Specifications

5 Additional Administrator Utility and
Settings Information
This chapter provides additional information about utilities and settings available for
administrators.
It discusses:
• "Automatically Launched Utilities"
• "Utilities Affected by Log Off, Restart, and Shut Down"
• “Using the File Based Write Filter (FBWF)”
• "Understanding the NetXClean Utility"
• "Saving Files and Using Local Drives"
• "Mapping Network Drives"
• "Participating in Domains"
• "Using the WinPing Diagnostic Utility"
• "Using the Net and Tracert Utilities"
• "Managing Users and Groups with User Accounts"
• "Changing the Computer Name of a Thin Client"
TIP: For TightVNC utility information, see "Using TightVNC to Shadow a Thin Client."
Automatically Launched Utilities
The following utilities are automatically launched:
• File Based Write Filter - Upon system start, the File Based Write Filter utility is
automatically launched. It provides a secure environment for thin client computing by
protecting the thin client from undesired flash memory writes. The active (green) or
inactive (red) status of the filter is indicated by the color of the File Based Write Filter
status icon in the system tray of the taskbar. See
"Using the File Based Write Filter
(FBWF)."
• NetXClean - Upon system start, the NetXClean utility is automatically launched.
NetXClean is a clean-up utility that keeps extraneous information from being stored on
the local disk. If you want to keep certain profile configurations (for example, printers),
be sure to configure NetXClean to refrain from cleaning up any number of explicitly
declared profiles. See
"Understanding the NetXClean Utility."
• VNC Server - Upon successful thin client logon, the Windows VNC Server utility is
automatically launched. VNC allows a thin client desktop to be accessed remotely for
administration and support. See
"Using TightVNC to Shadow a Thin Client."