Users Guide

Adding a network connection
NOTE: Adding additional wired Ethernet connections is allowed but the added interface is not used in any of the ThinLinux
features.
To add a new network connection, complete the following tasks:
1. On the lower-left corner of the page, click the + icon.
The Add Network Connection dialog box is displayed. The following options are listed for you to configure.
● VPN
● Bond
● Team
● Bridge
● VLAN
2. Click VPN to add a VPN network connection. You must import a file from the stored location to configure the VPN settings.
3. Click Bond to add and configure the Bond network connection for your thin client.
a. Click the General tab, and configure the following options:
● Select any of the following check boxes based on your requirement:
○ Automatically connect to this network when it is available.
○ All users may connect to this network.
○ Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection.
● From the drop-down menu, select the firewall zone.
b. Click the Bond tab, and configure the following options:
i. Type a name for your network interface.
ii. The number of bonded connections that are set up are listed here. To add a new bond connection, click the Add
button and select the type of connection you want to create. The available options are Ethernet, InfiniBand, Bond,
Bridge, Team, and VLAN.
iii. Select the type of Network Mode from the drop-down list. The available options are:
● Round-robin
● Active Backup
● XOR
● Broadcast
● 802.3ad
● Adaptive transmit load balancing
● Adaptive load balancing
iv. Link Monitoring — Select the type of link monitoring from the drop-down list. The available options are:
● MII (recommended)
● ARP
v. Enter the time in ms for the link up delay duration.
vi. Enter the time in ms for the link down delay duration.
c. Click the IPv4 Settings tab, and do the following:
i. From the drop-down list select the following method for IPv4 authentication.
● If Automatic (DHCP) method is selected, you must configure the following options:
i. Additional DNS Servers — Type the IP addresses of domain name users that are used to resolve host names.
Use commas to separate multiple domain name server addresses.
ii. Additional Search Domains — Type the IP addresses of domains used when resolving host names. Use
commas to separate multiple domains.
iii. DHCP client ID — Enter the ID for the DHCP client. This client identifier allows the network administrator to
customize your computer’s configuration.
iv. Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete — The IPv4 address is required to complete the
connection. If the IPv4 address is not available, then the connection is not configured.
v. Click the Routes button to edit IPv4 routes for Bond connection.
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Wyse 3040 thin client on ThinLinux