Requirements; Options; Dhcp Tag 137 - Neoware c50 - Thin Client User Manual

Requirements

Options

DHCP tag 137

104 ezUpdate and Windows XPe
Easy roll-out of software updates to in-place XPe thin client
•
appliances
Combine with Enhanced Write Filter for ultimate lock-down
•
security of the desktop operating system
Following is a list of requirements to enable ezUpdate for Windows
XPe:
An FTP server
•
The Windows XPe ezUpdate FTP Server Package (download
•
from the Neoware Web site:
http://www.neoware.com/downloads/
For image updates: Either download and install a Neoware XPe
•
software update package, or use ezRemote Manager to create one
or more master software images that will be used to update
devices
For snap-ins: Either download and install a Neoware XPe soft-
•
ware snap-in package, or create one or more software snap-ins
that will be used to update devices
A DHCP server can provide XPe thin client appliances with the
•
information about where to look for an ezUpdate server
Profiles for different XPe thin client appliance configurations can
•
be created and managed on the FTP server
DHCP tag 137 can be set on your DHCP server to specify the FTP
location (URL) of the ezUpdate files. The URL address will depend
on the type and setup of the ezUpdate server you are using.
For password protected FTP, the URL should be in the following
format:
ftp://username:password@hostname_or_ip_address
For anonymous FTP, the URL should be in the following format:
ftp://hostname_or_ip_address
)