NComputing U170 manual

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ncomputing.com Import ant notic es Please note that reproduct ion of this User Guide in whole or in part, without express writte n permission from NC omp uting, is no t permitte d. NComputin g reserve s the ri ght to mak e improve ments and/ or chang es to thi s User Gui de and to the products, prog rams and/or specifications de scribed herein at a[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 3 Content s Important notices ................................................................................................... 2 ! Contents ................................................................................................................ 3 ! Safety information ....................[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 4 Safety i nformation Refer to the fo llowi ng to prev ent any phys ical in ju ry or loss of assets caused by dam age to the product. A user must re ad thi s User Guide c areful ly bef ore us e and pr operly fol low th e inst ructi ons. • Make sur e that the pl ace of inst all ati on is not too h[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 5 Regulatory compliance FCC information This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a class B digi tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provid e re ason able prote ction again st h armfu l inte rferen ce in a residential install[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 6 Product ove rview The NComputing U170 kit enables users to dramatica lly cut computi ng costs by sharin g the untapped power o f e x i s t i n g c o m p u t e r s . T h e U 1 7 0 a c c e s s d e v i c e a n d N C o m p u t i n g v S p a c e software work together to efficientl y harness ex cess c[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 7 Minimu m syst em r equir ements Host computer For multius er applic ations th e host computer ope rating sys tem can be Windows Server 200 3 R2 SP2 (Standar d or Enter prise Edition, 32 -b it), W indow s S erve r 20 08 SP2 (Stan dard or Enterpr ise, 32 - bit. For more information M icrosoft licen[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 8 Access devices For each U170 stati on you wil l need: • USB keyb oard and mous e • Monit or (r esol uti on supp ort bel ow) • Optio nal: spe akers , he adphon es, and/o r mic ropho ne wi th mini ster eo c onnect or • Optio nal: USB devic es an d USB cabl es ( connec t di rec tly to host P[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 9 Connection options The U170 m ay be attached to a PC through any USB 2 . 0 c o m p l i a n t c o n n e c t i o n m e t h o d . T h i s include s the u se of U SB 2. 0 hubs , USB 2.0 ex tensio n cab les, an d USB 2.0 ac tive ex tende rs. Each segment of a USB connection fr om devi ce to host , dev[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 10 Mounting and security Using two screws (prov ided) you can attach the XD2 to the back of an LCD monitor that has VESA complian t mountin g holes as shown below. To secure the U170 device, a slot has been provided in between the mounting screw hol es to permit a securi ty cable to be at tached. N[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 11 6. The next screen i n the h ardware wiz ard will show t hat the operating system has identifie d the U170 dev ice an d will a sk “W hat w ould y ou lik e the w izard to do ?” Ch oose “Install the softwa re autom atically [Rec omm ended][...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 12 7. The next screen of t he har dware instal lation wi zard is a warning. Pr ess, “Conti nue Anyway” 8. You hav e now compl eted t he har dware i nstall ation wizard , pre ss fi nish t o cont inue. 9. You wi ll r epeat t hese s teps f or each U170 device conne cted to t he s ystem. Note: The [...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 13 User setup Ther e are t wo options for sett ing up user s on a mult iuser syst em: 1. Local Users: for small installat ions, you can use the user management tool in Microsoft to add local us ers. 2. Wor kgr oup o r Do main s: I f t her e i s al rea dy a w ork gro up or doma in in u se on the net[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 14 Windows Server 2003 user account management screen Product r egistrat ion The U170 USB vi rtual desktop and vSpace soft ware that you i nstall on a compu ter must be registered w ith NCom puting. P rior to registration, u ser session s will be limited to 60 minute s before ti ming out and requir[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 15 Online regi stration If the PC whe re you have installed vSpa ce so ftware has a c onne ction to th e intern et for http and https, si mply f oll ow t he regi st rat ion wiz ard to: 1. Fill out you r regis trati on infor mation. 2. Automati call y disc over t he devi ce ser ial n umbers con nect[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 16 5. Once you h ave t he r etur ned fil e, rest art the Regis trat ion Wizar d an d sel ect “Comp lete Offline Re gistration”. PC upgrade or card migrat ion to another PC The regi strati on proc ess assi gns y our vSpace software license and U170 virtual deskt op to the specific host PC in whi[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 17 vSpace software updates Once you have success full y completed the regist rat ion process , you can update the software directly over the Internet by selecting “Update vSpace” from the “Start” menu or from t he System Tr ay menu . ( Pro vid ed t hose upd ates f or whic h yo u may be ent [...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 18 3. Cli ck t he chec kbox to “ enable ” The “Running Pro gram” fields can be used to designate a singl e applicat ion to be displayed witho ut the underlying windo wing system. This may be used for kios k or digi tal signage applicati ons. Troubleshooting guide No grap hics are di splay e[...]

USB vi rtual desk top (model U170) user guide Page 19 Glossar y Adminis trat or : a person w ho is responsible for ma nagin g a m ulti - user computing environment, such as a local area network (LAN). Administr ator responsibili ties typicall y include: instal ling and c onfiguring system hardware and software; establi shing and m anaging user acco[...]