Administrator Guide

If a Specific Broker Server Connection is configured— After zero client restart, the Login dialog box appears for your
server. Enter the User name, Password, and Domain and click Login. After authentication is successful, your Zero
Toolbar is presented with your assigned connections defined by the broker server.
Using your desktop
What you view after logging on to the server depends on the administrator configurations.
● Users with a zero desktop - will see the zero desktop with the zero toolbar showing the assigned list of connections from
which to select. This option is recommended for VDI and any full-screen only connections. For more information on using the
zero desktop, see Zero Desktop Features.
Configuring zero client settings and connection
settings
While the use of INI files is recommended to configure zero client settings and connection settings available to users. You can
use the dialog box on a zero client to:
● Set up your zero client hardware, look and feel, and system settings.
● Configure connection settings.
Connecting to a printer
To connect a local printer to your zero client, be sure you obtain and use the correct adapter cables which are not included.
Before use, you may need to install the driver for the printer by following the printer driver installation instructions.
Connecting to a monitor
Depending on your zero client model, connections to monitors can be made using either a VGA (analog) monitor port, a DVI
(digital) monitor port, or a DisplayPort (digital) and the proper Dell monitor cables/splitters/adapters.
NOTE:
For dual-monitor supported zero clients— when using a DVI to DVI/VGA splitter, ensure that the DVI monitor will be
the primary monitor; when using a DisplayPort, ensure that the DisplayPort monitor will be the primary monitor.
Locking the zero client
To help ensure that no one else can access your private information without permission, ThinOS Lite allows you to lock your
zero client so that credentials are required to unlock and use the zero client after you do one of the following:
● Unplug a signed-on smart card — If an administrator has set SCRemovalBehavior=1 for the Signing parameter in the INI
files and you unplug the smart card that you used to sign on to the zero client, then the zero client will lock. To unlock the
zero client for use, you must use the same smart card and your correct PIN. Note that removing a signed-on smart card can
also cause the zero client to log-off, if an administrator has set the INI files to do so in this case you must sign-on as usual to
use the zero client.
● Use LockTerminal from the Shortcut Menu and Shutdown dialog box — On the Zero Desktop, use the Shutdown
dialog box, for more information, see Signing Off and Shutting Down. To open the zero client for use, you must use your
correct credentials.
● Use the screen saver — If an administrator has set LockTerminal=2 for the ScreenSaver parameter, and when the
screen saver is activated, then the thin client is locked. To unlock the thin client, enter the login password in the unlock
dialog box. However, you cannot see the wallpaper while using the unlock dialog box.
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Getting started