Setting Up Your Thin Client
Connecting the components
Back panel
connectors
FYI
The serial and parallel
ports can be used with
ICA and terminal emula-
tion connections.
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Connecting the components
The following bulleted list provides explanations about the different
connections that can be found on the back panels of Neoware thin
clients.
MOUSE is a PS/2-type mouse port (green-colored connec-
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tor marked with the word "MOUSE" or with the icon dis-
played here). NeoLinux also supports USB mice, plugged
into one of the USB ports.
KEYBOARD is a PS/2-type keyboard port (purple-col-
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ored connector marked with the word "KEYBOARD" or
with the icon displayed here).
LAN is an RJ-45 jack. The thin client automatically
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detects and connects to either 10BaseT or 100BaseT
(twisted-pair) Ethernet.
PARALLEL is a standard DB-25 parallel port for local
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printers.
COM 1 and COM 2 are DB-9, RS-232 serial ports.
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Depending upon which software version is loaded in the
thin client, serial ports may be used for peripheral devices such as
modems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and bar code scan-
ners.
USB ports (two Type A USB ports). NeoLinux supports
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USB mice, including scroll mice. NeoLinux automati-
cally recognizes which type of mouse is attached at bootup. If a
mouse is changed, a reboot is necessary.
MIC is a 3.5 mm microphone jack.
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LINE IN is a 3.5 mm line audio input jack.
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LINE OUT is a 3.5 mm audio output jack.
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MONITOR is a standard DB-15, high-density, VGA-type
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monitor connector.