Affirmative 2305 manual

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    YES tation User's Guide for Windows-Based Terminals with CE 5.0 22x2 , 22x5 23x2, 23x5, 27x2 7672 Copyright 2007 Affirmative Computer Products ® July 2007 i[...]

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    YES tation Limited Warranty General Terms and Conditions LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY. Affirmative Co mputer Products warrants that the YES tation Hardware Product shall be free from defects in materials and wo rkmanship that arise under proper and norm al use and service for three years from the date of purchase. A warranty extension of two years is a[...]

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    Copyright and Trademarks Copyright Notice This manual, as well as the software desc ribed in it, is furnished un der license. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any human or com puter language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chem ical,[...]

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    End User License Agreement (EULA) EULA for Microsoft Windows CE Operatin g System for Windows-based Terminal Devices Version 1.5. IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement (EULA) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and the manufacturer (MANUFACTURER) of the special-purpose computing device (SYS[...]

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    • Use of Windows CE Operating System for Windows-Based Te rminal Devices with Microsoft Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition. If the SOFTWARE is Windows CE operating syst em for Windows-Based Terminal devices, the following special provisions apply. In order to use the SYSTEM in connection with Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition, yo[...]

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    • Software Transfer You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a sale or transfer of the SYSTEM, provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the SOFTWARE (including all component parts, the media, any upgrades or backup copies, this EULA and, if applicable, the Certificate(s) of Authenticity), and the r[...]

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    SOFTWARE is intended for distribution only in the United States, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada. Export of the SOFTWARE from the United States is regulated under "EI controls" of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR, 15 CFR 730-744) of the U.S. Commerce Department, B[...]

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    THE LIKE), ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTIO N WITH THE DELIVERY, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. If you acquired this EULA in the United States, this EULA is governed by the laws of the State of Washington. If you acquired this EULA in Canada, th is EULA is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Each of the parties hereto irrevoca[...]

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    Table of Contents Installing Your Terminal .................................................................................................. 1 Firmware Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Mounting .....................................[...]

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    Configuring Termin al Properties .................................................................................. 25 Network Connections ............................................................................................................ ............................. 25 File ................................................................[...]

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    Security ....................................................................................................................... ................................... 55 Enable Multiuser Control ....................................................................................................... ................... 56 Add User .....................[...]

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    Download Messages .............................................................................................................. ........................ 86 Reply To or Forward a Message .................................................................................................. ............. 87 Add the Sender to Address Book ................[...]

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    Firmware Upgrad e Utilities ......................................................................................... 113 Upgrade from FTP Server ........................................................................................................ ........................ 113 Upgrade Using Remote Central Management ..............................[...]

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    Installing Your Terminal Installing Your Terminal • Your terminal has no internal fan, and relies on natural airflow for cooling. When you mount it, make sure to keep as many ventilation holes, as possible, unobstructed . • DO NOT USE any AC-DC adapter other than the one provided with the terminal or acquired from Affirmative Computer Products [...]

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    Installing Your Terminal 22xx Wall Mounting Another possibility is shown here. 22xx Monitor Mounting We have done some testing with the provided screws, and have the following suggestions: • In soft wood, such as pine, no pilot holes are needed. • In hard wood or plastic, such as the side of a monitor, drill pilot holes with a 3/64” drill bit[...]

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    Installing Your Terminal VESA Mounti ng Pl ate on a 17” LCD Monitor The result is shown below. 22xx Mounted on a 17” LCD Terminal 23x5, 23x2, 27x2 These terminals can only be mounted vertically on a flat surface, using the provided stand, as shown in the picture on the front cover of this manual. Horizontal mounting will obstruct the airfl ow r[...]

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    Installing Your Terminal Cabling and Indicators 22x5, 22x2 Please make all cable connections before turning on the power. The following figures show the 22xx rear and front connectors. 22xx Rear Connectors (222x has no Printer Connector) 22xx Front Connectors There are three LED indicator lights: • Power . The translucent Power button serves as t[...]

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    Installing Your Terminal 23x5, 23x2, 27x2 Please make all cable connections before turning on th e power. The following figure shows the rear and front connectors and the card slots on the rear panel of a 23x2 terminal. Note: The 232x and 27x2 have two additional USB connectors on the rear panel. 5[...]

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    Installing Your Terminal There are four LED indicator lights: • Power . The translucent Power button serves as the Power indicator. This indicator is faint amber when AC power is connected at the rear connector, and turns green when the terminal is powered up. • Network Connection . This amber indicator at the upper right corner of the RJ-45 Et[...]

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    Installing Your Terminal Shutdown These terminals should be shut down gracefully by: • Going to Start>Shutdown in Desktop Shell (see Display Styles ). You will see the following dialog box. Shutdown Dialog Bo x In the case shown here, the terminal is in multi-user m ode, so a logout choice is s hown. This allows another user to take over the t[...]

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    WBT Setup Wizard WBT Setup Wizard The WBT Setup Wizard is used for the term inal initial setup. The wizard runs when: • A terminal is first booted up after being received from the factory. • A terminal is reset to factor y defaults and then rebooted. The WBT Setup Wizard sets the basic terminal network c onfiguration, display, and printer param[...]

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    WBT Setup Wizard 1. Welcome Screen 2. EULA Dialog Box Please read the license agreement carefully before you click on Accept . 10[...]

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    WBT Setup Wizard 3. Terminal Name Dialog Box • Terminal Name . The default name is constructed from the terminal MAC address and is unique. However, you may want to enter a more friendly an d recognizable name here for network management purposes. • Display . If you wish to deviate from the defaults (800x60 0x75x16), double-click on this icon t[...]

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    WBT Setup Wizard 4. Finish Dialog Box • Click on Finish to apply your selections. Depending upon the selections you have made, the terminal will either reboot or go to the Desktop screen. • Click on Back to return to the previous dialog box. • Clicking on X has almost the same effect as clicking on Finish . You will retain any changes you mad[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Display Styles You can choose one of four display styles (see Configure Terminal Properties|Control Panel|Desktop Styles ) to be used during configuration and terminal operation. NOTE: In the remainder of this document, a reference to the Ctrl key actually means the LeftCtrl key, a reference to the Alt key actually means the LeftA[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Task Bar Right-click anywhere on the Task Bar to see the following menu. Task Bar Right-Click Menu Task Manager Select Task Manager to open the Task Manager dialog box. Task Manage r Dialog Bo x In this box, you will see a list of all active tasks (sessi ons, utilities, etc.) You can maximize or end a task from this box. However, [...]

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    Dis play S tyle s The Clear button is not supported. If you select Expand Control Panel , the Con trol Panel, when you go to Start>Settings>Control Panel , will be displayed in a menu format as follows: Control Panel in Me nu Format System Tray The System Tray is located at the right end of the Task Bar, and holds icons for a number of utilit[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Select either of the two keyboards shown here. These images show the keyboard layouts, but the Large KB is actually much bigger than shown here. Large KB Ke y board Show Desktop Show Desktop Icon A single click on this icon will minimize the cu rrent session or utility and display the Desktop. Date/Time Date/Time Icon Obviously, t[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Network Status Box This information is especially useful when troubleshooting network problems. • Renew . Click on this button to renew your DHCP IP address lease. Typically , a lease is renewed automatically, and this manual renewal is not necessary. • Details . Click here to see more DHCP details and the physical (MAC) addre[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Wireless Network Status Box The first two tabs show the same type of informati on as that shown in the Wired Network Status box above. Click on Wireless Information to configure your connection to a network wireless access point. Wireless Informati on Dialog Bo x If your access point does not broadcast its SSID, you will have to a[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Wireless Network Properties Dial og Box Insert the appropriate information and OK out. You will then see the new SSID shown in the Wireless Information Dialog Box, and a wireless connection will be made. Connection Manager Connection Man ager Icon Double-click on this icon to open the Connection Man ager. ThinPrint Client ThinPrin[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Caps Lock Caps Lock Icon You will see this icon whenever Caps Lock is enabled on your keyboard. Terminal Properties Terminal properties are accessed from the Start menu. Terminal Settings Menu • Control Panel . This selection provides the bulk of the termin al properties, and is covered in detail in Configure Terminal Properties[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Connection Manager Screen in Desktop Style Navigation • To open the Start menu, click on the St art button in the Taskbar. • To open Control Panel, select it from Start>Settings . • To open Connection Manager: o Select it from the Start menu. o Double-click on the Connection Manager icon in the upper left corner of the De[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s WBT (Windows Based Terminal) Shell The Windows Based Terminal display style presents the kind of screens that you normally see in Affirmative Computer Products YES tations that use older versions of Windows CE or CE.net operating systems. Connections are activated from Term inal Connection Manager, although they can be configured [...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Navigation • To access Control Panel, press F2 while in Connection Manager. • To open Connection Manager: o This is the default screen at bootup, unless you have Autostart sessions. o Press Ctrl+Alt+End at an y time • To activate non-Autostart connections: o In Connection Manager>Connect , highlight the connection name an[...]

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    Dis play S tyle s Single User Connect This style is a special case of WBT Shell style. In this st yle, an auto login user is enabled by default. At bootup, you will see a Connect button along with an option to press Alt+F3 to log in another user. If you click on Connect , the auto login user, selected in Control Panel>Desktop Style> Single Us[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Configuring Terminal Properties All of your terminal properties (not to be confused with connection properties) are accessible from Start>Settings in Desktop style. You will see the following menu. Settings Menu Control Panel is also accessible in the WBT and Kiosk modes, but Network Connections can only be access[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties operation and there may be some strange results. SO , the rule of connection is ONLY ONE CONNECTION SHOULD BE ENABLE D AT A TIM E . This is true even if you do not have a wired connection and are onl y using wireless. Now let’s go through the menus on this screen. File If you have more than one connection on the sc[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Edit This menu is not used. View Network Connections View Menu This menu, or one of the icons, controls the manner in which infor mation is displayed in this window, much like a View menu in Windows Explorer. Advanced Network Connections Advanced Menu If you click on Advanced Settings , your only choice here, you wil[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Control Panel Almost all terminal properties are configur ed in Control Panel. Invoke this window: • From Start>Settings>Control Panel in the Desktop display mode (see Display Styles|Desktop Shell) . • By pressing the F2 key in the Terminal Connection Mana ger window in WBT Shell display m ode. • By press[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Certificates D ialog Box Initially, the only available certificates will be those listed under Trusted Authorities , as shown here. View You can see the properties of a certif icate by highlighting it and clicking on View . Certificate Pr operties Inform ation Box Highlight the properties category in the Field box to[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Select a Certificate File Di al og Box In this case, since the Type is Certificates , all the .cer files will be shown. If the Type was Private Keys (the only other option), all the .pvk files would be shown. Select the desired file and OK out. This certificate should now be available for selection in the Certificate[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Cisco WLM (Wireless Login Module) The WLM is a utility used to access a LEAP or EAP- FAST secured network through a PCMCIA Cisco Aironet wireless LAN adapter. If this authen tication is enabled in the ACU, a valid username and password must be entered whenever a connection is made to the access po int. WLM is used to[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Com Port Settings Use this utility to configure your COM1 port, if necessary. The defaults usually work quite well. COM Port Se ttings Dial og Box Date/Time In Desktop Shell style, the time is displayed in the System Tray . This dialog box can also be invoked by double- clicking on the time in the Desktop System Tray[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties • Time Zone . Time Zone has two uses: o It allows the user, when logging on to a MetaFrame XP server in a different time zone, to have the ICA sessions reflect the time zone of the local terminal. For example, a user in London (Greenwich Mean Time) logs onto a MetaFrame XP server in New York City (Eastern time zone[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Desktop Style Dialog Box in Single Connec t Mode Click on the Single Option tab to see the following dialog box Single Opti on Dialog B ox In the Auto Login User drop-down list, you will see all of the users configured in the Security applet. Select the appropriate one for auto login. Any change you make he re will a[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Display Display Dial og Box Display • Desktop Area and Refresh Frequency . Use the scroll list to select the terminal display resolution. The terminal will support resolutions and frequencies from 600x480x60 up to1280x1024x85 if the monitor will support them. A change here will result in a term inal reboot when you[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Background Display Backg r oun d Dialog Box • Wallpaper . There is one wallpaper selection preloaded in your term inal, which you can preview if you click on the My Wallpaper radio button. But you can also select My Wallpaper and then click on Download Wallpaper to install other wallpaper files on your te rminal. I[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties FTP Update FTPUpdate Dial og Bo x Use the FTPUpdate dialog box if you wish to update your terminal's firmware or download a wallpaper file from an FTP server. For more information, please refer to Firmware Upgrade Utilities . ICA Options Settings You can configure two global ICA settings from this u tility. Thes[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties ICA Settings Double-click on this icon to see the Global ICA Client Settings window with four settings sheets that can be invoked by activating their individual tabs. These settings w ill be used for all Citrix ICA connections that are added to the terminal. Hotkeys Hotkeys Settings Sheet Many hot-key combinations us[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Function or PC Equivalent Default Hotkey Description ALT-BACKTAB CTRL+9 Like the ALT+TAB hotkey, this key sequence cycles through applications that have been opened in the ICA session, but in the opposite direction. The chosen application receives keyboard and mouse focus. But you may want to change this mapping. If [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties PNAgent Confi gur ati on Dialog Box After you enable the Program Neighborhood Agent o nce however, and updates the Server URL , the PNAgent Configuration page displays all available parameters. Th e ICA client reads the configuration data from the server. Users need to click Save on the PNAgent Configuration page bef[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Business recovery provides consistent connections to published applications in the event of a master ICA browser server disruption. You can define up to three groups of MetaFrame servers to which you want to connect: a primary and two backups. Each group can cont ain from one to five servers. When you specify a serve[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties 2. In the Proxy Address box, enter the Secure proxy server’s IP address or DNS name. 3. In the Port box enter the Secure proxy server’s port number. 4. To enable SSL/TLS Relay, enter the Address of relay and the Port number in the appropriate boxes. 5. Click OK to save your changes. Note: If you configure a defau[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties • Character Repeat o Repeat Delay . Use this slider control to define how long a character key must be held down before that character will start to repeat on the screen. o Repeat Rate . Use this slider control to define how often a character will repeat when that character key is held down. You can test your repea[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties General Internet Options Sheet The settings in these sheets are a sub-set of standard Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 settings, and will not be detailed here. LPD Settings The Berkeley versions of the UNIX™ operating system pr ovide printer spooling with a collection of progra ms: lpr (assign to queue), lpq (display [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties LPD Dialog B ox You can define two LPD printers. • Queue name . Define a queue name here. This will be the queue name used by LPR devices to assign print jobs. • Printer Port . Select a port from the drop-down list. You m a y have two printers on different ports. • Queue . This box shows the status and source o[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties • Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server . Select this radio button to enable DHCP addressing for a wired connection. • Specify an IP address . Select this radio button to enable a specific IP address setting for a wired connection. o IP Address . Enter a static IP address in this field. o Subnet Mask . Enter th[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties You will see the basic network information for this termin al, either obtained from a DHCP server or ma nually specified. The Client Name is the same as the termin al name. The Adapter Name shows which network adapter you are currently using, the default wired adapter or the optional wireless adapter. • Renew . If [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Options Desktop Opti ons Dialog Bo x This utility provides sever al miscellaneous options. • Enable ShutDown . Uncheck this box to remove ShutDown from the Start menu. • Enable IE . Uncheck this box to remove this selection from Start>Programs and Connection Manager>Configure>Add . • Disable Printing C[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties RDP Settings This utility is used to configure local resources and display properti es for all RDP connections. It is not applicable for local device usage (i.e. using a printer or USB drive from the local Internet Explorer or Viewer application). Many of these settings are only valid when connected to a Windows 2003[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Experience RDP Experience Properties Shee t This properties sheet is only useful if you are connecting to a Wind ows 2003 server. If so, you can optimize performance and desktop appearance by selecting connec tion speed and enabling/disabling desktop param eters. Default parameters vary depending upon the chosen conn[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties 1. Printer Wizard Di alog Box #1 • You must select a printer port. You can have more than one local printer, but each one must be assigned to a different printer port. If you have a USB prin ter already connected to the terminal, you will see a USB option in the drop-down list, as well as the typical LPT1 , COM1/2 [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties 2a. Printer Wizard Di alog Box #2 a • Model Name . If you chose User Defined in the previous dialog box, #2, you will see this dialog box #2a. Enter the model name, in the Model Name field, that corresponds to the pri nter driver on your Windows Terminal Server. • Network . If you chose Network in dialog box #1, [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties 4. Printer Wizard Di alog Box #4 If this is your only printer, you will not see this dial og box, since the first added printer is automatically set as the default printer. If you already have a dded another printer, you will see this box and you can select whether or not you want this local printer to be the default[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties 6. Final Printer Wizard Dialog B ox • Click on Finish to apply your selections. • Click on Back to return to the previous dialog box. • Click on X to forget the whole thing and go back to the Control Panel screen. Screen Keyboard This feature is intended for use only with touch screens, but you ca n play with i[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Security Several levels of security can be configured in this utility. Security Dialog Box • Control Panel Password Enable . Check this box to enable Control Panel password security. Then enter and confirm a password in the boxes. The factory default password is " guest ". With password security, a user m[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Enable Multiuser Control Check this box to allow multiple users on this terminal. By default t here is only one user, called Administrator, and that user has all rights. But you can set up multip le users, assigning each one specific Control Panel and connection rights. If you establish and enable m ultiple users, a [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties • Up/Down . Order only has significance for Autostart and Failover sessions. Move a highlighted session up or down in the right-hand pane to establish the order of Autostart and Failover. • Save/Cancel . When you are finished with the user settings, click on Save to establish the user, or Cancel to forget it. Mod[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Group Permissions Click on this button to establish the permissions for each group. User Group Permission Dialog Box The Power User group does not appear here, because this group has all permissions. But the User and Guest groups can be individually configured. E ach group has a set of default permissions; the User d[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties By default, an individual user will be assigned the pe rm issions set under Group Permissions for that group. But these default permissions can be overridden by check ing and un-checking permission boxes here. A Control Panel password, if enabled, still applies even to access these limited sets of permissions. Enable[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties SNMP Description Sheet This sheet only provides descriptive in formation to an SNMP manager. • System Name . This is the Terminal Name shown in System. • UUID . This is the Product ID shown in System. • Description . This gives the version of the Windows CE operating system, with the information provided automa[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties • ROM Size . This shows the amount of non-volatile flash memory in the term inal. The title is a misnomer, since the terminal uses flash memory rather than Read-Only-Memory . Flash memory is used to store all of the operating system and program software. The sta ndard amount is 32MB, and this num ber would increase[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Terminal Server License Information ThinPrint ThinPrint Enable Box ThinPrint enables direct printing from the term inal to network printers and local printers. With the ThinPrint Client, a print job can be delivered over the Citrix ICA pr otocol to the device and from there direct to the selected printer. To learn mo[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties ThinPrint Client Configuration Dialog Box 6. For information on using t his window, go to http://www.thinprint.com/download/information/ manuals/englisch/dot_print _client_winCE_e_01.pdf on the Web. NOTE: Do not enable ThinPrint if you want to do standard local printing through a Citrix server. TouchSetup TouchSetup [...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties USB Storage Management USB Storage Manageme nt Di al o g B o x Click on Enable to allow local USB storage devices to be seen fro m local applications such as email, Internet Explorer, or a Viewer. Local storage may be useful to st ore email, email attachments, web pages, or downloaded files. VNC Server Settings VNC ([...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties VNC Viewer Settings VNC Viewer Settings Dialo g Box The VNC Viewer is used to view and control a remote d esktop on a computer that has an installed and enabled VNC Server. Use this utility here only if you want a vi ewer connection to Autostart at every bootup. For one- time viewing, use Start>Programs>VNC Vie[...]

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    Configuring Terminal Properties Enter the network name or the IP address of the device that you wish to view, along with the display num ber on the device (display 0 always works for me). For exampl e, if the device name is snoopy, the entry will be snoopy:0 . An IP address entry might be 100.100.10. 10:0 . When you click on OK , the session will b[...]

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    Connection Manager Connection Manager It is tempting to use the terms “connection” and “sess ion” interchangeably, but we do try to maintain a distinction in this document. • Connection . A connection defines the parameters used to establish and control communication between a server and a YES tation client. • Session . When a connectio[...]

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    Connection Manager Configure The Configure tab allows five basic functions. Default Desktop Connectio n Manager Configure Tab Add Activate the Add button to create a new connection. A New Connection dialog box is displayed. New Connection Dia log Box Click on the drop-down arrow to see th e list of possible connections. See Creating a New Connectio[...]

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    Connection Manager Delete Activate the Delete button to delete the highlighted connection. When you activate this button, a Confirm Connection Delete dialog box is displayed. Confirm Connection Delete Dialog Box Activate the Yes button to complete the deletion. Activate No to cancel the deletion. Startup Activate the Startup button to specify the A[...]

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    Connection Manager FailOver Di alog Box A list of all connections eligible for use as backup connections is shown in the left-hand box; browser connections cannot be used for backup, although they can initiate fail-over b ackup if they are set for Autostart but fail to start. A list of all connections selected for use as backup connections is shown[...]

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    Connection Manager Connections WBT Connection Manager Connections Tab The Connections tab is used to make or end network connections with the server(s). As you add new connections in the Configure tab, they are listed in alphabetical order. • Connect . Highlight the connection and activate the Connect button to make a network connection. You can [...]

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    Connection Manager Moving among Sessions You do not have to return t o Terminal Connection Mana ger to go to another active session. Alternate methods are: • Press Ctrl+Alt+UpArrow to proceed to the next session. • Press Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow to proceed to the previous session. • In emulator sessions, use one of the above or select a session fro[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Creating a New Connection All connections except Inbox are created in the Configure tab of Connection Manager. Click on Add to see the New Connection dialog box. Then click on the drop-do wn arrow to see the list of possible connections. Note: Some of the items that may be seen in the drop-down lis t are not “connections[...]

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    Creating a New Connection This manual describes the simplest way to create either a network or a dial-in connection entry. When you follow these steps, you set the essential items you need to connect to a Citrix server from the YES tation . See Editing an Existing Connection for more information about changing the ot her properties for a connection[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 6. Select a Title Dialog B o x By default, the Citrix server or published application name appears in the edit field. You can accept this name or enter another. 7. Note: This dialog box does not appear when conf igu ring a published application connection. Specify an Applic ati o n Di al og Box If you want this connection [...]

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    Creating a New Connection Type a valid user name, domain, and password. If you leave these fields blank, you are prompted for your user name, domain, and password whenever the ICA c onnection connects to the Citrix server. Smart Card logon is not supported. 9. . Select Window Opti ons Dialog B ox We recommend that you select 16 or 256 colors. 10. C[...]

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    Creating a New Connection • Enable Session Reliability . Make this selection and enter a port number to enable users to continue to see a published application's window if the connec tion is interrupted. Session reliability tides the application over for a default three minutes, afte r which the Automatic Reconnect feature takes over. Any te[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Dial-Up Client The Dial-up networking feature is implemented with Remote Access Service (R AS ) and the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). Dial-up Networking allows the terminal to access network resources from a remote server. The terminal can connect to a remote access server using direct serial as well as dial-up. If you ha[...]

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    Creating a New Connection • Telephone Number . o Force local/long distance . Leave these boxes unchecked o Country/Area Code . Ignore these fields. o Telephone . Put the complete number, including area code, here. If you are m aking an international call, enter the international prefix (011) and the country code also. • Device Setting for RAS C[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Port Settings Dialog Box • Manual Dial . Check this box to use manual dialing in stead of the number entered in Telephone Number. • Terminals . Per your application requirement, you can check one or both of thes e boxes. The default setting disables both check boxes and executes an automatic log-on to the server. • C[...]

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    Creating a New Connection TCP/IP Setting Click on this button to see the TCP/IP Settings dialog box. TCP/IP Settings Dialog Box The default settings you see here are commonly used to access a RAS server, and seldom need changing. Your network administrator will give you any necessary changes. 3. Remote Connecti on Wizard Dial og Box #3 • Automati[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 4. Remote Connecti on Wizard Dial og Box #4 Check "Finish" to complete the Dial-Up connection setup. Inbox (Desktop Shell) Inbox is the email client in Desktop Shell and is the connection exception; i t is configured and opened from Start>Programs instead of from Connection Manager/ Inbox is almost identical t[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 3. Select Add to see the Service Name dialog box. Service Name Dialog Box 4. From the Service type list, select POP3 Mai l or IMAP4 Mail . 5. Enter a unique name for the service. This nam e cannot be changed later; if you later want to change the name, you will have to delete the service and add a new one with the desired [...]

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    Creating a New Connection • SMTP Host . If your mail service uses a separate server for SM TP, enter the name in the box. If you are setting up a POP3 Mail service with an ISP, the ISP must use an SMTP mail gateway. • Return Address . By default, the return address is set to username@POP3host or username @Servername , depending on the type of s[...]

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    Creating a New Connection • Get full copy of messages . Select to receive a full copy of all messages. In addition to the message body, any options you select in When getting full copy will be downloaded. • Only synchronize… (IMAP4 only). Select to speed download time by preventing the com plete download of the folder list every time you conn[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Create a Folder You can create a folder in a service, or you can create a subfolder under a service folder. The process is: 1. Highlight the service or folder under which you wish t o create the new folder. 2. Select File > Folder > New Folder . 3. Type a name for the folder in the resulting New Folder name box. 4. C[...]

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    Creating a New Connection already connected through a Web connection other than the one you specified in the mail service, you will be asked if you want to use the current connection. If yo u choose not to, you will need to disconnect from the current connection before you can check for new messages. The procedure is: 1. In the left-hand pane of In[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Check Inbox Status In list view, select Compose > Status . You can view details such as the number of messages to be sent, deleted, and copied, and the number of attachments to be downloaded. Include the Original Message in a Reply 1. Select Services > Options > Compose tab. 2. Under Reply , select Include Body . [...]

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    Creating a New Connection Clear Messages and Folders When receiving mail from a POP3 or IMAP4 server, select the service that contains the folders and messages you want to clear, and then select Service > Clear All . All messages and folders that are linked to the selected service are cleared and memory space is expanded on the device without de[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Work with Message Attachments Receive Attachments If you receive messages through a remote mail se rver, in Inbox on the terminal, select the Get file attachments and meeting requests (IMAP4) or Get meeting requests (POP3) setting in the Inbox Preferences dialog box . Notes: • Embedded images and OLE objects cannot be re[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Web Connection Add Dialog Box • Name . This name will appear in the Connec tion Name list of Connections Manager. • Default Start Page . Check this box to use the default Start Page. If you want a unique Start url, leave the box unchecked and enter that url here. Microsoft Remote Desktop Client The WTS Connection Wizar[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 2. WTS Connection Wizard Dialog Box #2 Check the box to enable automatic logon. The Username , Password, and Domain fields will be enabled, and you can enter the necessary logon information. 3. WTS Connection Wizard Dialog Box #3 • Desktop . Click on this button to start the session with the server desktop. • Applicati[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 4. WTS Connection Wizard Dialog Box #4 Note: Microsoft Corporation has acknowledged three not-so-obvious RDP connection issues with Windows 2000 Terminal Services & Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server. • Issue #1 . Microsoft has acknowledged licensing issues when Thin Clients like the Affirmative YES tation connect to a W[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 1. PPPoE Wizard Dialog B ox #1 Enter a friendly name here. This name will be seen in the connection list of Connection Manager and in Start>Programs>Connections . 2. PPPoE Wizard Dialog B ox #2 • PPPoE Service Name . You can enter a service name or IP address here if necessary. • TCP/IP Settings . Click on this b[...]

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    Creating a New Connection TCP/IP Settings Dialog Box The default settings you see here seldom need changi ng. Your network administrator will give you any necessary changes. 3. PPPoE Wizard Dialog B ox #3 Click on Finish to complete the PPPoE connection setup. Terminal Emulation (2x12 Only) Six default IBM 5250 display connections are provi ded: 10[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Connection P roperties Dialog Box 1. Click on the radio button f or the desired terminal emulation. 2. Select a Session Type (not applicable for IBM Terminals ). 3. In Host Name , supply the host IP address (non- COM sessions) 4. Type the Terminal Name if you are using named sessions (non- COM sessions). 5. Modify the Port[...]

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    Creating a New Connection Virtual Private Network Follow the VPN Connection Wizard to configure a VPN connection. 1. VPN Connection Wizard Dialog Box #1 • Name . Enter a friendly name here. This name will be seen in the connection list of Connection Manager and in Start>Programs>Connections . • Choose the type of tunneling protocol. L2TP [...]

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    Creating a New Connection TCP/IP Settings Dialog Box The default settings you see here are commonly used to access a VPN server, and seldom need changing. Your network administrator will give you any changes that are necessary. 3. VPN Connection Wizard Dialog Box #3 Click on Finish to complete the VPN connection setup. VNC Viewer This connection ca[...]

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    Creating a New Connection 1. The first time that you add a VNC Viewer, you will see this dialog box. VNC Connection Details Di alo g Box • VNC . Enter the network name or the IP address of the VNC server that yo u wish to view, along with the display number on the server (display 0 always work s for me). For example, if the server name is snoopy,[...]

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    Opening a Program Opening a Program T he items discussed in this section are not “Connectio ns” in the strict sense defined in the section on Connection Manager . These items are the Microsoft viewers—more accurate ly called “Programs” since they do not invoke or configure connections to servers. They are included in this section for conv[...]

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    Opening a Program Storing Files If you have external USB or network storage, you can st ore files, typically obtai ned as email attachments or Internet Explorer downloads. These files can be stored directly from IE, email, or from a Viewer program. The procedure is: 1. Open the File menu. 2. Click on Save As . 3. Browse to the desired storage devic[...]

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    Opening a Program There is no drag and drop capabilit y between storage folders in the My Computer root. If you want to m ove files among folders, or from external storage to an in ternal folder, or vice versa, use Cut , Copy , and Paste from the Edit menu. USB-Attached Storage If USB storage is enabled in the USB Storage Manageme nt dialog box, an[...]

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    Opening a Program Printing You can print local documents from Viewer programs, Inte rnet Explorer, or email, but your choices are limited. You can print to a local or network shared printer, but that printer must be PCL laser or PCL inkjet compatible. Note: Settings made in Control Panel>RDP/ICA Printers have no effect here. The procedure is: 1.[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection Editing an Existing Connection Most connection properties are edited in the Configure ta b of Connection Manager. Highligh t the connection of interest and click on Edit . Any exceptions to this procedure will be explained below. Citrix ICA Client When you click on Edit , you will see an Edit Connection Details window[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection Microsoft Internet Explorer When you click on Edit , you will see the same Web Connection Add Dialog Box seen in Creating a New Connection|Microsoft Internet Explorer . Other options can be edited within a session from the Internet Options selection of the View menu. Microsoft Remote Desktop Client When you click on E[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection Editing a Default 5250 Display Connection Six 5250 default connections are provided: 101GRE EN, 101GUI, 101TBT, 122GREEN, 122GUI, and 122TBT. As the names indicate, each connection is designed to optimize the use of an Affirmative 101-key or 122-key keyboard along with a classic “green screen”, contem porary graph[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection Terminal Setup Window for 5250 Display Connecti on 11. Most of these selections are intuitive. • The General tab offers several options. If you are in th e US, you will probably want to use the default host code page of 037 , unless you want to use the Euro symbol . To use the Euro symbol, choose code page 1140 . ?[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection Default Keyboard Map List 3. Choose from the following by highlighti ng your selection, and clicking on OK. If you do not make a selection, your keyboard setup will default to a 101-ke y 5250 or 3270 m ap intended for use with a standard PC keyboard. • 122GREEN, 122GUI , and 122TEXT are intended for use with the Aff[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection Terminal Setup Window for 5250 Printer Connection 3. Most of these selections are intuitive. • The General tab offers several options. If you are in the US , leave the code pages at their default settings unless you want to use the Euro sym bol. In that case, choose host code page 1140 . • In the Printer tab, choo[...]

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    Editing an Existing Connection For further details on editing PowerTerm emulation c onnections, see the Affirm ative Computer Products Web site at http://www.affirmative.net/ pub/PowerTermUserGuide.pdf . Virtual Private Network When you click on Edit , you will be led through the sam e Remote Connection Wizard described in Creating a New Connection[...]

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    Firmware Upgrade Utilities Firmware Upgrade Utilities You can do a field upgrade of the terminal firmware and/or term inal Desktop wallpaper (see Configure Terminal Properties|Display|Background ). There are two upgrade methods. Upgrade from FTP Server This method can be used when an FTP server is availa ble on your Local Area Network (LAN) or on a[...]

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    Firmware Upgrade Utilities FTPUpdate Dial og Bo x 8. Enter the information in the fields. • Server Name . Enter the FTP server’s IP address. • Server Path Name . Depending upon how you have configured your FTP server, you may have to enter path information to the desired firmware .bin file. • Server File Name . Enter the firmware .bin or wa[...]

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    Firmware Upgrade Utilities Upgrade Using Remote Central Management Upgrading is especially easy if you use the Affirmativ e Computer Products eProManager central management software. It can be installed on any W2000, XP, or Wi ndows server on your network. This method is especially useful on large network systems with a large quantity of term inals[...]

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    Troubleshooting Your YES tation Troubleshooting Your YES tation The following table provides some solutions to common pr oblems that can occur during setting up or using your YES tation terminal. Problems Solution 1 The monitor screen is blank • Make sure the terminal is turned on. • Make sure the monitor is plugged into an AC outlet and tur ne[...]

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    Troubleshooting Your YES tation Problems Solution 7 You have created a Dial-up connection, but it cannot dial out through an external modem. Make sure that the Dialing Properties are correct in the Dial-Up Connection dialog box of the Dialup properties sheet of Control Panel. 8 Your Dial-up connection dials out through your external modem, but it c[...]

  • Page 135

    Appendix 1. Specifications Appendix 1. Specifications 2205 and 2212 Models ITEM SPECIFICATIONS Processor SIS 550 200 MHz Communication and Ports • Microsoft RDP and Citrix ICA protocol compliant. • 10/100 dual-speed Ethernet, Twisted Pair (RJ45). • One parallel port (DB-25 Female connector). • Enhanced ps/2 keyboard interface. • Enhanced [...]

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    Appendix 1. Specifications ITEM SPECIFICATIONS Optional Devices • USB storage • USB wireless LAN adapter • USB to COM port adapter • USB Touch screen Software Features • Remote Management client • Wake on LAN (WOL) • SNMP support • Time zone and SNTP support • Terminal access password for security • Multi-session Autostart with [...]

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    Appendix 1. Specifications 232x and 2722 Models ITEM SPECIFICATIONS Processor • 232x . AMD 466 • 2722 . Via 1GHz Communication and Ports • Microsoft RDP and Citrix ICA protocol compliant • 10/100 auto sensing Ethernet, Twisted Pair (RJ45) • One parallel port (DB-25 Female connector) • One serial port with RS-232C (DB-9 male connectors) [...]

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    Appendix 1. Specifications ITEM SPECIFICATIONS Optional Devices • Touch Screen (Serial or USB) • USB storage • Wireless LAN adapter, 802.11b (USB or PCMCIA) • USB to COM port adapter Software Features • Remote Management client • SNMP support • Time zone and SNTP support • Terminal access password for security • Multi-session Auto[...]

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    Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes Here is a comprehensive list of standard TCP/IP error codes that can occur during network operation. Some of them are quite esoteric and may not be applicable to YES tation operation, but this list should include an y networking error code that you encounter. They shoul d be useful in tr[...]

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    Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes 10043 Protocol not supported. 10044 Socket type not supported. 10045 Operation not supported. 10046 Protocol family not supporte d. 10047 Address family not supported by protocol family. 10048 Address is already in use. If you attempt to set up a server on a port that is already is in use, you will get this error. 100[...]

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    Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes 10061 Connection refused. You will usually see this error when a server refuses a connection from a client, because the server is not listening on that port. 10064 Host is down. 10065 No route to host. 10067 Too many processes. 10091 Network subsystem is unavailable. 10092 Unsupported version of WINSOCK.DLL. 10093 TCP[...]