Release Notes
• Localization
• Connections and third party applications
NOTE: For more information about configuring the UI settings, see the
ThinLinux 2.1 Administrator's Guide
. For
information about newly added INI parameters, see the
ThinLinux 2.1 INI Reference Guide
.
USB manager
USB Manager is a new feature to manage USB ports and devices. This feature allows the ports and devices to be configured using UI and
INI parameters.
• USB ports—You can allow or block the USB ports with this feature. This feature configures USB ports in BIOS USB configuration
settings. This feature can be set to on or off using UI or INI parameters.
• Enable USB boot support—This feature enables USB boot support. By default this feature is turned on.
• Enable front USB ports—This feature enables the front USB ports. By default this feature is turned on.
• Enable rear USB ports—This feature enables the rear USB ports. By default this feature is turned on.
• USB Devices—You can manage the devices connected to the thin client using UI or INI parameters. Only one of the following features
can be enabled at an instance.
• Enable all USB devices—By default this feature is turned on. If this feature is enabled, the USB devices connected to the thin
client are detected and works as expected. If the feature is disabled, one of the following features must be enabled:
• Disable all USB Device
• Disable all USB Devices excluding HID
• Disable by USB Class
• Disable all USB devices—By default this feature is turned off. If this feature is enabled, the USB devices connected to the thin
client are not detected. If the feature is disabled, one of the following features must be enabled:
• Disable all USB Device
• Disable all USB Devices excluding HID
• Disable by USB Class
• Disable all USB Devices excluding HID—By default, this feature is turned off. If this feature is enabled, USB devices are not
detected. This excludes Human Interface Devices (HID) like keyboard and mouse. If the feature is disabled, one of the following
features must be enabled:
• Disable all USB Device
• Disable all USB Devices excluding HID
• Disable by USB Class
• Disable by USB Class —By default this feature is turned off. This feature can be used to configure USB devices, based on the USB
device class. If a device class option is enabled, all the USB devices belonging to that particular USB class are not detected. If a
device class option is disabled, all the USB devices belonging to that particular USB class are detected.
When Disable by USB Class option is turned on, the following supported USB device classes are listed and all the options are
turned off by default:
• Disable Video Devices
• Disable Storage Devices
• Disable Smartcard Devices
• Disable Audio Devices
• Disable Printer Devices
NOTE:
Any video devices connected to the thin client stop responding when you disable all the audio devices as each
video device has an audio component.
System proxy settings
This feature can be used to set system network proxy settings through INI parameters.
Table 10. System proxy settings
Proxy method INI parameter Description
None Proxy_Method=None This parameter resets the proxy settings
which are set before.
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