethernet network card Broadcom Tigon 3 (BCM570x). All other card parameters are automatically configured. • PC/SC lite The PC/SC lite software has been removed from the base OS and is now available as a stand-alone upper-level package. • Program Neighborhood Agent PNA sessions can no longer be disconnected using the eLux NG starter.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG • Starter/Multimedia: Volume slides are now vertical • WLAN WPA mode supported, TKIP or Radius EAP (certificate based) • WLAN client adapter Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG supported • Kernel V2.4.32 • AES encryption between eLux NG clients and Scout Enterprise V8.5.5 • The screen saver is now locked by the actual user password and no longer by userdefined password (requires a configured user authorisation).
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Printing: • ThinPrint, V 1.6.69 • CUPS Print Client, V 2.0-11 Browser: • Firefox , V 1.5.0.1 • Mozilla, V 1.7.12 • Opera, V 8.5 Mail Client: • Thunderbird Mail Client, V 1.5 Desktop: • Desktop themes • Desktop tools (CD Player, Calculator, File Manager, Editor) • XScreensaver Document Viewer: • Adobe Acrobat Reader, V 5.09; V 7.0.5 Multimedia: • Macromedia® Shockwave® Player, V 7.0r63 • Movie Player (DVD, MPEG, DivX, etc.), V 1.0.7.1 • RealPlayer® , V 10.0.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2 Quick Start This chapter provides the basic steps necessary to configure the Thin Client for use as a Windowsbased terminal and open a session via ICA. It does not describe all eLux NG features. For detailed descriptions on eLux NG settings and configurations, see chapters 3 and 4. Section Description 2.1 First Boot Flow chart and description of the first boot procedure 2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.1 First Boot Unpack the device, attach the cables and turn it on. We highly recommend using the Scout Enterprise software to centrally manage your eLux NG clients. The Thin Client is delivered containing eLux NG software and a default image on the flash memory. This figure shows the boot procedure the first time on the Thin Client is switched on.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG First Boot Procedure: This is the boot procedure for a Thin Client with default settings (upon delivery, after a factory reset, or after a Recovery Installation): 1. Scan BIOS 2. Check if a LAN (Ethernet) connection is available • If none is found, an error message is displayed, eLux NG is booted, and the First Configuration Wizard appears, allowing the user to set initial user settings. Go to step 6. 3.
www.myelux.com 2.2 eLux® NG First Configuration Wizard By default, the first time the Thin Client successfully boots, a Wizard appears to help you through the configuration process. You have the choice between entering the device in the management software Scout Enterprise or configuring it by hand. If a DHCP server was contacted, the IP address is displayed at the top. Otherwise, a default value is displayed. 2.2.1 Managed Device 2.2.1.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 2.2.1.3 Step 3: Manager Groups Next, you are asked to select the destination Group of the device on the Scout Enterprise server. Default is Lost&Found (ID=0). Figure 4: First contact: Manager groups 2.2.1.4 Step 4: Summary Finally, you are given a summary of the entered information. When you click Next, the device is registered in the Scout Enterprise Server, entered in the destination Group, and restarted.
www.myelux.com 2.2.2 eLux® NG Manually Configured Device 2.2.2.1 Step 1: Deactivating Manager The Scout Enterprise server that manages the Thin Clients is referred to as the “manager.” If the device is to be managed and the IP address of the Scout Enterprise server is known, select Yes and go to section “2.2.1 Managed Device”. If the Thin Client will not be managed, select No to configure the device manually. Figure 6: First contact: Activating manager 2.2.2.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 2.2.2.3 Step 3: Summary Finally, you are given a summary of the entered information. When you click Next, the configuration is updated and the desktop may be restarted. Figure 8: First contact: Summary The Wizard assists you in setting minimum user settings. User settings are described in detail in chapter “3 Setup.” 2.3 Troubleshooting Problem: An error message appears at boot saying the network interface “etho0” has been disconnected. Solution: There is no LAN connection.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.4 eLux NG Interface After completing the first configuration Wizard, the eLux NG interface appears. The main window is referred to in this documentation as the “eLux NG starter”. Screen elements can only be displayed in German. For all other desktop languages, the screen elements appear in the default language, English (US). However, the desktop language setting is required for local applications to run correctly.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Clicking the Setup tab displays the following: Figure 10: Setup The subtabs General, Network, Desktop, Screen, Mouse / Keyboard, Firmware are displayed. Click the ► symbol to display the subtabs Security, Multimedia, Drives, Printer, Hardware, VPN, Diagnostics. 2.5 User Settings The Setup tab is used to configure desktop settings. It is not necessary to modify all settings in order to get the Thin Client ready for use.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com In addition, you should configure the following: 2.5.2 • Screen resolution, color depth • Network IP information • Network hardware Screen Screen settings are set in the Screen subtab. Please adjust settings to your monitor. (default settings: resolution = 1024x768, frequency = 60 Hz, color depth = 16 bit) Figure 11: Setup > Screen To modify the screen settings From the Setup tab, click the Screen subtab. 1. Select your monitor resolution, frequency and color depth. 2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.5.3 Network Server Manual Figure 12: Setup > Network To modify the network settings From the Setup tab, click the Network subtab. 1. The network settings can be automatically retrieved from a DHCP or BootP server, or they can be is set manually. 2. Click Apply for modifications to take effect. Configuring network settings is discussed in detail in section “3.2 Network”.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.5.4 Network Hardware The First Configuration Wizard automatically detects and sets an Ethernet LAN connection. However, if you have ADSL, Token Ring or ISDN, you must enter the hardware settings manually. Figure 13: Setup > Hardware To modify the network hardware settings From the Setup tab, click the Hardware subtab. 1. Select the network type. • Token Ring Select the speed. Generally Auto (=”automatic detection”) is sufficient.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.6 Defining an Application Let’s configure a Windows desktop via an ICA session. Name of defined application Server name or IP address Define a new application Figure 14: Configuration > ICA To configure a Windows session via ICA 1. From the Configuration tab, click New. This opens the Application definition dialog box, which contains a number of subtabs. The subtabs reflect the firmware installed on the Thin Client’s flash memory (*.idf file). 2. Click the ICA tab.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.7 Sessions 2.7.1 Starting an Application Highlight... ...and click Connect. Figure 15: Applications tab To start an application Once you have configured an application, click the Applications tab. The applications appear in alphabetical order. Click on a column title to sort in ascending order. Click a second time to sort in descending order. To run the Windows application you configured, either: 2.7.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 2.8 Shut Down Figure 16: Applications > Shut Down To shut down the Thin Client The Shutdown button in the Applications tab provides three standard and one optional option: • Logoff ends the session for that user. This is useful when more than one person uses the Thin Client. • Restart restarts the Thin Client. This is necessary for certain Setup changes to take effect (if you did not restart the Thin Client previously). • Switch off turns off the power to the Thin Client.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3 Setup This chapter describes how to configure eLux NG desktop settings. Section Description 3.1 General Viewing Thin Client hardware information, eLux NG license, MAC address, installed image name, version of eLux NG starter and firmware versions 3.2 Network Setting network IP information via BootP server, DHCP server or manually 3.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.1 General To view eLux NG license and installed software From the Setup tab, click the General subtab. Figure 17: Setup > General In the General tab you can find the thin client’s MAC address, license number, host ID and related hardware information. If you double-click on “License,” the license dialog box appears for manual entry of a new license.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.2 Network Before you can begin working, you need to assign an IP address to your client. here are three ways to set network settings: DHCP server, BootP server or manually. DHCP BOOTP Manual entry Figure 18: Setup > Network 3.2.1 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server assigns the client a dynamic IP address.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 3. (optional) Enter a local hostname. It will be transferred to the server upon boot if server settings permit (a hostname may not already be defined on the server). 4. Click Apply and Yes in the eLux NG Starter dialog box regarding restart. If a server is not found within the defined time, it uses the settings saved from the previous session. 3.2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.2.5 Setting a Hosts List When No Name Server Is Present Host name Host IP address Figure 19: Advanced Network Settings dialog box eLux NG allows you to store a hosts list locally. This allows you to use host names even if your network does not contain a domain name server (DNS). The hostnames and IP addresses must be entered manually. Build # 27 1. Click Network tab > Advanced. The Network advanced dialog box appears. 2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.3 Desktop Desktop settings can be individually tailored to your country’s language and time zone. Figure 20: Setup > Desktop To modify the desktop settings From the Setup tab, click the Desktop subtab. 1. Select your desktop language from the Language list. • The default language of eLux NG screen elements (tabs, lists, etc.) is English. • The eLux NG screen elements themselves can only be displayed in English or German.
www.myelux.com 3.3.1 eLux® NG Time Server In addition to time zone, the time must be set on the Thin Client for proper use. This can, of course, be done by filling in the date and time fields as described above. However, due to its better accuracy we recommend using a time server. You have the option of entering a time server running on either a UNIX or Windows machine. Synchronizing the time with the time server may now be done online by clicking the button “Synchronize” in the Desktop tab. Up to V1.
www.myelux.com 3.3.2 eLux® NG Desktop Themes Users of eLux 1.1 will be delighted to learn that eLux NG offers a new desktop with a whole new range of features. To use this feature, you must have the “Desktop themes” (themes) package installed. You can change the appearance of the taskbar, dialog boxes and menus. In the Desktop tab click Advanced. Choose from the predefined colors and fonts in the drop-down list Theme. 3.3.3 Taskbar Users of eLux 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.4 Screen Figure 21: Setup > Screen To modify the screen settings From the Setup tab, click the Screen subtab. 1. Select your monitor resolution, frequency and color depth. Note: The higher the resolution and color settings, the greater the amount of main memory that is used. The number of applications that can be used simultaneously is limited by system resources. See Appendix 2: Memory Usage 2.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 4. In Setup > Screen click Advanced. This leads you to the advanced settings of the screensaver. Please consider that this option is only available when the „xscreensaver“ package has been installed. The figure below shows the settings. 5. Click Apply and OK in the eLux NG Starter dialog box regarding restart.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To modify advanced screen settings Backing store is not supported by all hardware platforms. From the Setup > Screen subtab, click Advanced. 1. Backing store: Saves screen information to the local X11 server on the thin client. When this option is active, a copy of the application window is stored in an off-screen pixel buffer. When hidden sections of overlapping application windows are redrawn, the sections are copied from this buffer rather than fetched from the server.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.4.1 Safe Boot Default screen settings are set to values all monitors support. If after configuring the Thin Client you have massive screen distortion, resolution, frequency and color depth are most likely set to values your monitor does not support. In this case, switch off your monitor to avoid damage. Start the Thin Client in Safe Boot mode. Safe Boot allows you start the terminal in a mode which does not damage hardware. You can then correct screen settings. See section 5.
www.myelux.com 2. 3. eLux® NG Here you can set the keyboard settings. • Language Click to select your keyboard language from the drop-down list. • The default is English (US). • Delay The initial delay before a symbol appears when a key is pressed and held. • Speed The repeat speed when a key is pressed and held. Click Apply in Mouse / Keyboard subtab and Yes in the eLux NG Starter dialog box. Keyboard types are automatically recognized when they are plugged in.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Note: Some hardware platforms do not offer this option. In this case, it is not possible to deactivate dead keys. • Numlock Select to activate the NUM key when the Thin Client boots. By default, it is active. • Console switch enabled Allows the user to switch between consoles (“virtual screens”) on the Thin Client using the hotkeys. By default, it is active. For information on consoles, see “3.5.2 Consoles.” Click OK in the Mouse Advanced dialog box. 3.5.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.6 Firmware To update terminal firmware, you need a new image definition file (IDF) (the name of the file may be the same). The new IDF is created using the software “ELIAS NG.” For information on how to create an IDF, see the ELIAS NG Administrator’s Guide or the Scout Enterprise Administrator’s Guide. This new IDF may reside on an FTP/HTTP server, CD-ROM or USB stick.
www.myelux.com 3.6.2 eLux® NG Package Update from a CD-ROM or USB Stick Packages can be updated locally. The base OS must be updated over network. For more information on network update, see ”3.6.1 Updating over the Network (Base OS).” To perform an update locally you need direct file access to a container on a USB stick or a CD drive. It is not possible to perform an update using Samba or Network File System (NFS). Update over floppy is not supported. 1. From the Setup tab, click the Firmware subtab. 2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.6.2.1 Required Firmware Required firmware for an update via file is the base OS FPM “Drive Support.” This firmware allows the terminal to access the USB drive, so it must be installed on the terminal before performing an update via USB drive. In addition, the new IDF must likewise contain this firmware, otherwise it will be removed during the update and the process will hang.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 3.6.2.2 Activating USB port For security reasons, by default the USB port is deactivated. From the Hardware tab, click to activate the USB mass storage devices check box. Note that update over floppy is not supported. 3.6.3 Starting an update 1. From the Setup tab, click the Firmware subtab. 2. Select the Click for update on boot check box to check for an update when the Thin Client boots. 3.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.6.4 Microsoft Internet Information Server To update firmware or perform a recovery using Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), there is an additional step: The file extensions requested by eLux NG are not automatically transferred by IIS, but rather must be explicitly added to the MIME types. This is discussed in the Microsoft online help. Note Entering the MIME types may not always be necessary. We recommend, however, that you add them when using IIS. For version 6.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 5. In the File Types dialog box click New Type and enter .idf, .fpm, .epm, .gz as text/plain. IIS is configured for an update/recovery. 3.6.5 Update Log To view the update log, go to Diagnostics tab, click to select System files, and click Execute. Use the PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN keys to scroll. The update log is “eluxman.log”. For more information on the Diagnostics tab, see section “3.18 Diagnostics.” 3.6.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.7 Security Figure 28: Setup > Security To modify security settings From the Setup tab, click the Security subtab. By default, the user has access to the Setup and Configuration tabs. In the Security subtab you can and set user rights and restrict access. eLux NG mirroring settings (“3.16 Mirroring”) are discussed in a different chapter. 3.7.1 Device Password The device password is very powerful, as it gives administrator rights for the Thin Client.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.7.2 Local Security Settings It is possible to set user rights for the Thin Client. This section describes how to restrict the access the user has to the configuration settings. To set user rights From the Security subtab, click “Local security” > Permissions > Edit. In the Local security settings dialog box you can set user rights. The configuration parameters are displayed in a branching tree-like structure.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 30: Examples of fields in the Setup tab (left) and Applications tab (right) The configuration parameters are displayed in a tree-like structure. Click the plus to expand the element. Click the minus to collapse the element. Double click with the left mouse button (keyboard equivalent: space bar) to change a field’s status: red = locked, green = unlocked (local configuration allowed). 3.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com The following figure shows an example of the eLux NG starter with restricted access. Configuration disabled Setup disabled Figure 31: eLux NG screen with security settings - Configuration and Setup tabs disabled 3.7.3 Authorization Hotkey The default user “LocalLogin" is the local device administrator. The password for “LocalLogin” is the Thin Client password.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.7.4 User Authorization Software Requirements User authorization: “User authorization modules” (file name: “userauth”) EPM. To test user variables: “LDAP search module” (file name: “usersearchldap”) FPM in “User authorization modules” EPM. By default, it is not activated. For a description of EPMs and FPMs, see the ELIAS NG Administrator’s Guide. Figure 33 User Authorization You can use an authorization server with eLux NG. Settings are made in the Setup > Security tab.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG LDAP server: Light Directory Access Protocol is a TCP/IP-based protocol that defines a standard method for accessing directory services. For authorization using an LDAP server, enter the following: • Server: Enter the IP address/name of the LDAP server. • Version: Select the LDAP version to use from the drop-down list Click Find values. The Thin Client will search for the server and automatically fill in the Search base field.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Active Directory Server: The directory service for Windows 2000 is called Active Directory. The structure is different from Windows NT: there are no longer PDCs and BDCs – they are given up in favor of a peer model, where all domain controllers (DC) in a Windows forest are equal. For authorization using Active Directory, enter the following: • Server: Enter the IP address/name of the domain controller. Click Find values.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To set user variables 1. In the Authorisation settings dialog box for ADS or LDAP click on Add. The User variable dialog box appears. • Local variable: Enter a name for the variable. The name must begin with the prefix “ELUX” without the initial “$”. End with the “#” character to transfer more than one value, for example, ELUXMAIL#=mailLocalAddress.
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eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.8 Multimedia (Volume) Figure 34: Setup > Multimedia To adjust the volume 1. From the Setup tab, click the Multimedia subtab. 2. Move the slider to the right to increase the volume. 3. To enable sound in XDMCP sessions, click to select Enable sound in XDMCP sessions. Note: The application must be e-sound system compatible. 4. 3.9 Click Apply.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.9.1 Samba Samba is an implementation of the Session Message Block (SMB) protocol that allows Linux and Windows computers to share files and printers over the network. Network drives for a Windows NT or Samba server must be explicitly defined. Figure 35: Setup > Drives To set a network drive using NT or Samba server From the Setup tab, click Drives. 1. Click the button New. 2. Fill in the fields in the Define drives dialog box: • Local directory: Enter the directory name.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 37: Results of the Test button in the Define drives dialog box 3. Click Test. If the drive can be used, the message “Drive can be used” appears. If the server cannot be located, the message “Server cannot be contacted” appears. Check your entries for validity. 4. Click OK in the Define drives dialog box. Click Apply in the Drives subtab and Yes in the eLux NG Starter dialog box.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.9.4 USB Drives eLux NG supports the following USB peripherals: • card readers • network cards • mass storage devices • mouse / keyboard More than one USB peripheral can be in use at the same time. Due to security reasons, by default the USB port is disabled for mass storage devices (CDROM, floppy, USB stick, etc.). To enable this port, select the USB mass storage devices check box in the Hardware tab. To access the mass storage device locally, use the mount point.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG To use a network drive via Samba, the drive must already be defined in the Drives tab. Example 2: Downloading to a network drive A user wants to download a file from the Internet. The user is using the local browser Mozilla. The file is too large to save to the flash. A solution is to save the file to a network drive. In our example, the target directory is the Samba network drive “g”.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.11 Printer You can print from both local and network printers. In addition, other workstations or servers within the network can use a printer installed locally on your Thin Client, which supports LPR and TCP direct print. You can use eLux NG to configure and assign logical names to local printers, which can be used from within the network.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.11.1 Local Printer The default printer definition “lp” is preset to a local printer. This means you can attach a printer to the Thin Client parallel port and print without additional configuration (depending on your printer, you may need to activate the filter). The main memory is used to buffer print data. The following describes how to configure a local printer. To configure a local printer 1. Connect a printer to the parallel, serial or USB port of the Thin Client. 2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com If the output format of the application differs from the local printer format, you will have to activate the filter. File format Convert to Filter Setting UNIX text DOS text “Text” PostScript PCL2 “PCL2” If the application output format is the same as the printer format, disable the filter (“None”). Troubleshooting Printing is a complex topic beyond the scope of this manual. For help with a specific printer, please contact the printer manufacturer.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.11.2 Network Printer The Thin Client uses the standardized Line Printer Daemon Protocol (BSD spool) as defined in RFC 1179 to communicate with network printers. IP address or name of the remote system or printer box Name of printer queue of the remote system or printer box Figure 40: Printer definition dialog box (settings for network printer shown) To set up a network printer From the Setup tab, click the Printer subtab. 1. Click New. 2.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 3.11.3 Citrix Universal Printer Driver 2 MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 3 offers autocreated printers with generic drivers. To use this feature, you must have Citrix ICA Client for Linux V 7.04 or higher installed on your Thin Client. Client-side settings are made in the Printer settings dialog box described in the previous section. Server-side settings are described in this section.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 41: MetaFrame XP generic printer drivers Assume the user opens an ICA session to the Citrix MetaFrame server. In the Printers and Faxes window (Start > Printers and Faxes), the user will see icons for the automatically created client printers in the format Client/#/, where is the hostname of the Thin Client and is the name of the printer as defined in Setup.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.11.5 Thin Client as Print Server Other workstations or servers can use a printer connected to a Thin Client. These workstations or servers must either support TCP direct print or have the have the LPR protocol (BSD spool) installed. The figure below shows the definition of an LPR printer in Windows NT Server. Figure 42: Installing an LPR printer To define an LPR printer in Windows NT In Windows NT, 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3. Activate the printer: xpchange -dev my_elux_printer 4. Test the printer: xpadd -de my_elux_printer dr /etc/hosts 3.11.6 ThinPrint ThinPrint® software from the ThinPrint GmbH in Germany allows optimized printing in network across various platforms. Components include the ThinPrint server and ThinPrint client. The server component processes print data for the target printer and sends it in compressed form to the client.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Note No error messages are displayed when a local program is run. If you enter the command in a local shell, you will be able to view any error messages. We recommend doing this before configuring ThinPrint as a local application using a user-defined command. See section “4.8.1 XTerm (Local Shell)” for more information on the local shell and section “4.8.4 User-Defined Commands” for information on local commands. Additional settings must be made on the ThinPrint server.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.12 Hardware In the Hardware tab you can set various hardware settings: USB port activation, RAM disk size and the number of monitors. Network hardware settings are discussed in chapter “3.13 Network Hardware.” Network hardware settings (Ch. 3.13) Hardware settings Figure 43: Hardware Tab 3.12.1 USB Devices The following USB devices are supported: • card readers • network adapters • mass storage devices • mouse, keyboard 3.12.1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.12.1.3 USB mass storage devices In general, all USB mass storage devices are supported including, but not limited to, CD-ROM, floppy, USB stick, 2.0 flash card readers, photo mass storage, etc. A maximum of eight mass storage devices can be used at one time. For security reasons, by default the port is disabled. To enable the USB ports for mass storage devices, select the check box USB mass storage devices in the Hardware tab.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13 Network Hardware Software Requirements ISDN, ADSL, modem: “ISDN Modem ADSL support” (file name: “isdn”) FPM in base OS EPM. Required software for wireless LAN is discussed in the wireless LAN chapter. For a description of EPMs and FPMs, see the ELIAS NG Administrator’s Guide. To modify network hardware settings 1. From the Setup tab, click the Hardware subtab. 2. Click your network type from the Network type drop-down list: Ethernet, ISDN, ADSL, Modem, Token ring.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13.2 ISDN ** You have two possibilities to connect to ISDN: PCI interface card or USB modem. 3.13.2.1 ISDN Card In this variant, the Thin Client has an ISDN card installed and is connected to an ISDN cable. See “Appendix 6: Supported Hardware” for a list of supported hardware. 3.13.2.2 USB Network Adapter In this variant, the Thin Client is connected to an ISDN cable over a USB network adapter. Verify that a LAN cable (for example, Ethernet) is not connected to the device.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 46: “Profile” dialog box for ISDN Name: Enter a name for the ISDN profile, such as the name of your provider. User account: Enter the user account name assigned by your provider. Password: Enter the password assigned by your provider. Identification: Click the method assigned by your provider (generally PAP). Idle time-out: Enter an idle time (in seconds). After this specified amount of inactivity, eLux NG disconnects the ISDN connection.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13.2.4 Comments on ISDN When connecting via ISDN, ADSL or modem it is possible that the thin client’s IP address will change dynamically. The new address is updated immediately in the eLux NG starter title bar. See “Appendix 3: Examples of Internet Profiles” for a list of the default hardware profiles that are delivered in eLux NG. These default profiles are valid in Germany and may not be valid in your country. Use them only as examples when defining your profiles.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 48: “Profile” dialog box for ADSL Name: Enter a name for this profile. User account: Enter the user account name assigned by your provider. Password: Enter the password assigned by your provider. Identification: Select the method assigned by your provider (generally PAP). Idle time-out: Enter a value for the idle time (in seconds). After this specified amount of inactivity, eLux NG disconnects the connection.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13.4 Modem Figure 49: Setup > Hardware > Modem 1. From the Setup tab, click the Hardware subtab. 2. Choose Modem from the Network type list. A series of fields appears. 3. Click the baud rate of your modem from the Speed list. Note: Must be greater than the actual maximum modem baud rate. 4. Select a profile from the Profile list. Otherwise click Edit to create or edit one. 5.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 50:” Profile” dialog box for modem Name: Enter a name for this profile. User account: Enter the user account name assigned by your provider. Password: Enter the password assigned by your provider. Identification: Click the method assigned by your provider (generally PAP). Idle time-out: Enter a value for the idle time (in seconds). After this specified amount of inactivity, eLux NG disconnects the connection.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13.5 Token Ring ** Figure 51: Setup > Hardware > Token Ring 1. From the Setup tab, click the Hardware subtab. 2. Choose Token Ring from the Network type list. 3. Click autosensing or the speed (in Mbit/s) from the Speed list. 4. Click Apply.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13.6 Wireless LAN ** eLux NG supports the following wireless LAN products: (1) Aironet 350 Series Network cards from Cisco Systems, Inc. (2) DWL-G520 Network card from D-Link Corporation. (3) WLAN USB D1700 USB network adapter from Fujitsu Siemens Computers. 3.13.6.1 Cisco Aironet 350 Series Network Cards eLux NG supports the Aironet 350 Series network cards from Cisco Systems, Inc.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3. Click Apply and then Yes in the eLux NG Starter dialog box. 4. When the device restarts, it will attempt to contact the access point using unencrypted wireless LAN. To set client-side encryption settings This section explains how to activate Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) with static keys for your client in an enterprise network. WEP is an optional feature based on the IEEE 802.11b standard that provides data confidentiality.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 54: Cisco Aironet Client Utility interface 2. This client program is from Cisco Systems. A few highlights: • Commands > Status Displays the signal level and other useful information for userlevel diagnostics. • Commands > Statistics Shows how data is currently being transmitted or received. • CEM > Change Password Allows you to change the Client Encryption Manager (CEM) password.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 7. From the Commands menu select Edit Properties. The Properties dialog box opens. Go to the Network Security tab. Click to select the Enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) check box. Click OK. 8. Close the Aironet Client Utility and restart the device for configuration settings to take effect. In addition, security settings must be configured on the access point. Extensions in Cisco Aironet Utility, V 2.1.13-2 (and later) With eLux NG V1.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 3.13.6.2 D-Link DWL-G520 Network Card eLux NG supports the DWL-G520 network card from D-Link Corporation. No adapter is required and it is not necessary to disable the onboard Ethernet controller in the Thin Client’s BIOS Setup. This feature is not available for all hardware platforms. Enabling wireless LAN on your device involves the following: 1. Installing the required firmware 2. Inserting the card 3. Configuring network hardware settings 4.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To set network hardware settings for wireless LAN with DWL-G520 Figure 55 Setup > Hardware > Wireless LAN 1. In eLux NG, from the Setup tab, click the Hardware subtab. 2. Select Wireless LAN from the Network type list. 3. Configure the WPA mode you want to secure the network by (WEP/WPA/IEEE 802.1x). Below you find examples for the 3 configurations.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 1. Select WEP from the WPA mode list. 2. Enter the WEP key you received from your network administrator. 3. Enter the SSID information you got from your network administrator. • Service Set Identifier (SSID) defines the network name of a wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. 4. Configure the channel where the Access Point provides its service or set Auto for this parameter, in order to make the client scan for the used channel and automatically configure it. 5.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com (3) IEEE 802.1x/ Leap Configuration: Figure 58 Setup > Hardware > Wireless LAN > IEEE802.1x 1. Select IEEE 802.1X (LEAP) from the WPA mode list. 2. Enter the SSID information you got from your network administrator. • Service Set Identifier (SSID) defines the network name of a wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. 3.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.13.6.3 Fujitsu Siemens WLAN D1700 USB Network Adapter eLux NG supports the Connect2Air™ WLAN E-5400 D1700 USB adapter from Fujitsu Siemens Computers. The Connect2Air USB adapter supports data transfer rates of up to 54 Mb/s and 64 and 128 bit WEP encryption. This product is not supported by all hardware platforms. Enabling wireless LAN on your device involves the following: 1. Installing the required firmware 2. Attaching the USB network adapter 3.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 6. Service Set Identifier (SSID) defines the network name of a wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. 7. Configure the channel where the Access Point provides its service or set Auto for this parameter, in order to make the client scan for the used channel and automatically configure it. 8. Click Apply and then Yes in the eLux NG Starter dialog box. 9. When the device restarts, it will attempt to contact the access point using wireless LAN.
www.myelux.com 3.14 eLux® NG Remote Management Thin Clients are managed using the Scout Enterprise management tool. In order to be managed, they must be registered in the Scout Enterprise Server. There are two ways to do this: 1. The Scout Enterprise “Client Discovery” function is performed at the Scout Enterprise Server management server.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 6. If your Scout Enterprise administrator has predefined groups, enter your group ID number in the Group ID field. Otherwise enter zero. This will send the Thin Client’s information to the “Lost and Found” group of Scout Enterprise. 7. Click Apply. Note Upon delivery, the host name “ScoutSrv” is preset in the Manager field.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com In ELIAS NG select the FPM to view the card readers supported by this driver. If the list exceeds available space, in the Package Information window click in the description field and drag with the mouse or press the PAGE DOWN key to view remaining entries. For a description of EPMs and FPMs, see the ELIAS NG Administrator’s Guide.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Always required A smart card is required when the Thin Client boots and during the entire eLux NG session. If the user removes the card, the session will be locked. A smart card and valid PIN are required to unlock the terminal. • Required on startup A smart card is required only when the Thin Client starts. The local user can remove the card without interrupting the eLux NG session. 3.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.15.3 User Roaming You can combine local authentication with another eLux NG feature: user roaming. User roaming is transferring an active Windows terminal server session from one eLux NG terminal to another. This is useful when you want to move to a terminal with certain hardware – for example, with a special printer – without logging off from your current ICA or RDP session.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.15.4 Citrix Logon You can restrict access to a Citrix MetaFrame server by requiring a smart card upon logon. This feature is distinct from local authentication and user roaming and cannot be combined. Citrix smart card logon works with a number of smart cards. Users’ logon data (name, password, domain) as well as a certificate are saved to the smart card. You must have the corresponding smart card software installed on your MetaFrame server.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3.16 Mirroring Mirroring is the term used to describe the process of monitoring a user’s session remotely and, optionally, participating in the session using your own keyboard and mouse. Mirroring has a variety of uses, including troubleshooting, training and presentations. Mirroring requires server-side and client-side configuration. In this section, we will use the scenario of a Thin Client mirroring another Thin Client.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com During the mirroring session, the keyboard mapping of the local system has precedence. Display number You can enter “0”, “1” or “2” for the display number. If your hardware platform supports multiple consoles, use "0" to mirror the eLux NG main screen. Use “1” to mirror the first running XDMCP session and “2” for the second XDMCP session, if applicable.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Figure 63: Example mirroring session – XDMCP session (display number depends on hardware platform) Related Information Section “4.7.6 VNC” discusses configuring the free eLux NG software “VNC viewer”. Section “4.7.5 XDMCP” discusses configuring XDMCP sessions.
www.myelux.com 3.17 eLux® NG VPN A virtual private network (VPN) is a system that allows two or more private networks to be connected over a publicly accessible network, such as the Internet. These systems use encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted. A VPN can be used to exchange critical information between employees working remotely or to securely deliver information between business partners.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Using the Cisco VPN to build a tunnel involves the following: 1. Installing the required firmware 2. Configuring network hardware settings 3. Configuring the Cisco VPN client 4. Initiating a connection 5. Configuring an application for automatic start To install the required firmware To set up your VPN you must install the VPN client from Cisco. 1. Start ELIAS NG and add the following packages to the device’s IDF: • Base OS 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To initiate a session 1. A VPN session is initiated from the local shell. There is no graphical user interface. 2. To initiate the session, open a local shell. At the bash prompt type: vpnclient connect sample 3. If connection was successful, you will be requested to enter a group name and password and a user name and password (depending on the configuration). 4.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Helpful hints In a local shell: • Entering the command vpnclient displays a list of all VPN client commands. • Entering the command vpnclient stat displays status information for the connection. • When you start the client automatically using the –e parameter, the window is displayed only for the duration of the VPN session, making it inappropriate for debugging. Call the client from a local shell to view potential error messages.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 65: Diagnostics tab This subtab is for diagnostic purposes. You can either view a single file, view groups of files, or you can send files to an FTP server. To configure diagnostics From the Setup tab, click the Diagnostics subtab. 1. To view a single file, you must know its path on the Thin Client. Select the User file check box and enter the complete path including path name in the box. (The file name is generally provided by your servicer during a diagnostic procedure.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 3. To send files to an FTP server, select the desired files, select the Transfer files to check box, enter the URL of the destination directory, and click Execute.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4 Configuring Applications This chapter describes how to define an application that runs locally or how to connect to a remote server. Section Description 4.1 Introduction Introduction to local applications and session clients, description of the Application definition tab, standard tab options 4.2 ICA Terminal Session How to configure the Citrix ICA Client and connect to a Citrix MetaFrame server 4.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.1 Introduction eLux NG offers you two types of application possibilities: • remote • local The main employment area of a Thin Client is as a terminal in server-based computing. “Remote” means the application runs on a server, such as a Windows application on a terminal server. Even when an application runs remotely, client-side software is still required to initiate and maintain a session.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Note: If the application you want does not appear as a tab, the required firmware is not installed on the Thin Client. Contact your network administrator. 3. Configure the application (see details in the following sections). 4. Click Finish in the Application definition dialog box. Standard options: • Start automatically The session will be started when the terminal starts.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.2 ICA Terminal Session Independent Computing Architecture (ICA®) is used to connect to a Windows terminal server running Citrix® MetaFrame® software. You can then access all Windows applications residing on the terminal server. You have the following two configuration possibilities when connecting to a specific MetaFrame server: remote desktop or Windows application.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Application restart: Immediately reconnects after the user logs off. When this feature is selected, the application automatically starts when the Thin Client starts or restarts. • Start automatically: Click this check box to open the session when the terminal starts. • Desktop icon Creates a desktop shortcut for this application on the eLux NG desktop. 2. Advanced: See “4.2.4 Citrix ICA .” 3. Click Apply and Finish. 4.2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.2.3 Smart Card User Roaming For user roaming, you need a smart card (containing user information) and a valid PIN. The user information is sent to the ICA server and logon takes place automatically. If the smart card is removed, the session is automatically disconnected and the Thin Client is locked. The applications on the server remain open. If you enter the smart card and PIN on a different Thin Client, the connection is restored.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 70: Citrix ICA Client dialog box This opens the ICA Client for Linux, which is software from Citrix and has a different look than the eLux NG starter. In Connection view, you see a list of all ICA connections. ICA sessions defined in eLux NG are automatically entered in the Citrix ICA Client. You do not have to redefine them here. If you do not see a list of ICA connections, you may not be in Connection view.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.2.5 Client Drive Mapping Client drive mapping allows a remote application running on the MetaFrame server to access a floppy, CD-ROM and USB drives from within an ICA session. You then have access to locally stored files during an ICA session. Note: The MetaFrame server must be configured to allow client drive mapping. • Internal floppy No further configuration is necessary. • Internal CD-ROM No further configuration is necessary. • USB drive Configuration necessary.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com recommend drive E or later) and set it to read-only (if required). Click Apply and OK to save the advanced ICA parameters. 4. At this point, you can connect to the MetaFrame server. The client drive appears in Windows Explorer under the letter you mapped it to. For more information, see “3.9 Drives” and “3.12 Hardware.” Troubleshooting Do not configure advanced ICA settings for an open or disconnected session! Log off first.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG To map a COM port from a Thin Client to an ICA session As an example, we will map the internal serial port (COM2 on the Thin Client). 1. eLux NG starter • Build # 27 • In the eLux NG starter Configuration tab, click New and select ICA. • Fill out the ICA application definition as described in “4.2.1 Remote Desktop.” • Click Advanced. This opens Citrix ICA Client for Linux dialog box. From the Tools menu, select Settings.
www.myelux.com • In the Settings dialog box, from the Preferences drop-down list select COM Ports. This opens the window for COM port settings. • The window for COM port settings displays the COM ports that have been defined on the Thin Client. In the figure, COM1 has been defined as /dev/ttyS0. • To define a new COM port on your Thin Client, click Add. This opens the COM Port Device eLux® NG Selection dialog. All available COM ports on your Thin Client are displayed. Select the desired port.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 2. Citrix MetaFrame ICA server • Connect to your MetaFrame server and open a command shell. • To map the Thin Client COM port to the COM port on the MetaFrame server, use the following format: net use : \\Client\: /persistent:yes : local port on MetaFrame server : remote port on Thin Client Example: net use com1: \\Client\COM2: /persistent:yes 3.
www.myelux.com 4.2.7 eLux® NG Handhelds You can access handheld computing devices (such as personal data assistants, PDAs) within an ICA session by mapping the serial connection. In addition, you need third-party server synchronization software. Requirements eLux NG supports the following PDAs: • palmOne™ Tungsten™ 3 und 5 • palmOne™ Tungsten™ E • iPAQ pocket PC 2003 • Pocket Loox from Fujitsu Siemens Computers and others Required software: • Administration and client software.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Installing the OneBridge Sync client on the MetaFrame server The OneBridge Sync client must be installed on your MetaFrame server you plan to connect to. For information on purchasing and installation, see www.extendedsys.com. Installing the client software on the PDA Use the CD and documentation that came with the PDA to install the client on the PDA. Mapping the COM port Configure COM port settings as described in “4.2.6 COM Port Mapping.
www.myelux.com 4.2.8 eLux® NG Server Browsing Server location (also called server browsing) in the Citrix ICA Client for Linux permits one-click access from the ICA application definition to all MetaFrame servers on the network, or a list of all published applications. To use this feature, the software “Utils for ICA Client“ (icautils) must be installed. It is located in the “ICA client” (ica) package.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 5. In the Settings dialog box, from the Preferences drop-down list select Server Location. This opens the window for the server location settings. 6. Select the network protocol and/or enter one or more servers. The way in which server location works depends on which network protocol is configured: • Build # 27 TCP/IP+HTTP The Citrix ICA Client for UNIX uses the HTTP or HTTPS protocol to contact MetaFrame servers. The default server address is ica.
www.myelux.com • eLux® NG TCP/IP – By default, the UNIX client attempts to contact all of the servers on the subnet by broadcasting on the UDP protocol (auto-locate). Alternatively, you can set specific addresses for MetaFrame servers. 7. Click Apply and OK to save your settings and close the dialog box.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG After setting a global server location, configure the ICA application definition. From the Configuration tab, click New. • Remote desktop The parameters are described in “4.2.1 Remote Desktop.” Choose the server from the drop-down list by clicking Browse. All MetaFrame servers currently on the network configured for that protocol will be displayed. • Application After choosing the MetaFrame server, enter the complete path of the desired Windows application.
www.myelux.com • eLux® NG Published application The parameters are described in “4.3.1 Via Application Definition.” Choose the application from the drop-down list by clicking Browse. All applications currently published on that MetaFrame server will be displayed. Note: This is one method for connecting to published applications. For a detailed description of other methods, see chapter “4.3 Accessing Citrix Published Applications.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.2.9 Citrix Secure Gateway You can use certificate-based server authentication to ensure that the server you are connecting to is genuine. To use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) to connect to a Citrix Secure Gateway server, you need a root certificate on the client machine that can verify the signature of the Certificate Authority (CA) on the server certificate.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To configure xcapture From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab. Name Enter an appropriate name for this application. Application Click Customized. Parameter Enter /usr/lib/ICAClient/util/xcapture Hidden Does not display the application in the Application tab. Application Restart Click to select to immediately reconnect after the user logs off.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.3 Accessing Citrix Published Applications A connection to a published application lets a user access a predefined application and its associated environment. Published applications can be run in seamless mode, where the applications appear to the Thin Client as if they were running locally, each application running in its own resizable window. Published applications require server-side and client-side configuration. In this section, we will discuss client-side configuration.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.3.2 Via Citrix ICA Client for Linux Alternatively, you can search for available published applications in the Citrix ICA Client for Linux. When you are done, the parameters will automatically be transferred to eLux NG. For an overview of the Citrix ICA Client for Linux, see “4.2.4 Citrix ICA .” To configure a published application in Citrix ICA Client for Linux From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the ICA tab.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.3.4 Via Program Neighborhood Agent The Citrix ICA Client for Linux 7.x contains a new feature, the Program Neighborhood Agent. The PNAgent allows the MetaFrame server to capture credentials and launch applications and content that are accessed by users through servers running the Web Interface for MetaFrame XP. The configuration for all users is defined in the configuration file “config.xml”. The default location for config.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com (1) (2) Figure 75: Citrix ICA Client for Linux – PNAgent page 4. The PNAgent page consists of three configuration areas. (It is possible for the Citrix administrator to blend areas out. These settings are made in the configuration file config.xml, which is edited with the Program Neighborhood Agent Admin Tool. See the Citrix documentation for more information).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 5. Click Apply and OK. (The Refresh Settings button retrieves changes made to the PNAgent configuration using the Program Neighborhood Agent Admin Tool.) 6. Exit the Citrix ICA Client and return to the eLux NG starter. To define a Program Neighborhood Agent application in eLux NG The following describes how to configure a PNAgent application definition, enabling the user to call the PNAgent directly from the Applications tab. Figure 76: Definition of the PNAgent application 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Desktop icon Creates a desktop shortcut for this application on the eLux NG desktop. 2. Click Finish in the Application definition dialog box. To start the Program Neighborhood Agent from eLux NG The following describes how to call the PNAgent directly from the Applications tab and access a published resource. 1. In the eLux NG starter Applications tab, start the application you just defined. 2.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 77: PNAgent 4. After successfully logging on, the Citrix ICA Client for Linux opens in PNAgent view and you have access to published resources. Click the icon to start an application. Refresh settings are set either by the administrator or in the PNAgent page of the Citrix ICA Client for Linux, as shown in Figure 75, page 129, area (2).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.3.5 Via Program Neighborhood Light The eLux NG starter offers a new function, Program Neighborhood Light (PNL). Using PNL, you can display all published applications on a MetaFrame server by entering the server name directly in an application definition. To configure PNLight Figure 78: Configuring PNLight From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the PN-Agent tab. • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Allow cancel When activated, allows the user to close the MetaFrame logon dialog box. • Autostart folder On the server, in Program Neighborhood Agent create a folder (or subfolder) with published applications. Enter the name of the folder here. All published applications in this folder will automatically be started when the session connects. • Start automatically: Click this check box to open the session when the terminal starts. 2. Click Apply and Finish.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Multiple Users In the application definition, if you leave the server or user credentials fields blank, a dialog requesting user logon information will appear when the Thin Client attempts to contact the server, either upon boot (“Start automatically” is selected) or upon demand (the user selects the Refresh option from the Taskbar menu). This is useful for multiple users on the same terminal.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.4 RDP This connection corresponds to the ICA functionality using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). It is used to connect to a Microsoft Terminal Server. The application type is a native RDP client with the free software "rdesktop." For further information see www.rdesktop.org. Previous releases of eLux offered a Java-based RDP solution from Hob called “JWT” that was licensed. This application has since been incorporated into the J-Term emulation (also from HOB).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com session is automatically started using the user logon data saved to the card. If you remove the smart card, the session is automatically disconnected. It is reconnected when you reinsert the card and enter the PIN, even in another terminal. See section “3.15.3 User Roaming” for a description of settings. 4.4.2 • Application Restart: Immediately reconnects after the user logs off.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Note: System variables are allowed, for example: %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe • 4.4.3 Working dir: (optional) Enter the working directory of the Windows application. Do not end the parameter with a backslash. Note: System variables are allowed, for example: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% Session Parameters Click on Advanced to display the RDP advanced dialog box. Here you can set the parameters for this session. In the Display tab, you can set screen settings.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Disable mouse motion events Information on mouse position will not be sent to the server continuously, but rather only upon mouse clicks. This improves performance for low-bandwidth connections. Default is deactivated. The Local resources tab offers additional settings for terminal servers that support RDP 5.2 or higher. Note: This tab is only visible if you have the native RDP client version 1.3.1 or higher installed (“rdesktop52”).
www.myelux.com • 4.4.4 eLux® NG Smart card This feature is available starting with base OS 1.14.1 and RDP 1.4.0. Enabling the check box means smart cards can be used for certificate-based logon. See section “3.15.5 RDP Logon.” Command RDESKTOP Advanced Users Advanced users have the possibility of calling the native RDP client from a local shell. To see command line parameters, enter the command rdesktop -h in a shell.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.5.1.3 Firefox Software Requirements To use this program, the “Firefox” (firefox) EPM must be installed. Available FPMs: • “Kiosk mode” (firefoxkioskmode): Required for kiosk mode. • “Firefox DOM inspector” (firefoxinspector): Tool for displaying the structure of HTML and XML pages. For more information, see the Firefox documentation. • “Java support” (firefoxjava): Enables Java support in Firefox. Requires “SunJava(2)” (j2jre150) EPM 1.5 or higher.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application, such as “www.” • Homepage: Enter a home page for the browser. • Start page: Enter the first Web page to be called when the system starts. • Proxy type No proxy: If you don’t use a proxy server. Manual (Proxy:Port): If you use a proxy server. Use the format :. Auto (URL): If you use an automatic proxy configuration file. Example: http://www.yourserver.com/autoproxy.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.5.2 Mail Clients 4.5.2.1 Thunderbird Required Software To use this program you must install the EPM “Thunderbird, V1.0.6-1”. The application "Thunderbird mail client" is supported by eLux NG BaseOS, V1.20-2. If you should want to use older BaseOS versions, it can be configured with the application type "user", but no icons for starter or desktop are provided in this case.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 87: Einstellung in Firefox Rightclick the selected line, select New String and define a new string value with the name network.protocol-handler.app.mailto. Enter thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird help is provided under http://www.mozilla.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.5.3 Web Tools The following Web tools are available: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, RealPlayer® and Java™ Plug-in. 4.5.3.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader To use this feature, the software “Acrobat5“ (Acrobat5) must be installed. This software can be run either as a stand-alone program or as a browser plug-in. • To run Adobe Acrobat Reader as a stand-alone program, see “4.8.6 Adobe Acrobat Reader.” • To run Adobe Acrobat Reader as a browser plug-in, just install the software.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 5. In the Proxy tab, enter the proxy server. If the proxy server is in a different subnet, enter the fully qualified domain name. • (optional) In addition, you can set other RealPlayer settings in the Preferences dialog box as desired. 6. Click OK. 4.5.3.4 Java Plug-in To use this feature, the software “SunJava 2” (j2jre142) must be installed. The Java™ 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) is software from Sun Microsystems, Inc.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.6 SAPGUI eLux NG supports the SAP/R3 client from SAP AG. This feature is not available for all hardware platforms. The SAP client configuration file is: “/setup/sapgui/platin.ini”. System requirements: • 96 MB flash card or larger • 128 MB of RAM minimum Establishing a connection involves the following: 1. Installing the required firmware 2. Configuring the SAPGUI application definition in eLux NG 3.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the SAPGUI tab. Configure the following options: • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application, such as “SAP”. • Classical user interface Click to select to display the SAP interface in the former design (“Classic”). Default settings are for the new design ("EnjoySAP"). • Application Restart: Immediately reconnects after the user logs off.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 89: Configuring SAPGUI (automatically): Connection dialog box 2. In the Options menu, select Preferences. Figure 90: Configuring SAPGUI (automatically): Preferences dialog box 3. The SAPGUI Preferences dialog box appears. Configure the following options: • Include Configuration File Enter a blank. Note: You must enter a blank to be able to save the configuration. This is a known bug in the SAP/R3 software.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Web server Enter the fully qualified URL of the message server list, for example: http://server1/sapmsg.ini • Netdrive Enter the path of the of the message server list residing on a Samba or NFS network drive, for example: /smb/drive1/sap2.ini Click Save. The SAPGUI Preferences dialog box closes. 4. In the SAPGUI for Java dialog box, click New. The Add New Connection dialog box appears. Figure 91: Configuring SAPGUI (automatically): Add New Connection dialog box 5.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 92: Configuring SAPGUI (automatically): Connection dialog box (connections configured) 6. To connect, in the SAPGUI for Java dialog box select a connection and click Connect. Tip To save your entries, close the SAP/R3 for Java dialog box. Only then is the configuration saved to the Thin Client. To enter SAP connection data manually To enter the connection data manually, go to the Applications tab. Figure 93: Configuring SAPGUI (manually): Connection dialog box 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Figure 94: Configuring SAPGUI (manually): Add New Connection dialog box (System tab) 2. Click New. The Add New Connection dialog box appears. Figure 95: Configuring SAPGUI (manually): Add New Connection dialog box (Advanced tab) 3. Click the Advanced tab. Configure the following options: • Description Enter a name for this connection. • Use expert configuration Click to select.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com = IP address or hostname of the SAP host = port number Note: Do not use blanks. For information on connection string syntax possibilities, see the SAP documentation. 4. Click Save. The SAPGUI for Java dialog box appears and displays the new connection. 5. Add additional connections as desired. Figure 96: Configuring SAPGUI (manually): Connection dialog box (connections configured) 6.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.7 Emulation Use the Emulation tab to connect to mainframes or UNIX systems. Figure 97: Application definition dialog box for an emulation To configure a terminal emulation From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Emulation tab. • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application, such as, “Star Office” for the SUN office program run as an X11 terminal.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Tarantella: for a Tarantella server • PowerTerm: for IBM Mainframe, IBM AS/400,Unix, VAX/Alpha OpenVMS, Tandem (NSK), HP-3000 and Data General (to be licensed) A series of fields appears. Fill in the requested information (see sections 4.7.1 to 4.7.7). • Application Restart: Immediately reconnects after the user logs off. When this feature is selected, the application automatically starts when the Thin Client starts or restarts.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com This new configuration file is now available in the eLux NG Configuration > New > Emulation > 3270 (or 5250 or 9750) > Configuration drop-down list. You can set the station name to a set value using an environment variable. “X97STATNAM” is the defined station name environment variable for all UniCon Software GmbH emulations (X32, X52, X97). Alternatively, you can set the station name to a variable. Requirement: The device must be managed by Scout Enterprise.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com The character(s) that the key is to produce (=character string). A detailed description of the parameters follows. Key Symbol This is the key to modify. The parameter format is character string.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com unshifted, then no mapping will occur if the Numlock key is accidentally on! This is one of the most common errors. String The character(s) that pressing the key should produce. The parameter format is character string. For a list of character strings, enter the command infocmp on the host. You will see the character sequences the host accepts for different terminals. For a list of ASCII control character sequences, see the following table.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Control Character (Mnemonic) CTRL + Key US – Figure 99: Key sequences for ASCII control characters for eterm.map Example for eterm.map For a VT320 emulation, assume that you want to assign the keys F1 to F4 with the codes for the VT320 keys PF1 to PF4 (ESC OP, ESC OQ, ESC OR, ESC OS). In the example that follows, each key is mapped four times for the following levels: 1. Normal 2. Shift Lock 3. Numlock 4. Shift Lock + Numlock. The eterm.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.7.4 X11 for X Applications Using the Local X Server The X11 server developed by The XFree86 Project, Inc (http://www.xfree86.org/) and its contributors is included in the base OS. No additional software must be installed. Figure 100: Application definition dialog box for an X11 emulation To configure an X11 From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Emulation tab. 2. Click X11 in the Emulation type list.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Note You must register the host name of the Thin Client on the server by creating the user “elux” in the file .rhosts in the user’s home directory. Example: xsklaus.unicon-ka.de elux For more information on rsh services, please refer to your UNIX server’s man page. Note Useful additional software is Accelerated-XTM Display Server, an accelerator for X11 applications. This software is licensed and can be purchased from UniCon Software GmbH (see www.myelux.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Backing store: Saves screen information to the local X11 server on the thin client. This increases the screen refresh speed when the network connection is slow (especially noticeable by ISDN); however, the main memory requirements are large (128 MB or higher). • Dead keys: Maps exist that define several “dead keys” on the keyboard. Dead keys make it possible to entered accented combination characters.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.7.6 VNC To use this software, you must have the “VNC client” (vnc) package installed. A VNC (Virtual Network Computing) viewer allows you to connect to a VNC server or to mirror a Thin Client. Figure 102: VNC viewer To configure a VNC session From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Emulation tab. 2. Click VNC in the Emulation type list. A series of fields appears.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To connect to another Thin Client (for example, for help desk support), the eLux NG VNC server on the target Thin Client must be activated. Do this by activating the mirroring options on the target Thin Client. See chapter “3.16 Mirroring”. The following table lists the display numbers: 4.7.7 Session Display number eLux NG desktop 0 1st XDMCP session 1 2nd XDMCP session 2 Not all hardware platforms support multiple displays.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To start PowerTerm InterConnect From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Emulation tab. 2. Click PowerTerm in the Emulation type list. A series of fields appears. • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application, such as “PowerTerm.” • Parameter: (optional) If you leave this field blank, the default setup file (ptdef.pts) will be used.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.8 Local eLux NG offers an easy-to-use graphical user interface (the so-called “starter”). All configuration settings and application definitions can be made using point-and-click. No Linux knowledge is required. Because eLux NG is Linux-based, you also have the option of entering commands directly in the command-line interface (CLI). It helps if the administrator has experience either with Linux or using a CLI (such as the Windows CLI).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To configure a local shell From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab. • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application, such as “shell.” • Application: Select XTERM. • Parameter: (optional) Enter the desired parameter. See the examples below. • Application Restart: Click to select to immediately reconnect after the user logs off.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.8.2 Resource Display This predefined command calls a program that displays the current resource use (such as memory, CPU). This can be used for diagnostics. To use this program, you must have the software “Resource info display“ (resinfo) installed. It is located in the “Desktop Tools” (dtt) package. Figure 105: Resource Display To configure a resource display From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.8.3 Secure Shell This predefined command calls a local client that allows you to connect to a remote Secure Shell (SSH) server. The software package “SSH Tools“ (ssh) must be installed. Figure 106: Application definition dialog box for SSH To configure SSH From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab. • Name: Enter an appropriate name for this application. • Application: Click SSH.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To connect using password authorization, open a session and enter the password. In the future, you must enter this password every time you connect to the server. Public Key Authorization SSH server settings determine the type of authorization (password or key) needed to connect. The authentication type – RSA or DSA – required to start a session is configured on the server. Older server support RSA version 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.8.4 User-Defined Commands Defining local commands is special – it allows you to define applications which can be called within a shell. (Note that the average user may not have the necessary knowledge about commands.) The user must be authorized to start the applications. All commands are carried out by the UNIX user “eLux NG” (UID = 65534). In some hardware platforms, “Customized Commands” is called “Custom”.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • Desktop icon Creates a desktop shortcut for this application on the eLux NG desktop. 2. Click Finish. If you select the option “Hidden,” you must select “Start automatically” (or “Application restart”) for the command to run. Example 1: Retrieve any file from an FTP server automatically Enter the following: ftp –o /setup/public/getfile ftp://user:passwd@myftpserver/getfile This command is entered on one line.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.8.5 Calculator To use the desktop calculator, you must have “X calculator” (xcalc) activated. It is located in the “Desktop Tools” (dtt) package. Figure 108: Calculator To configure the calculator From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab. Name Enter an appropriate name for this application. Application Click Customized. Parameter Enter xcalc.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 4.8.6 Adobe Acrobat Reader To use Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, you must have the software “Acrobat5” (Acrobat5) installed. This section describes how to run Adobe Acrobat as a stand-alone program. To run Adobe Acrobat Reader as a browser plug-in, just install the software. No further configuration is required. To run Adobe Acrobat Reader as a stand-alone program From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com QFm is a QT-based file manager from Nick Battle (http://home.freeuk.com/nick.battle/). It allows you to browse local files and directories on the Thin Client in a graphical interface using the mouse rather than in a local shell using text commands. You can move, copy and rename files. To run the File Manager From the Configuration tab, click New. 1. The Application Definition dialog box appears. Click the Local tab. Name Enter an appropriate name for this application.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com While using QFm is intuitive, we provide the following general guidelines and tips: 4.8.8 • The task bar provides one-click access to the most frequently used commands: Home, Display hidden files, Exit, Refresh, One directory up, Change directory, Shell, New window. • To expand a directory , click once. To display that directory only in tree view, double-click. in the task bar or File > Home. To return to root, click Home • To open a file, double-click.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Start automatically Click this check box to open the session when the terminal starts. Desktop icon Creates a desktop shortcut for this application on the eLux NG desktop. 2. Click Finish. Start the program in the Applications tab with a double-click on the profile or by marking the profile and clicking the Connect button. Tip To access files on an SMB network drive, you must configure the SMB drive in advance. For information on how to configure SMB drives, see “3.9 Drives.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com How to use MPlayer While using MPlayer is intuitive, we provide the following general guidelines and tips: • Access commands by clicking the buttons of the remote control. Alternatively, click with the right mouse button in the movie window. This opens the context menu. • To play a DVD from a local drive, on the Thin Client start MPlayer. Insert the DVD in the drive. Click with the right mouse button in the movie window.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com From the Applications tab, double-click or use the Connect button to run the program. How to use NX client • The NoMachine NX server must be installed and running. • A wizard appears the first time you run the software to help you through the initial configuration. • For further information, see the NoMachine documentation available at www.nomachine.com. Tip • We recommend setting the “cache on disk” (Configure > Advanced) to zero. For information on NoMachine, see www.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com • By default, the virtual keyboard program uses the keyboard language setting from the eLux NG starter (see “3.5 Mouse / Keyboard”), assuming the language is supported, otherwise English will be used. To manually set the language for this session or to view a list of available languages, click Main menu > Change Keyboard Layout. Tip • To set the size and/or position, enter the following command in the Parameter field: xvkbd.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 5 Troubleshooting Following are solutions to various problems. Section Description 5.1 eLux NG Upgrade License What to do when eLux NG is not licensed 5.2 Safe Boot How to boot eLux in safe mode 5.3 Factory Reset How to return eLux NG configuration to factory-delivered state 5.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 5.1 eLux NG Upgrade License eLux NG is a licensed product. You must pay for the product in order to use it. When you order a Thin Client containing eLux NG from the factory, it is delivered with a license. No further action is required on your part. In normal use – including such procedures as firmware update or recovering the Thin Client - the license is not deleted. Once it is licensed, it is always licensed.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com To enter a manual eLux NG license key 1. Start the terminal. If your system is unlicensed, you receive the eLux NG system information message box. 2. The license key you received from your eLux NG distributor is specific to this eLux NG terminal’s host ID (to get your license, provide your supplier with the 12-digit terminal host ID displayed here). A manual license key has the format: xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x. Enter the complete 13-digit license key. Hyphens are not required. 3.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 5.3 Factory Reset Factory reset returns the Thin Client to the factory-delivered configuration state. User settings (Setup tab) and defined applications (Configuration tab) are deleted. Firmware is not deleted. Procedure for Factory Reset via Keyboard 1. Switch off the Thin Client. 2. Restart the Thin Client. 3. During the boot procedure press the TAB key within three seconds. 4. At the prompt “Please enter admin password” enter the terminal password (“elux” by default).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 5.4 Solutions to Common Problems General Problem: You can change settings in the tabs Setup or Configuration, but your changes are overwritten when the device is restarted. Solution: Your Thin Client is managed. Remove it from or deactivate it in the Scout Enterprise software. Ch. 3.4, “Screen” Problem: eLux screen settings are incompatible with the monitor.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Error 403: Forbidden Error 404: File or directory not found Error 406: Client browser does not accept the MIME type of the requested page (client problem) Error 407: Initial proxy authentication required by the Web server Solution: If an update is interrupted, click the Details button to display a detailed error message. Depending on the HTTP error that is displayed, take the appropriate actions. If you have checked that settings are correct, you can do the following: 1.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Problem: Connecting to the server or using Windows Explorer is extremely slow. The application stops responding, or “hangs.” Solution: Automatic floppy drive mapping is active. Go to BIOS Setup on the Thin Client and deactivate the floppy controller setting. Ch. 3.16, “Mirroring” Problem: You want to initiate a mirroring session, but the Mirroring settings area on the target Thin Client is disabled.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG 6 Recovery Installation During an eLux NG Recovery Installation, the Thin Client boots from a server over the network, loads network information from a so-called boot server”, loads a boot file from a TFTP server, and overwrites the entire flash image with a default image retrieved from the recovery server. The software is overwritten with the recovery software and settings are returned to factory-delivered default settings.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com 7 Shortcut Keys Following is a list of shortcut keys: CTRL+ALT+HOME Password request for the Thin Client (and LocalLogin) CTRL+ALT + Opens the window list, which allows you to switch between running applications (alternative to the taskbar). Scroll direction: left. CTRL+ALT + Opens the window list, which allows you to switch between running applications (alternative to the taskbar). Scroll direction: right.
www.myelux.com eLux® NG Appendix 1: Desktop In eLux 1.1, the starter was always started upon system boot and remained blended in during the entire session. This was distracting to some users. In NG, automatic start of the starter is an option that can be deselected by the administrator. The taskbar has new features. For example, in eLux 1.1, applications were run using the starter. This led to the problem that the starter could not be blended out, because the user would then be unable to start sessions.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com C. Taskbar The taskbar is a bar on the lower edge of the screen that allows open applications to be minimized and minimized applications to be maximized. It can also display the date and time as well as icons that represent the status of certain operations on the device.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 2: Memory Usage A Thin Client contains the following internal memory: a flash card and main memory. A. Flash Memory The following is saved to the flash card: • software packages (firmware). Rights: read only. • application files. Rights: read/write. Different suppliers offer different flash sizes, such as 32 MB, 128 MB, etc. Contact your supplier for a list of available flash sizes. Each local application or session client requires software saved to the flash card.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com D. Main Memory Usage The following survey gives approximate minimum values of memory usage (in MB) for several applications. The stated values vary depending on the functions used during a session and should only be used as a rough guideline.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 3: Examples of Internet Profiles Following are the preset hardware profiles. The following providers are present in Germany and may or may not be available in other countries: • Arcor AG (www.arcor.de) • freenet.de AG (www.freenet.de) • T-Online International AG (www.t-online.com) The profiles are meant to serve as guidelines and should be modified based on the provider you use. Except for T-Online, the numbers listed are call-by-call. No registration is required.
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eLux® NG www.myelux.com Idle time-out: Manager time-out: Dial-up number: 240 60 0191011 The username has the following format: 12-digit ID number + 12-digit T-Online number + # +4-digit co-user number Consult your T-Online order for this information.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 4: Configuring Kiosk Mode Kiosk mode allows you to restrict the user functionality of the browser. The individual elements (and layout) of the graphical user interface are defined in XML User Interface Language (XUL). The functionality is formulated in JavaScript. For kiosk mode, a number of XUL and JavaScript files are bundled into a JAR archive. To define your own kiosk mode, you must edit these XUL documents. For more information on XUL, see http://www.xulplanet.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Tip A description of what to edit exceeds the scope of this document. For more information, there are many tutorials available on the Web, for example, http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/pro/phoenix/kiosk.htm. 5. Zip the file to the name “kiosk.jar”. Windows: Winzip program UNIX: “zip” command with the “-r” option (recursive) (zip –r kiosk.jar) 6. Copy the file to the following directory on the Thin Client: /setup/firefox/kiosk.jar 7.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com full: A modified toolbar (Back, Forward, Reload, Stop, Print) is displayed. You can choose a Web site from the list of base sites. All other buttons are blended out. Keyboard shortcuts are deactivated, however the keyboard is still active. blank: All buttons in the browser are blended out. In addition, returns to the homepage after a set idle time. urlbar: A modified toolbar (Back, Forward, Reload, Stop, Print) and the URL bar are displayed. All other buttons are blended out.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 5: Setting Thin Client Time to UTC Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the successor to and modern version of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The system time in the Thin Client’s BIOS must be set to UTC. You must do this directly on the Thin Client, either in the eLux NG software (recommended) or BIOS Setup. eLux NG Software The easiest method is to use the eLux NG main screen (Setup > Desktop) and enter a time server conform to Internet standard RFC 868 (“Time protocol”).
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 6: Supported Hardware The following hardware components are supported by eLux NG version 1.21 and later. Type Product Producer Specification LAN 3C900B Combo 3Com Corporation 10 Mbps Ethernet, RJ-45, AUI and BNC connectors for 10Base-T, 10BASE5 and 10BASE2 3C905C-TX-M 3Com Corporation 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, RJ-45 connector AT-2450FT Allied Telesyn, Inc. 10 Mbps fiber (ST or SC) connectors PCI bus AT-2450FTX Allied Telesyn, Inc.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Type Product Producer Specification Video G200 Quattro Matrox Graphics Inc. Matrox G200 graphics chip, single PCI card for dual or quad output G450 PCI32 Matrox Graphics Inc. Matrox G450 chip for dual output G450 MMS Quad Matrox Graphics Inc.
eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 7: Supported Smart Card Readers The following smart card readers are supported by the “PCSC lite” (pcsc_lite) package (eLux NG version 1.17 and higher). For more information on smart cards, see “3.15 Smart Card”.
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eLux® NG www.myelux.com Appendix 8: Port Assignments The following is a list of TCP/IP ports for eLux NG und Scout Enterprise. The port numbers are fixed. Exceptions are indicated with a footnote.
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eLux® NG www.myelux.com Port Type Description How to Deactivate Port Type 9100 TCP Direct Print to parallel port2 Deactivate the check box “TCP direct print” (Setup > Printer). Incoming 9101 TCP Direct Print to USB port2 Deactivate the check box “TCP direct print” (Setup > Printer). Incoming 16001 TCP e-sound system for audio in XDMCP sessions Deactivate the check box “Enable sound in XDMCP sessions” (Setup > Multimedia).
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