Table Of Contents - IBM NetVista N2800e Reference Manual

Contents
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Danger notices . . .
Caution notices . . .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
About this book . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Who should read this book .
Information available on the World Wide Web
Related information . .
How to send your comments .
Understanding your NetVista Thin Client
Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Learning about the hardware
Standard hardware . .
Hardware connectors .
Communication hardware .
Monitor specifications .
Power consumption . .
Upgrading hardware features .
Setting up the hardware . . . . . . . . 7
Startup sequence
Configuring the N2800e Thin Client
Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Setup Utility to configure the workstation 11
Using the Configuration Tool to configure the
workstation . . . .
Installing the Thin Client Service Utility
and the Operations Utilities . . . . . . 15
Installing the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client
Utilities CD . . . .
Downloading the utilities from the NetVista Thin
Client web site . . .
Managing your Thin Client Express
remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PPP dialer for Thin Client Express
workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Prerequisites for using PPP dial access .
Configuring a workstation for PPP dialer .
Preparing the workstation for PPP dialer
configuration . . .
Configuring initial modem settings for PPP dialer
access . . . . .
Starting the PPP dialer.
Learning about the NC dialer window .
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Maintaining and reconfiguring PPP dialer
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Using the PPP dialer to access flash images.
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Troubleshooting PPP dialer problems .
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Altering the flash image of a
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. vii Performing a software update on a workstation .
. vii Using the Configuration Tool to perform a
. vii software update on a workstation .
Using the Thin Client Manager Operations Utility
to perform a software update on a workstation . 26
Recovering the flash image of a workstation .
Using one workstation to recover the flash image
of another workstation
Using the Setup Utility to recover the flash image
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of a workstation .
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Using the Thin Client Manager Operations Utility
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to recover the flash image of a workstation .
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Resolving hardware problems. . . . . 31
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Verifying hardware problems
Visible hardware failure .
Audio beep sequences .
LED indications .
Error codes and text messages .
Appendix A. Replacing hardware parts
Replacing the N2800e Thin Client Express
CompactFlash card .
Replacing parts other than the N2800e
CompactFlash card .
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Returning hardware parts
Appendix B. Hardware maintenance
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Appendix C. Setting the thin client
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voltage for your location . . . . . . . 51
Appendix D. Recovering the boot block
image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Appendix E. Choosing a flash file . . . 55
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Appendix F. Monitor specifications
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Appendix G. Connector pin information 59
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Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Environmental Design .
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Product Recycling and Disposal
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