Administrator Guide

Remote connections
Use this page to congure the thin client remote connection settings, such as addresses and credentials for broker (Citrix, Microsoft,
VMware) and direct (RDP) connections.
Table 5. Connection broker settings
Parameter Description
Select Broker Allows you to establish a broker connection for published desktop.
From the drop-down menu, select any one of the following options:
• None
• Citrix
• Microsoft
• vWorkspace
• VMware
NOTE: ThinOS Lite/Xenith devices support the Citrix
broker connection.
Manually dene direct RDP connections Allows you to dene the RDP connections manually.
• When you select this option, the Direct Connections (RDP)
box is displayed.
Enter the following details:
– Connection Name—Name that is displayed to the user for
this connection
– Host Name or IP Address—Host name or IP address of the
remote connection
– User Name—User name for remote login
– Password—Password for remote login
– Domain Name—Domain name for remote login
• Select the Auto Start check box if you want the connection to
automatically start on boot.
• Select the Reconnect After Disconnect check box if you want
the connection to be restored automatically after being
disconnected.
• From the drop-down menu, select either of the following color
depths for the remote connection:
– 32–bit
– 16–bit
•
Session Window Behavior—This option allows you to dene
whether the remote connection should be launched in a full-
screen mode. Select either Full Screen or Window mode based
on your preference.
NOTE
: Zero launchpad mode only supports full-screen
sessions. Window mode starts on a single screen while
the full-screen session spans both monitors.
• Audio Playback—This option helps you to dene how audio
should be handled in the remote session. From the drop-down
menu, select any one of the following options based on your
preference:
– Play locally
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