Administrator Guide

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b. Enter the domain of your choice.
c. Click OK.
5. To join a thin client device to a domain, click Network ID.
The Join a Domain or Workgroup wizard is displayed. On the first page of the wizard, select the option that describes your
network.
Business NetworkClick this option if your thin client is a part of business network and you use it to connect to other
clients at work.
a. Click Next.
b. Select the option according to your companys network availability on a domain.
If you select the option Network with a domain, then enter the following information:
User name
Password
Domain name
If you select the option Network without a domain, then enter Workgroup, and then click Next.
NOTE: You can click Next even if you do not know the workgroup name.
c. To apply the changes, you must restart the computer. Click Finish.
NOTE: Before restarting your computer, save any open files and close all programs.
Home NetworkClick this option if your thin client is a home client and it is not a part of a business network. To apply
the changes, you must restart the computer. Click Finish.
CAUTION:
Exercise caution when joining the thin client device to a domain as the profile that is downloaded
at logon could overflow the cache or flash memory.
When adding the thin client device to a domain, the Unified Write Filter should be disabled so that the domain information
can be permanently stored on the thin client device. The Unified Write Filter should remain disabled through the next restart
as information is written to the thin client on the restart after joining the domain. This UWF is important when joining an
Active Directory domain. For details on disabling and enabling the Unified Write Filter, see Before configuring your thin
clients.
To make the domain changes permanent, complete the following:
a. Disable the Unified Write Filter.
b. Join the domain.
c. Restart the thin client.
d. Enable the Unified Write Filter.
NOTE:
If you use the Write Filter Enable icon to enable the Write Filter, the thin client restarts automatically.
Next steps
Using Roaming Profiles
You can participate in domains by writing roaming profiles to the C drive. The profiles must be limited in size, and it is not
retained when the thin client device is restarted. For successful downloading and proper functioning, there must be sufficient
disk space available for roaming profiles. Sometimes, it may be necessary to remove software components to free space for
roaming profiles.
Using the Net and Tracert utilities
Net and Tracert utilities are available for administrative use. For example, determining the route took by packets across an IP
network.
For more information on these utilities, go to www.microsoft.com.
Additional administrator utility and settings information
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