Specifications

Establishing a Server Environment 49

Using FTP File Servers

Windows Embedded Standard includes an FTP Upgrade utility that can be used to

upgrade the Windows Embedded Standard thin client with software which are in Microsoft

.msi form. This utility allows you to automatically upgrade a thin client by downloading MSI

packages from a specified FTP server. The MSI packages are stored on the FTP server in

a directory in the FTP root path (this FTP file server name and root-path directory must be

made available to the thin client).

Use the following guidelines to set up your servers:

• Automatic upgrades - Params.ini and the MSI package must be present on your FTP

server (in the same path) to upgrade the thin client.

• DHCP upgrades - If the DHCP server is supplying the location of the MSI package, be

sure to configure the DHCP Options (in

Table 1) that you need (defaults are 161 - FTP

server list and 162 - Root path to the FTP files).

• Anonymous log-on capability - The FTP server must provide anonymous log-on

capability.

• User ID and Password - The default FTP User name is anonymous and the default

Password is Wyse.

Using Domain Name System (DNS)

Thin clients accept valid DNS names registered on a DNS server available to the

enterprise intranet. The thin client will query a DNS server on the network for name to IP

resolution. In most cases DNS is not required but may be used to allow hosts to be

accessed by their registered DNS names rather than their IP addresses. Every Windows

DNS server in Windows 2000 and later includes Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and every server

registers dynamically with the DNS server. For DHCP entry of DNS domain and server

location information, see "Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)."

162 Root path to the FTP files Optional string.

163 SNMP Trap server IP

Address list

Optional.

164 SNMP Set Community Optional.

165 RDP startup published

applications

Optional.

166 Ericom - PowerTerm

TEC

Mode

Optional.

167 Ericom - PowerTerm

TEC

Optional.

168 Name of the server for the

virtual port

Optional.

Table 1 DHCP Options, Continued

Option Description Notes