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- Page 1 YEStation LE Windows Based Terminal Model 2505 User's Guide Version 1.00.b Copyright 2003 Affirmative Computer Products ® January 2003...
- Page 2 Warranty Limitations. End User’s sole remedy under any Warranty provided by Affirmative Computer Products shall be limited to the replacement or repair of the Product or, at Affirmative Computer Products’ sole discretion, a refund of the purchase price. AFFIRMATIVE COMPUTER PRODUCTS GRANTS NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OTHER THAN THE WARRANTIES STATED ABOVE.
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Page 3: Copyright And Trademarks
Note: Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Trademarks Notice YEStation is a registered trademark of Affirmative Computer Products. • ™ YESterm/IP is a trademark of Affirmative Computer Products. - Page 4 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Installing Your Windows Based Terminal (WBT) ...1 Mounting the WBT ...1 Connecting the WBT...1 System Requirements ...2 Troubleshooting Your WBT ...3 System Setup ...5 Boot Server...5 Operational Restrictions ...5 Installation...6 Licensing ...10 Management Server...13 YESmanager ...19 Network Neighborhood...19 Boot Servers ...20 Add ...20 Properties...21... - Page 6 Button Bar ...37 Status Bar ...37 WBT Configuration...39 Add ...39 Reset ...39 Properties...39 General ...40 Input ...40 Video ...41 Network ...42 Miscellaneous...43 Telnet Gold Settings...43 Printing ...43 Citrix Client Settings...43 Preferences ...44 Hot Keys...44 Edit ...44 Server Location and Business Recovery ...45 Firewall Settings...46 Client Session Configuration ...47 Choosing a Session Type ...47...
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Page 7: Installing Your Windows Based Terminal (Wbt)
Installing Your Windows Based Terminal (WBT) Mounting the WBT The WBT should be placed vertically on a flat surface. The WBT has no internal fan, and relies on natural airflow for cooling. When you mount the WBT, make sure to keep as many ventilation holes, as possible, unobstructed. -
Page 8: System Requirements
8. You are ready to use the WBT now. System Requirements The 2505 is a BootOnLAN device that acts as a client terminal to Windows Terminal Servers. This means that the client software is loaded over the LAN, into local RAM, from a boot server whenever the 2505 is powered up. -
Page 9: Troubleshooting Your Wbt
Troubleshooting Your WBT The following table provides some solutions to common problems that can occur during setting up or using your Windows Based Terminal (WBT). Problems 1 The monitor screen is blank Your monitor can not display after advancing past the logo screen or after changing the display setting 3 The mouse does not work 4 The keyboard does not respond... - Page 10 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
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Page 11: System Setup
(see YESmanager|Boot Servers|Individual Boot • Terminal Servers. The 2505 can only connect to Terminal Servers that are on the same sub-net. It cannot connect across routers or by dial-up. • Licensing. Installation of BootOnLAN leaves the software in evaluation mode by default. -
Page 12: Installation
Installation Installation of the Affirmative Computer Products BootOnLAN software is very simple; you can do it even while other applications are open on the server. Install as follows: 1. If the Boot-on LAN software came as a compressed .zip file, extract the installation files to a convenient folder. - Page 13 You must accept the license agreement by clicking on Yes to continue the installation. Enter your customer information here. License Agreement Customer Information Setup...
- Page 14 If your network DHCP server is running on the Microsoft NT4.0, or later, operating system, and you want to reserve a specific range of addresses for your 2505 terminals, choose the Full DHCP Mode. If your network DHCP server is running on an earlier Microsoft operating system, or on a non-Microsoft operating system, or you don’t care about the range of assigned...
- Page 15 Enter the network name or the IP address of the DHCP server. Then enter the range of IP addresses that you wish to reserve for your 2505 terminals. Choose the folder where the software files will be installed. Typically, there is no reason to deviate from the default.
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Page 16: Licensing
Initial installation of the BootOnLAN software leaves it in the evaluation mode. To remove the twenty-day, one-terminal restrictions, the software must be licensed. Licenses are granted free of charge for purchased units. If you don’t have a license key or license file, contact Affirmative Computer Products. - Page 17 Open the licensing utility from Start|Programs|Affirmative|BootOnLan|License Status. Click on License. You now see the current license status. Ignore the entry for 5250/3270 sessions. Click on License to continue. License Time Status License Status...
- Page 18 If you are licensing via a key, enter the information here, then click on Install, and you are done. If you are using a license file, click on Import File and go to step 5. Select the license file from the appropriate folder and click on Open. License Key Entry License File Import...
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Page 19: Management Server
Installation of the Affirmative Computer Products YESmanager software is very simple; you can do it even while other applications are open on the server. - Page 20 You must accept the license agreement by clicking on Yes to continue the installation. Enter your customer information here. License Agreement Customer Information...
- Page 21 Choose the folder where the software files will be installed. Typically, there is no reason to deviate from the default. Since this folder probably does not yet exist on the computer, the installation software will create it after you click on Next. You will see a status screen showing the install progress.
- Page 22 Click on Finish, and the installation of the YESmanager software is complete. You do not need to reboot; the YESmanager software will be effective immediately. The first time that you open YESmanaager after installation, you will be faced with several configuration screens.
- Page 23 Select a default language for terminal keyboards. This can be overridden for individual terminals if desired. If you are only using YESmanager to manage boot servers and 2505 terminals, ignore this screen, click on Finish, and you are done. If you are going to manage other terminal...
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Page 25: Yesmanager
YESmanager Boot server management is executed through the management server using the YESmanager software. BootOnLAN and YESmanager are separated because YESmanager can also be used to manage other YEStation terminals that do not require a boot server. Open the YESmanager program. You will see a rapid succession of sub-windows that occur as YESmanager scans the network for boot servers and YEStation terminals. -
Page 26: Boot Servers
This tree contains all of the boot servers on the network. Each boot server also has a tree of the 2505 terminals assigned to it or discovered by it, since they must get client session software and configuration information from a boot server. In the previous screen, YESmanager has discovered two boot servers, FTP and DEL, on the sub-net. -
Page 27: Properties
4. Identify the new server by network name or IP address. Then click on OK. 5. YESmanager will search for this new server. If it is found, and responds as a boot server, it will be added to the Boot Server list. If it is not found, or doesn’t properly respond, you will see an error message. -
Page 28: Add
If you want to assign a terminal to a specific boot server, you have to add it manually. 1. Right-click on Add. 2. Left-click on WT-500. What’s a WT-500? It’s the nomenclature predecessor to 2505, but it didn’t get changed in this firmware. -
Page 29: Send Bios Upgrade
Host Name/IP Address. This is the network name or IP address of the DHCP server. In the above screen, the FTP boot server also happens to be the network DHCP server. o Range of IP…. These two fields show the range of IP addresses reserved for 2505 terminals at the DHCP server. -
Page 30: License
When you left-click on the + to the left of an individual boot server, you open the tree to see the terminals discovered by that boot server. You also see those terminals listed in the right pane when the boot server is highlighted. Note: This must be left unchecked if the 2505 Boot Server License Properties... -
Page 31: Default Terminal
Terminals Tree In this screen, you see that the boot server FTP has the default terminal and one discovered terminal, YESLE_001198. If the terminal is currently active, you will see a small green dot at the bottom of the terminal icon. If it is not active, you will see a small red dot. Default Terminal Every boot server has one Default terminal. -
Page 32: Terminal Options
Terminal Options Right click on a terminal name to get a menu of options. Terminal Options Place the cursor on Add to see a list of the sessions that can be added. Session Add List TN5250e emulator sessions are not available at this time. You may add ICA and RDP sessions, but you can only have one of each type per terminal. -
Page 33: Power Options
Power Options Place the cursor on Power Options to see a list of options • Power On. This option is not available at this time. • Power Off. Click on this option to turn off the power on the terminal. You will get a sub- window asking you to confirm;... -
Page 34: Sessions
Terminal Properties Please see WBT Configuration for details on interpreting and configuring Terminal Properties. Sessions When you left-click on the + to the left of an individual terminal, you open the tree to see the sessions configured for that terminal. You also see those sessions listed in the right pane when the terminal is highlighted. - Page 35 • Delete. Click on this option to delete this session on this terminal. You will be asked to confirm your decision. • Properties. Click on this option to display a Properties sub-window for this session. The type of window that you will see depends upon the type of session: RDP or ICA. RDP Properties Please see Client Session Configuration...
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Page 36: Menu Bar
Menu Bar The Menu Bar at the upper left corner of the YESmanager window provides another way to access many of the YESmanager options. Some options can only be accessed through the Menu Bar. File Some of the File options are only applicable to the Network Neighborhood portion of YESmanager. Here, we will discuss only the options that are applicable to the Boot Servers portion. -
Page 37: Modify
TN5250e emulator sessions are not available at this time. You may add ICA and RDP sessions, but you can only have one of each type per terminal. See details on configuring new sessions and reconfiguring existing sessions. • Remove All from Boot Server Tree. If you select this option, you will be asked to confirm your decision. -
Page 38: Tools
Although there are three tabs, only the General tab has any meaning for boot servers. In this tab, only the Boot Server box is of interest. Make sure this box is checked, or else you will not see any boot servers in YESmanager. Tools You will see a long list of tools that can be activated from the Tools menu, but some of them will be grayed out. -
Page 39: Terminals
2505 terminals under those boot servers. This is accomplished by sending a direct request to every boot server and 2505 terminal IP address that it knows about. When an individual boot server is highlighted, this tool refreshes the status of only that boot server and the terminals under it. -
Page 40: Sessions
• Refresh Device Status. This tool works exactly the same regardless of which entity is highlighted. It refreshes the status of all local boot servers, all local 2505 terminals, and all terminals under Network Neighborhood. This is accomplished by first sending a direct request to every known terminal under Network Neighborhood;... -
Page 41: View
• Browse Network Neighborhood. This tool works exactly the same regardless of which entity is highlighted. It sends a broadcast request to find every active boot server and terminal in the local network Enable Log. This tool works exactly the same regardless of which entity is highlighted. Click on Enable Log to activate a text log that records the network activity in terms of refreshes, browses, and new terminals coming active on the local network. -
Page 42: Help
Help Help Menu There is no on-line help at this time. Click on About to get information about YESmanager software. -
Page 43: Button Bar
Button Bar The Button Bar provides one-click access to several common options. • Browse. This button provides exactly the same function as Browse the Group in the Tools menu. It polls the status of the highlighted entity and all entities that are below it on the tree. Note that Browse is grayed out if you have a terminal highlighted. - Page 44 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
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Page 45: Wbt Configuration
WBT Configuration 2505 terminals are configured from YESmanager. Every boot server contains a default terminal whose parameters will be cloned onto every new terminal that is discovered by that boot server. Then you can customize those parameters for each terminal if you wish. In this example, we examine the configuration of the default terminal. -
Page 46: General
General Terminal General Properties This tab shows some non-changeable properties. The main item of useful information here is Version, which shows the version of the firmware that is installed onto the terminal at boot up. Input Terminal Input Properties • Keyboard Languages. Select from English, German, or Italian. •... -
Page 47: Video
Video Please be sure of the capabilities of your terminal monitors before you change the area and frequency properties. • Desktop Area. Select from 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768. • Colors Depth. Select from 8 bpp (256 colors) or 16 bpp (64,000 colors). This setting is used only for the RDP client session. -
Page 48: Network
Network These properties are for information only, except for Name. • Name. The default name for a discovered terminal is YESLE_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx are the last six digits of the terminal MAC address. The terminal name can be changed here if desired. •... -
Page 49: Miscellaneous
These are not applicable for the 2505 terminal. Printing The 2505 can support a local printer, attached to LPT1, as a network LPD printer, a network raw printer, or both. Enable the desired printing mode here and enter the appropriate information. -
Page 50: Preferences
Preferences • Default Colors. . We recommend that you select 16 or 256 colors. There is a Citrix bug that sometimes produces strange video results at 32K colors. • Default 256 Color Mapping. Select a shared or a private color map. 256 Color Mapping allows you to set up 256-color sessions to use approximate or exact colors. -
Page 51: Server Location And Business Recovery
3. Open the left drop-down list and select a combination of modifier keys. 4. Open the right drop-down list and select an action key. 5. Click on OK to save this new hot-key combination. 6. Repeat for other hot keys as desired. Server Location and Business Recovery The information entered in this dialog box is used to help locate available Citrix servers and published applications. -
Page 52: Firewall Settings
TCP/IP+HTTP and SSL+HTTPS server locations do not support the (Auto- Locate) function. 4. To define other server groups, select the required group from the Server Group and repeat steps 2 and 3. Click OK. Firewall Settings Firewall settings are not applicable for the 2505 terminal. ICA Firewall Settings... -
Page 53: Client Session Configuration
Client Session Configuration A 2505 terminal can support one client RDP session and one client ICA session. The session parameters for each terminal can be unique, or they can be identical for some or all terminals; the choice is up to the system administrator. Sessions start automatically when a terminal is booted up. -
Page 54: Ica Session
TN5250e emulator sessions are not available on the 2505, although they are shown in the list. So choose from ICA Session or RDP Session and click on your choice. If this terminal already has a session of the type that you chose, you will get the following error message: ICA Session When you click on ICA Session, as shown above, you will see the following window. -
Page 55: Lan
You can create two types of connections to MetaFrame servers: Citrix Server and Published Application. • Click on Citrix Server or Published Application. o A Citrix Server connection lets a user access the desktop of a MetaFrame server. The user can run any applications available on the desktop, in any order For a server connection, type the IP address of the MetaFrame server. -
Page 56: Specify Logon Information
ICA Session Application Properties Use this page in the Properties dialog box to specify an application to run when you connect to the Citrix server. If you specify an application, you do not see the MetaFrame server desktop when you connect;... -
Page 57: Window
This page allows you to enter login details of your ICA connection so that you do not need to type them in each time you connect. You do not have to complete every field; just complete those fields that you want to bypass when logging on to the session. Window Default window properties are set in Settings|Preferences. -
Page 58: Compress Data Stream
Client audio mapping enables applications running on the MetaFrame server to play sounds through external speakers attached to the 2505. An administrator can set the audio quality or enable/disable client audio mapping on the MetaFrame server. A user can set the audio quality or enable/disable client audio mapping for an entry from the terminal. -
Page 59: Speedscreen
SpeedScreen SpeedScreen latency reduction improves performance over high-latency connections by providing instant feedback (local echo) to the user in response to typed data or mouse clicks. SpeedScreen will work only when it is available on the Citrix server and has been enabled. o For slower connections, select Enable from the drop-down list to decrease the delay between user input and screen display. -
Page 60: Firewall Settings
Firewall Settings ICA Session Firewall Properties Firewall settings are not applicable for the 2505. RDP Session When you click on RDP Session, you will see the following window. Add RDP Session Window 1. Enter a name for this session. This name will be shown in the session tree under the terminal. -
Page 61: Network
Network • Name. You will see the name that you entered in Add RDP Session, as shown on the previous page. You can change it here if you wish. • Server. Enter the IP address of the Terminal Server that you wish to connect to. •... -
Page 62: Editing A Session
• Desktop. A Desktop application lets a user access the desktop of the Terminal Server whose IP address was specified in the Network tab. The user can run any applications available on the desktop, in any order • File Name. A File Name application is a specific application identified by the path name, on the Terminal Server, of the application executable file. -
Page 63: Rdp Session
RDP Session RDP Session Network Properties You can click on either tab and edit the properties on that tab. For details on the properties, see Adding A Session|RDP Session. - Page 64 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
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Page 65: Wbt Operation
During boot up, every thing happens automatically until you get to an ICA or RDP log-on screen. The 2505 is a BootOnLAN device that acts as a client terminal to Windows Terminal Servers. This means that the client software is loaded over the LAN, into local RAM, from a boot server whenever the 2505 is powered up. - Page 66 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
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Page 67: Support
Affirmative Computer Products offers Technical Support services for all the Affirmative products. You can access Affirmative Technical Support in one of the following ways: • via Phone o 480-946-1444 o 888-353-5250 • via Fax o 480-946-9250 • via E-mail o support@affirmative.net...
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