User's Manual

Getting Started 7
Note
If you want to change your user profile, contact your network administrator.
In a Virtual Desktop environment, the use
r profile is set in the user policy.
Thus, different users with the same policy can have the same user profile.
You have the same user profile, regardless of which thin client you use. If allowed by the
network administrator, a limited number of settings are available locally. For instructions
on selecting local operator preferences such as display, keyboard, mouse, and printer
selections, refer to "Setting Up the Thin Client."
Note
If the network to which the thin client is connected does not provide FTP or
Virtual Desktop services, a user profile will not be available and network
addresses and connection definitions must be entered locally on the thin
client. If user profiles are available from an FTP or Virtual Desktop server but
DHCP does not supply the location of the server, you can access the user
profiles by entering the location of the FTP or Virtual Desktop server locally at
the thin client (refer to "Configuring Network Settings" for more details).
Knowing Your Assigned Privileges and User Mode
As a thin client operator, you have a thin client account with certain privileges. Your thin
client account is a set of application connection definitions and thin client configuration
settings that are grouped under a privilege level and assigned to you by your
administrator. Administrators create thin client accounts that possess specific connection
capabilities, security, and various thin client functions. Assigned privileges and user
modes allow you certain levels of access to thin client resources.
Note
Access to system-reset-to-factory defaults and the Network Setup dialog
box can be denied by the user privilege (not the lock-down state). Thus, if the
thin client is locked down in High privilege, access to all facilities is allowed,
regardless of other items (unless there is an intervening privilege statement
in an INI file). It is only when the thin client is locked down in the privilege
None that you cannot recover control of the thin client. For more information
about system lock-down, refer to "Understanding System Lock-down."
Assigned Privileges
The profiles for users (global and user) can assign three privilege levels of access to thin
client resources: High-privileged, Low-privileged, and Non-privileged.
• High-
privileged - With High privilege, all thin client resources (including resetting to
factory defaults) are available with no restrictions. This is an administrative level
log-on. Connection definitions can be entered locally on the thin client (typically these
may be lost upon log-off/shutdown). However, if configured by an administrator
(enablelocal=yes), locally-defined connection definitions can be saved.
Note
High privilege is the default privilege (unless locked down in another
privilege) and is in effect if a user profile is read that does not contain a
privilege statement. If no wnos.ini file is read (same conditions), the
connection definitions entered locally on the thin client are persistent and
may even be visible if a wnos.ini file is found on a subsequent reboot (if an
enablelocal=yes statement is read from one of the INI files).