Specifications

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3.2.3 Case Examples
The Local Storage section of the DeTOS Control Panel allows you to use three methods for local storage:
 No Local Storage
 Enable Local Storage
 Enable Snapshot Storage
These case examples are provided below to help you decide which of these 3 options will work best for you.
Case 1: “I do not want any users to mess up the thin client's configuration. I am currently using, or plan to use,
Devon IT's Echo Management Software to centrally manage my terminals.”
Solution: You will be utilizing strategy #1, as described in section 3.2.1. Choose the No Local Storage option on the
terminal and make sure you have a Devon IT Echo Management Server properly configured and accessible on your LAN.
With persistence disabled, the thin client becomes stateless and relies completely on the management server for all its
configurations.
Case 2: “I simply want the thin client to maintain its configuration settings locally. I do not want to rely on a
management server.”
Solution: Choose the Enable Local Storage radio button option. While running in this mode, DeTOS will write to the
local DOM each and every time configurations are added, deleted, or modified. A remote management server is not
needed.
Case 3: “I like the idea of having a non-persistent terminal with an assigned profile, but do not want to use
Devon IT's Echo Management Software to manage my terminals. What's the alternative?”
Solution: Choose the Enable Snapshot Storage radio button option, press Apply, and then reboot the terminal.
Next, configure the terminal as desired, and then press the Take Snapshot button. From now on, the thin client will use
the same exact configuration as when the snapshot was taken – even after being rebooted. A remote management server
is not needed.
Note – If you would like to change your configuration later, you will have to press the Take Snapshot button again to
save all of the changes made to your terminal. Upon reboot, your terminal will load whichever Snapshot was is currently
being used. Pressing the Clear Local Storage button will ask the terminal to clear all connections and settings
saved locally, clear the current snapshot used for the reboot, and restore itself to factory settings on the next reboot.