User guide

Table of Contents
Copyright and Trademark Statements i
Limitation of Liability i
Trademark statements i
About This User’s Manual ii
Manual Structure and Subjects ii
Notes, Tips, and Warnings ii
Style Conventions ii
1 Overview 1
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 Features 2
1.3 Supported Platforms 3
1.4 Supported Endpoint Devices 3
1.5 Minimum System Requirements 3
2 Installing and Upgrading ViewSonic Device Manager 4
2.1 Installing ViewSonic Device Manager 5
2.2 Installing Java Software 9
2.3 Initial Setup 10
2.4 Upgrading ViewSonic Device Manager 12
2.5 Uninstalling ViewSonic Device Manager 12
3 Using ViewSonic Device Manager 13
3.1 ViewSonic Device Manager 14
3.1.1 Interface Overview 14
3.1.2 Available Tasks at a Glance 15
3.2 Establishing a Basic Administration Environment 16
3.2.1 System Tab Overview 16
3.2.2 Available Tasks at a Glance 17
3.2.3 Managing Accounts for Administration 18
3.2.4 Managing Thin Client Firmware Files 19
3.2.5 Managing WES Package Files 22
3.2.6 Managing Client Snapshots 25
3.2.7 Managing Certicates of Remote Computers 27
3.2.8 Conguring Remote Deployment Settings 29
3.2.9 Selecting the Service IP of ViewSonic Device Manager 31
3.2.10 Conguring Auto-Logout for ViewSonic Device Manager 32
3.2.11 Conguring the Database Source of ViewSonic Device Manager 32
3.2.12 Selecting the Interface Language of ViewSonic Device Manager 34
3.2.13 Backing Up the Management Database 34
3.2.14 Managing Database Archive Files 35
3.2.15 Restoring a Database Archive File 36
3.2.16 Scheduling Automatically Performed Tasks 36
3.3 Adding Clients into a Managed Group 40
3.3.1 Scan Tab Overview 40
3.3.2 Available Tasks at a Glance 40
3.3.3 Client Detection and Management 40