Page 1 YEStation User's Guide for Windows-Based Terminals with CE 5.0 22x2, 22x5 23x2, 23x5, 27x2 7672 Copyright 2007 Affirmative Computer Products ® July 2007...
Page 3: General Terms And Conditions
SOFTWARE DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. In the event that a Software Product fails to comply with the warranty set forth above, Affirmative Computer Products will replace the product. End User must, however, return all copies of the Software, along with proof of purchase, to Affirmative Computer Products within 90 days from the Software purchase date.
Page 4: Copyright And Trademarks
Note: Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Trademarks Notice • ® YEStation  i s a registered trademark of Affirmative Computer Products • ® Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft ®...
Page 5: End User License Agreement (Eula)
End User License Agreement (EULA) EULA for Microsoft Windows CE Operating System for Windows-based Terminal Devices Version 1.5. IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement (EULA) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and the manufacturer (MANUFACTURER) of the special-purpose computing device (SYSTEM) you acquired which includes certain Microsoft software product(s) installed on the SYSTEM and/or included in the SYSTEM package (SOFTWARE).
Page 6 Use of Windows CE Operating System for Windows-Based Terminal Devices with Microsoft Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition. If the SOFTWARE is Windows CE operating system for Windows-Based Terminal devices, the following special provisions apply. In order to use the SYSTEM in connection with Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition, you must possess (1) a Client Access License for Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition and (2) an end user license for Windows NT Workstation or an end user license agreement for Windows NT Workstation for Windows-Based Terminal Devices (please refer to the end...
Page 7 Software Transfer You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a sale or transfer of the SYSTEM, provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the SOFTWARE (including all component parts, the media, any upgrades or backup copies, this EULA and, if applicable, the Certificate(s) of Authenticity), and the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA.
Page 8 (including Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada. Export of the SOFTWARE from the United States is regulated under "EI controls" of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR, 15 CFR 730-744) of the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Export Administration (BXA). A license is required to export the SOFTWARE outside the United States or Canada.
Page 9 THE LIKE), ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELIVERY, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. If you acquired this EULA in the United States, this EULA is governed by the laws of the State of Washington. If you acquired this EULA in Canada, this EULA is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and further agrees to commence any litigation which may arise hereunder in the courts located in the Judicial District of York, Province of Ontario.
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Page 11: Table Of Contents
Installing Your Terminal...1 Firmware Requirements ... 1 Mounting... 1 22x5, 22x2 ... 1 23x5, 23x2, 27x2 ... 3 Cabling and Indicators ... 4 22x5, 22x2 ... 4 23x5, 23x2, 27x2 ... 5 Power On and Boot Up ... 6 Multi-user Login ... 6 Shutdown ...
Page 12 Configuring Terminal Properties ...25 Network Connections... 25 File ... 26 Properties... 26 Edit... 27 View... 27 Advanced ... 27 Control Panel... 28 Certificates... 28 View ... 29 Import ... 29 Cisco Aironet Client Utility... 30 Firmware Update... 30 Cisco WLM (Wireless Login Module) ... 31 Com Port Settings ...
Page 13 Enable Multiuser Control ... 56 Add User ... 56 Modify User ... 57 Group Permissions ... 58 User Permissions... 58 Enable Auto Login ... 59 Smart Card Reader... 59 SNMP ... 59 System... 60 Terminal Server Client Licenses... 61 ThinPrint ... 62 TouchSetup ...
Page 14 Reply To or Forward a Message ... 87 Add the Sender to Address Book ... 87 Check Inbox Status... 88 Include the Original Message in a Reply ... 88 Enlarge the Message Font ... 88 Organize Messages ... 88 Move or Copy a Message ... 88 Delete a Message...
Page 15 Firmware Upgrade Utilities ...113 Upgrade from FTP Server... 113 Upgrade Using Remote Central Management ... 115 Troubleshooting Your YEStation ...117 Support ... 118 Appendix 1. Specifications ...119 2205 and 2212 Models ... 119 232x and 2722 Models ... 121 Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes ...123...
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Page 17: Installing Your Terminal
• DO NOT USE any AC-DC adapter other than the one provided with the terminal or acquired from Affirmative Computer Products or its distributors. Firmware Requirements This user guide is applicable for terminal firmware 50x5026 and above.
Page 18 The four terminal mounting holes are spaced to match the mounting pins of a standard VESA mounting plate available from Affirmative Computer Products distributors. Such a plate can be attached to most of the current crop of LCD monitors, as shown in the following figure.
Page 19: 23X5, 23X2, 27X2
Installing Your Terminal VESA Mounting Plate on a 17” LCD Monitor The result is shown below. 22xx Mounted on a 17” LCD Terminal 23x5, 23x2, 27x2 These terminals can only be mounted vertically on a flat surface, using the provided stand, as shown in the picture on the front cover of this manual.
Page 20: Cabling And Indicators
Cabling and Indicators 22x5, 22x2 Please make all cable connections before turning on the power. The following figures show the 22xx rear and front connectors. 22xx Rear Connectors (222x has no Printer Connector) There are three LED indicator lights: • Power.
Page 21: 23X5, 23X2, 27X2
Installing Your Terminal 23x5, 23x2, 27x2 Please make all cable connections before turning on the power. The following figure shows the rear and front connectors and the card slots on the rear panel of a 23x2 terminal. Note: The 232x and 27x2 have two additional USB connectors on the rear panel.
Page 22: Power On And Boot Up
2. The translucent Power button will change from faint orange to light green. 3. You will see the message Starting System. Please Wait … on a black screen. 4. After several seconds, you will see the Affirmative Computer Products logo screen with the message Loading at the bottom.
Page 23: Shutdown
Shutdown These terminals should be shut down gracefully by: • Going to Start>Shutdown in Desktop Shell (see In the case shown here, the terminal is in multi-user mode, so a logout choice is shown. This allows another user to take over the terminal without rebooting. In addition to logout, the drop-down list offers the choices of Restart and Shutdown.
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Page 25: Wbt Setup Wizard
WBT Setup Wizard The WBT Setup Wizard is used for the terminal initial setup. The wizard runs when: • A terminal is first booted up after being received from the factory. • A terminal is reset to factory defaults and then rebooted. The WBT Setup Wizard sets the basic terminal network configuration, display, and printer parameters.
Page 26 WBT Setup Wizard Welcome Screen EULA Dialog Box Please read the license agreement carefully before you click on Accept.
Page 27 • Terminal Name. The default name is constructed from the terminal MAC address and is unique. However, you may want to enter a more friendly and recognizable name here for network management purposes. • Display. If you wish to deviate from the defaults (800x600x75x16), double-click on this icon to see the Display dialog box.
Page 28 • Click on Finish to apply your selections. Depending upon the selections you have made, the terminal will either reboot or go to the Desktop screen. • Click on Back to return to the previous dialog box. • Clicking on X has almost the same effect as clicking on Finish. You will retain any changes you made in Display, RDP/ICA Printers, or Build-in Network, but you will revert to the default Terminal Name.
Page 29: Display Styles
Display Styles Display Styles You can choose one of four display styles (see Configure Terminal Properties|Control Panel|Desktop Styles) to be used during configuration and terminal operation. NOTE: In the remainder of this document, a reference to the Ctrl key actually means the LeftCtrl key, a reference to the Alt key actually means the LeftAlt key, and a reference to a click actually means a mouse left click.
Page 30: Task Bar
Display Styles Task Bar Right-click anywhere on the Task Bar to see the following menu. Task Bar Right-Click Menu Task Manager Select Task Manager to open the Task Manager dialog box. Task Manager Dialog Box In this box, you will see a list of all active tasks (sessions, utilities, etc.) You can maximize or end a task from this box.
Page 31: System Tray
Display Styles The Clear button is not supported. If you select Expand Control Panel, the Control Panel, when you go to Start>Settings>Control Panel, will be displayed in a menu format as follows: Control Panel in Menu Format System Tray The System Tray is located at the right end of the Task Bar, and holds icons for a number of utilities. Desktop System Tray These icons provide quick utility access via mouse clicks.
Page 32: Show Desktop
Display Styles Select either of the two keyboards shown here. Keyboard Large KB These images show the keyboard layouts, but the Large KB is actually much bigger than shown here. Show Desktop Show Desktop Icon A single click on this icon will minimize the current session or utility and display the Desktop. Date/Time Date/Time Icon Obviously, this icon shows the current time as stored in the terminal.
Page 33: Wireless (Zero Configuration)
This information is especially useful when troubleshooting network problems. • Renew. Click on this button to renew your DHCP IP address lease. Typically, a lease is renewed automatically, and this manual renewal is not necessary. • Details. Click here to see more DHCP details and the physical (MAC) address of the network adaptor. Wireless (Zero Configuration) A double-click on this icon opens the Wireless Network Status box.
Page 34 Display Styles Wireless Network Status Box The first two tabs show the same type of information as that shown in the Wired Network Status box above. Click on Wireless Information to configure your connection to a network wireless access point. Wireless Information Dialog Box If your access point does not broadcast its SSID, you will have to add it by double-clicking on Add New.
Page 35: Connection Manager
Display Styles Wireless Network Properties Dialog Box Insert the appropriate information and OK out. You will then see the new SSID shown in the Wireless Information Dialog Box, and a wireless connection will be made. Connection Manager Connection Manager Icon Double-click on this icon to open the Connection Manager.
Page 36: Caps Lock
Caps Lock You will see this icon whenever Caps Lock is enabled on your keyboard. Terminal Properties Terminal properties are accessed from the Start menu. • Control Panel. This selection provides the bulk of the terminal properties, and is covered in detail in Configure Terminal Properties|Control WBT or Desktop Control Panel, although the screens look slightly different.
Page 37: Navigation
Navigation • To open the Start menu, click on the Start button in the Taskbar. • To open Control Panel, select it from Start>Settings. • To open Connection Manager: o Select it from the Start menu. o Double-click on the Connection Manager icon in the upper left corner of the Desktop. o Double-click on the Connection Manager icon in the System Tray.
Page 38: Wbt (Windows Based Terminal) Shell
WBT (Windows Based Terminal) Shell The Windows Based Terminal display style presents the kind of screens that you normally see in Affirmative Computer Products YEStations that use older versions of Windows CE or CE.net operating systems. Connections are activated from Terminal Connection Manager, although they can be configured to Autostart at bootup.
Page 39: Navigation
Navigation • To access Control Panel, press F2 while in Connection Manager. • To open Connection Manager: o This is the default screen at bootup, unless you have Autostart sessions. o Press Ctrl+Alt+End at any time • To activate non-Autostart connections: o In Connection Manager>Connect, highlight the connection name and click on Connect.
Page 40: Single User Connect
Single User Connect This style is a special case of WBT Shell style. In this style, an auto login user is enabled by default. At bootup, you will see a Connect button along with an option to press Alt+F3 to log in another user. If you click on Connect, the auto login user, selected in Control Panel>Desktop Style>...
Page 41: Configuring Terminal Properties
Configuring Terminal Properties Configuring Terminal Properties All of your terminal properties (not to be confused with connection properties) are accessible from Start>Settings in Desktop style. You will see the following menu. Settings Menu Control Panel is also accessible in the WBT and Kiosk modes, but Network Connections can only be accessed here.
Page 42: File
operation and there may be some strange results. SO, the rule of connection is ONLY ONE CONNECTION SHOULD BE ENABLED AT A TIME. This is true even if you do not have a wired connection and are only using wireless. Now let’s go through the menus on this screen.
Page 43: Edit
Configuring Terminal Properties Edit This menu is not used. View Network Connections View Menu This menu, or one of the icons, controls the manner in which information is displayed in this window, much like a View menu in Windows Explorer. Advanced Network Connections Advanced Menu If you click on Advanced Settings, your only choice here, you will see the Advanced Adapter Settings dialog...
Page 44: Control Panel
Control Panel Almost all terminal properties are configured in Control Panel. Invoke this window: • From Start>Settings>Control Panel in the Desktop display mode (see • By pressing the F2 key in the Terminal Connection Manager window in WBT Shell display mode. •...
Page 45: View
Configuring Terminal Properties Certificates Dialog Box Initially, the only available certificates will be those listed under Trusted Authorities, as shown here. View You can see the properties of a certificate by highlighting it and clicking on View. Certificate Properties Information Box Highlight the properties category in the Field box to see the details for that category in the Details box.
Page 46: Cisco Aironet Client Utility
Configuring Terminal Properties Select a Certificate File Dialog Box In this case, since the Type is Certificates, all the .cer files will be shown. If the Type was Private Keys (the only other option), all the .pvk files would be shown. Select the desired file and OK out. This certificate should now be available for selection in the Certificates dialog box.
Page 47: Cisco Wlm (Wireless Login Module)
Cisco WLM (Wireless Login Module) The WLM is a utility used to access a LEAP or EAP-FAST secured network through a PCMCIA Cisco Aironet wireless LAN adapter. If this authentication is enabled in the ACU, a valid username and password must be entered whenever a connection is made to the access point.
Page 48: Com Port Settings
Com Port Settings Use this utility to configure your COM1 port, if necessary. The defaults usually work quite well. Date/Time In Desktop Shell style, the time is displayed in the clicking on the time in the Desktop System Tray. Date/Time •...
Page 49: Sntp
• Time Zone. Time Zone has two uses: o It allows the user, when logging on to a MetaFrame XP server in a different time zone, to have the ICA sessions reflect the time zone of the local terminal. For example, a user in London (Greenwich Mean Time) logs onto a MetaFrame XP server in New York City (Eastern time zone), and launches Microsoft Outlook as a published application;...
Page 50 Configuring Terminal Properties Desktop Style Dialog Box in Single Connect Mode Click on the Single Option tab to see the following dialog box Single Option Dialog Box In the Auto Login User drop-down list, you will see all of the users configured in the Security applet. Select the appropriate one for auto login.
Page 51: Display
Display Display • Desktop Area and Refresh Frequency. Use the scroll list to select the terminal display resolution. The terminal will support resolutions and frequencies from 600x480x60 up to1280x1024x85 if the monitor will support them. A change here will result in a terminal reboot when you exit the dialog box. to test your new setting if you are going up in frequency or resolution.
Page 52: Background
Background • Wallpaper. There is one wallpaper selection preloaded in your terminal, which you can preview if you click on the My Wallpaper radio button. But you can also select My Wallpaper and then click on Download Wallpaper to install other wallpaper files on your terminal. If you do this, you will be faced with an FTPUpdate dialog box which allows you to download a .bmp file from the FTP server.
Page 53: Ftp Update
FTP Update Use the FTPUpdate dialog box if you wish to update your terminal's firmware or download a wallpaper file from an FTP server. For more information, please refer to ICA Options Settings You can configure two global ICA settings from this utility. These settings will be used for all Citrix ICA connections that are added to the terminal.
Page 54: Ica Settings
ICA Settings Double-click on this icon to see the Global ICA Client Settings window with four settings sheets that can be invoked by activating their individual tabs. These settings will be used for all Citrix ICA connections that are added to the terminal. Hotkeys Many hot-key combinations used in Windows applications cannot be used directly in client sessions because they are intercepted by the local operating system.
Page 55: Preferences
Function or PC Default Equivalent Hotkey ALT-BACKTAB CTRL+9 But you may want to change this mapping. If so, execute the following procedure: 1. Click on the drop-down arrow for the hot-key combination that you want to change. 2. Select a new combination from the drop-down list. choosing the same hotkey combination for multiple functions.
Page 56: Server Location
After you enable the Program Neighborhood Agent once however, and updates the Server URL, the PNAgent Configuration page displays all available parameters. The ICA client reads the configuration data from the server. Users need to click Save on the PNAgent Configuration page before the client recognizes any change to the configuration file.
Page 57: Firewall Settings
Business recovery provides consistent connections to published applications in the event of a master ICA browser server disruption. You can define up to three groups of MetaFrame servers to which you want to connect: a primary and two backups. Each group can contain from one to five servers. When you specify a server group for your client, the client attempts to contact all the servers within that group and the first server to respond passes its master browser address to the client.
Page 58: Connecting To A Server Across A Firewall
Locale. Use the scroll list to select a language and number of keys for the keyboard. Default is OEM 122 USA, which is the setting required if the Affirmative Computer Products 122-key keyboard is used with the terminal. If “122” is not shown, the number of keys is assumed to be 101.
Page 59: Mouse
• Character Repeat o Repeat Delay. Use this slider control to define how long a character key must be held down before that character will start to repeat on the screen. o Repeat Rate. Use this slider control to define how often a character will repeat when that character key is held down.
Page 60: Lpd Settings
The settings in these sheets are a sub-set of standard Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 settings, and will not be detailed here. LPD Settings The Berkeley versions of the UNIX™ operating system provide printer spooling with a collection of programs: lpr (assign to queue), lpq (display the queue), lprm (remove from queue), and lpc (control the queue). These programs interact with an autonomous process on network print servers called the line printer daemon (LPD).
Page 61: Network
You can define two LPD printers. • Queue name. Define a queue name here. This will be the queue name used by LPR devices to assign print jobs. • Printer Port. Select a port from the drop-down list. You may have two printers on different ports. •...
Page 62: Advanced Network
• Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server. Select this radio button to enable DHCP addressing for a wired connection. • Specify an IP address. Select this radio button to enable a specific IP address setting for a wired connection. o IP Address.
Page 63: Ping Ip Address
You will see the basic network information for this terminal, either obtained from a DHCP server or manually specified. The Client Name is the same as the terminal name. The Adapter Name shows which network adapter you are currently using, the default wired adapter or the optional wireless adapter. •...
Page 64: Options
Options This utility provides several miscellaneous options. • Enable ShutDown. Uncheck this box to remove ShutDown from the Start menu. • Enable IE. Uncheck this box to remove this selection from Start>Programs and Connection Manager>Configure>Add. • Disable Printing Complete Dialogs. Check this box to disable notification of completed printing jobs to the local printer.
Page 65: Rdp Settings
RDP Settings This utility is used to configure local resources and display properties for all RDP connections. It is not applicable for local device usage (i.e. using a printer or USB drive from the local Internet Explorer or Viewer application). Many of these settings are only valid when connected to a Windows 2003 server. Local Resources •...
Page 66: Experience
Configuring Terminal Properties Experience RDP Experience Properties Sheet This properties sheet is only useful if you are connecting to a Windows 2003 server. If so, you can optimize performance and desktop appearance by selecting connection speed and enabling/disabling desktop parameters. Default parameters vary depending upon the chosen connection speed.
Page 67 • You must select a printer port. You can have more than one local printer, but each one must be assigned to a different printer port. If you have a USB printer already connected to the terminal, you will see a USB option in the drop-down list, as well as the typical LPT1, COM1/2, and Network options.
Page 68 • Model Name. If you chose User Defined in the previous dialog box, #2, you will see this dialog box #2a. Enter the model name, in the Model Name field, that corresponds to the printer driver on your Windows Terminal Server. •...
Page 69 If this is your only printer, you will not see this dialog box, since the first added printer is automatically set as the default printer. If you already have added another printer, you will see this box and you can select whether or not you want this local printer to be the default printer for your Windows (ICA and RDP connection) applications.
Page 70: Screen Keyboard
• Click on Finish to apply your selections. • Click on Back to return to the previous dialog box. • Click on X to forget the whole thing and go back to the Control Panel screen. Screen Keyboard This feature is intended for use only with touch screens, but you can play with it using a mouse cursor if you want to.
Page 71: Security
NOT change the password unless you are the administrator. If you forget the password, it will be difficult to recover. There are two methods of recovery if you forget the password. o Contact your distributor or Affirmative Computer Products get a super password. o Use Remote Management software to change the password settings.
Page 72: Enable Multiuser Control
Enable Multiuser Control Check this box to allow multiple users on this terminal. By default there is only one user, called Administrator, and that user has all rights. But you can set up multiple users, assigning each one specific Control Panel and connection rights.
Page 73: Modify User
• Up/Down. Order only has significance for Autostart and Failover sessions. Move a highlighted session up or down in the right-hand pane to establish the order of Autostart and Failover. • Save/Cancel. When you are finished with the user settings, click on Save to establish the user, or Cancel to forget it.
Page 74: Group Permissions
Configuring Terminal Properties Group Permissions Click on this button to establish the permissions for each group. User Group Permission Dialog Box The Power User group does not appear here, because this group has all permissions. But the User and Guest groups can be individually configured.
Page 75: Enable Auto Login
Configuring Terminal Properties By default, an individual user will be assigned the permissions set under Group Permissions for that group. But these default permissions can be overridden by checking and un-checking permission boxes here. A Control Panel password, if enabled, still applies even to access these limited sets of permissions. Enable Auto Login Check this box to allow one user to automatically be logged in at bootup.
Page 76: System
This sheet only provides descriptive information to an SNMP manager. • System Name. This is the Terminal Name shown in System. • UUID. This is the Product ID shown in System. • Description. This gives the version of the Windows CE operating system, with the information provided automatically by the operating system.
Page 77: Terminal Server Client Licenses
• OEM Software Version. This is the version of the firmware installed in this terminal. If you contact Affirmative Computer Products Tech Support about a problem, please have this version, including the build number, available. •...
Page 78: Thinprint
Configuring Terminal Properties Terminal Server License Information ThinPrint ThinPrint Enable Box ThinPrint enables direct printing from the terminal to network printers and local printers. With the ThinPrint Client, a print job can be delivered over the Citrix ICA protocol to the device and from there direct to the selected printer.
Page 79: Touchsetup
6. For information on using this window, go to http://www.thinprint.com/download/information/manuals/englisch/dot_print_client_winCE_e_01.pdf Web. NOTE: Do not enable ThinPrint if you want to do standard local printing through a Citrix server. TouchSetup Both USB-attached and COM-port-attached touch screens are supported. Most touch configuration is done from on-screen menus under control of the built-in controllers.
Page 80: Usb Storage Management
Configuring Terminal Properties USB Storage Management USB Storage Management Dialog Box Click on Enable to allow local USB storage devices to be seen from local applications such as email, Internet Explorer, or a Viewer. Local storage may be useful to store email, email attachments, web pages, or downloaded files.
Page 81: Vnc Viewer Settings
VNC Viewer Settings The VNC Viewer is used to view and control a remote desktop on a computer that has an installed and enabled VNC Server. Use this utility here only if you want a viewer connection to Autostart at every bootup. For one- time viewing, use Start>Programs>VNC Viewer or Add a VNC Viewer connection from Connection Manager>Configure.
Page 82: Options
Configuring Terminal Properties Enter the network name or the IP address of the device that you wish to view, along with the display number on the device (display 0 always works for me). For example, if the device name is snoopy, the entry will be snoopy:0.
Page 83: Connection Manager
Connection Manager It is tempting to use the terms “connection” and “session” interchangeably, but we do try to maintain a distinction in this document. • Connection. A connection defines the parameters used to establish and control communication between a server and a YEStation client. •...
Page 84: Configure
Connection Manager Configure The Configure tab allows five basic functions. Default Desktop Connection Manager Configure Tab Activate the Add button to create a new connection. A New Connection dialog box is displayed. New Connection Dialog Box Click on the drop-down arrow to see the list of possible connections. See Creating a New Connection information on adding specific connections.
Page 85: Delete
Delete Activate the Delete button to delete the highlighted connection. When you activate this button, a Confirm Connection Delete dialog box is displayed. Activate the Yes button to complete the deletion. Activate No to cancel the deletion. Startup Activate the Startup button to specify the Autostart connection option when the terminal boots up. The Connection Startup dialog box displays after the Startup button is pressed.
Page 86 A list of all connections eligible for use as backup connections is shown in the left-hand box; browser connections cannot be used for backup, although they can initiate fail-over backup if they are set for Autostart but fail to start. A list of all connections selected for use as backup connections is shown in the right-hand box. FailOver operates as follows: 1.
Page 87: Connections
Connections The Connections tab is used to make or end network connections with the server(s). As you add new connections in the Configure tab, they are listed in alphabetical order. • Connect. Highlight the connection and activate the Connect button to make a network connection. You can also make a connection by double-clicking on it.
Page 88: Moving Among Sessions
Moving among Sessions You do not have to return to Terminal Connection Manager to go to another active session. Alternate methods are: • Press Ctrl+Alt+UpArrow to proceed to the next session. • Press Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow to proceed to the previous session. •...
Page 89: Creating A New Connection
Creating a New Connection Creating a New Connection All connections except Inbox are created in the Configure tab of Connection Manager. Click on Add to see the New Connection dialog box. Then click on the drop-down arrow to see the list of possible connections. Note: Some of the items that may be seen in the drop-down list are not “connections”...
Page 90: Network Connection
ICA operation and features, please refer to the Citrix document, Client for Windows CE for Handheld and Pocket PCs Administrator’s Guide, at http://www.affirmative.net/pub/icaceUG.pdf. The screen shots are different (ours are much prettier), but the information applies.
Page 91 By default, the Citrix server or published application name appears in the edit field. You can accept this name or enter another. 7. Note: This dialog box does not appear when configuring a published application connection. If you want this connection to open in a specific application on the server after the logon to the Citrix server is successful, enter the path and executable file name of an application in the Command Line field.
Page 92 Type a valid user name, domain, and password. If you leave these fields blank, you are prompted for your user name, domain, and password whenever the ICA connection connects to the Citrix server. Smart Card logon is not supported. We recommend that you select 16 or 256 colors. Compression, Encryption and Sound Dialog Box •...
Page 93: Dial-In Connection
• Enable Session Reliability. Make this selection and enter a port number to enable users to continue to see a published application's window if the connection is interrupted. Session reliability tides the application over for a default three minutes, after which the Automatic Reconnect feature takes over. Any text that users enter is cached and displayed once the session is restored.
Page 94: Dial-Up Client
Dial-Up Client The Dial-up networking feature is implemented with Remote Access Service (RAS) and the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). Dial-up Networking allows the terminal to access network resources from a remote server. The terminal can connect to a remote access server using direct serial as well as dial-up. If you have a 22x2 terminal, you must have an Edgeport USB-to-Serial converter between your serial modem and a terminal USB port.
Page 95: Dialing Properties
• Telephone Number. o Force local/long distance. Leave these boxes unchecked o Country/Area Code. Ignore these fields. o Telephone. Put the complete number, including area code, here. If you are making an international call, enter the international prefix (011) and the country code also. •...
Page 96 • Manual Dial. Check this box to use manual dialing instead of the number entered in Telephone Number. • Terminals. Per your application requirement, you can check one or both of these boxes. The default setting disables both check boxes and executes an automatic log-on to the server. •...
Page 97: Tcp/Ip Setting
TCP/IP Setting Click on this button to see the TCP/IP Settings dialog box. The default settings you see here are commonly used to access a RAS server, and seldom need changing. Your network administrator will give you any necessary changes. •...
Page 98: Inbox (Desktop Shell)
Check "Finish" to complete the Dial-Up connection setup. Inbox (Desktop Shell) Inbox is the email client in Desktop Shell and is the connection exception; it is configured and opened from Start>Programs instead of from Connection Manager/ Inbox is almost identical to the Inbox email program found in Pocket PC devices. You can send and receive e- mail by connecting to POP3 or IMAP4 servers.
Page 99: Service Definition (Wizard Dialog Box #1)
3. Select Add to see the Service Name dialog box. 4. From the Service type list, select POP3 Mail or IMAP4 Mail. 5. Enter a unique name for the service. This name cannot be changed later; if you later want to change the name, you will have to delete the service and add a new one with the desired name.
Page 100: Set General Preferences (Wizard Dialog Box #2)
• SMTP Host. If your mail service uses a separate server for SMTP, enter the name in the box. If you are setting up a POP3 Mail service with an ISP, the ISP must use an SMTP mail gateway. • Return Address.
Page 101: Other Service Options
• Get full copy of messages. Select to receive a full copy of all messages. In addition to the message body, any options you select in When getting full copy will be downloaded. • Only synchronize… (IMAP4 only). Select to speed download time by preventing the complete download of the folder list every time you connect.
Page 102: Create A Folder
Creating a New Connection Create a Folder You can create a folder in a service, or you can create a subfolder under a service folder. The process is: 1. Highlight the service or folder under which you wish to create the new folder. 2.
Page 103: Reply To Or Forward A Message
already connected through a Web connection other than the one you specified in the mail service, you will be asked if you want to use the current connection. If you choose not to, you will need to disconnect from the current connection before you can check for new messages.
Page 104: Check Inbox Status
Check Inbox Status In list view, select Compose > Status. You can view details such as the number of messages to be sent, deleted, and copied, and the number of attachments to be downloaded. Include the Original Message in a Reply 1.
Page 105: Clear Messages And Folders
Clear Messages and Folders When receiving mail from a POP3 or IMAP4 server, select the service that contains the folders and messages you want to clear, and then select Service > Clear All. All messages and folders that are linked to the selected service are cleared and memory space is expanded on the device without deleting messages on the server.
Page 106: Work With Message Attachments
Work with Message Attachments Receive Attachments If you receive messages through a remote mail server, in Inbox on the terminal, select the Get file attachments and meeting requests (IMAP4) or Get meeting requests (POP3) setting in the Notes: • Embedded images and OLE objects cannot be received as attachments. •...
Page 107: Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
• Name. This name will appear in the Connection Name list of Connections Manager. • Default Start Page. Check this box to use the default Start Page. If you want a unique Start url, leave the box unchecked and enter that url here. Microsoft Remote Desktop Client The WTS Connection Wizard is used to create a new RDP connection to a Microsoft Terminal Server.
Page 108 Check the box to enable automatic logon. The Username, Password, and Domain fields will be enabled, and you can enter the necessary logon information. • Desktop. Click on this button to start the session with the server desktop. • Application file name. Click on this button if you want this connection to open in a specific application on the server after the logon to the Terminal Server is successful.
Page 109: Pmail (Wbt Shell)
Windows 2000 Terminal Services & Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server. • Issue #1. Microsoft has acknowledged licensing issues when Thin Clients like the Affirmative YEStation connect to a Windows 2000 Terminal Services server. Microsoft strongly recommends applying the Terminal Services Licensing Enhancement Update, which can be found by accessing Microsoft’s Knowledge Base Article: Q287687.
Page 110 Enter a friendly name here. This name will be seen in the connection list of Connection Manager and in Start>Programs>Connections. • PPPoE Service Name. You can enter a service name or IP address here if necessary. • TCP/IP Settings. Click on this button to see the TCP/IP Settings dialog box. PPPoE Wizard Dialog Box #1 PPPoE Wizard Dialog Box #2...
Page 111: Terminal Emulation (2X12 Only)
Six default IBM 5250 display connections are provided: 101GREEN, 101GUI, 101TBT, 122GREEN, 122GUI, and 122TBT. As the names indicate, each connection is designed to optimize the use of an Affirmative 101-key or 122-key keyboard along with a classic “green screen”, contemporary graphical (GUI), or “green-screen”...
Page 112 1. Click on the radio button for the desired terminal emulation. 2. Select a Session Type (not applicable for IBM Terminals). 3. In Host Name, supply the host IP address (non-COM sessions) 4. Type the Terminal Name if you are using named sessions (non-COM sessions). 5.
Page 113: Virtual Private Network
Virtual Private Network Follow the VPN Connection Wizard to configure a VPN connection. • Name. Enter a friendly name here. This name will be seen in the connection list of Connection Manager and in Start>Programs>Connections. • Choose the type of tunneling protocol. L2TP includes iPSec. •...
Page 114: Vnc Viewer
The default settings you see here are commonly used to access a VPN server, and seldom need changing. Your network administrator will give you any changes that are necessary. Click on Finish to complete the VPN connection setup. VNC Viewer This connection can be made either from Connection Manager or from Start>Programs.
Page 115 1. The first time that you add a VNC Viewer, you will see this dialog box. • VNC. Enter the network name or the IP address of the VNC server that you wish to view, along with the display number on the server (display 0 always works for me). For example, if the server name is snoopy, the entry will be snoopy:0.
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Page 117: Opening A Program
Opening a Program The items discussed in this section are not “Connections” in the strict sense defined in the section on Manager. These items are the Microsoft viewers—more accurately called “Programs” since they do not invoke or configure connections to servers. They are included in this section for convenience since they are opened in WBT Shell from the New Connection drop-down list of Connection Manager/Configure.
Page 118: Storing Files
Storing Files If you have external USB or network storage, you can store files, typically obtained as email attachments or Internet Explorer downloads. These files can be stored directly from IE, email, or from a Viewer program. The procedure is: 1.
Page 119: Usb-Attached Storage
Opening a Program There is no drag and drop capability between storage folders in the My Computer root. If you want to move files among folders, or from external storage to an internal folder, or vice versa, use Cut, Copy, and Paste from the Edit menu.
Page 120: Printing
Printing You can print local documents from Viewer programs, Internet Explorer, or email, but your choices are limited. You can print to a local or network shared printer, but that printer must be PCL laser or PCL inkjet compatible. Note: Settings made in Control Panel>RDP/ICA Printers have no effect here. The procedure is: 1.
Page 121: Editing An Existing Connection
Editing an Existing Connection Editing an Existing Connection Most connection properties are edited in the Configure tab of Connection Manager. Highlight the connection of interest and click on Edit. Any exceptions to this procedure will be explained below. Citrix ICA Client When you click on Edit, you will see an Edit Connection Details window with seven properties tabs.
Page 122: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Editing an Existing Connection Microsoft Internet Explorer When you click on Edit, you will see the same Web Connection Add Dialog Box seen in Creating a New Connection|Microsoft Internet Explorer. Other options can be edited within a session from the Internet Options selection of the View menu.
Page 123: Editing A Default 5250 Display Connection
Six 5250 default connections are provided: 101GREEN, 101GUI, 101TBT, 122GREEN, 122GUI, and 122TBT. As the names indicate, each connection is designed to optimize the use of an Affirmative 101-key or 122-key keyboard along with a classic “green screen”, contemporary graphical (GUI), or “green-screen” mouseless display style.
Page 124: Editing A New 5250 Display Connection
The same restrictions apply as when configuring a printer connection (see below). 12. Default connections come with keyboard maps that are optimized for Affirmative Computer Products 5250/PC keyboards. If you need to change a keyboard map, keyboard mapping, Power Pad options, and other miscellany are available under the Options menu in the session screen.
Page 125: Editing A New 5250 Printer Connection
PC keyboard. • 122GREEN, 122GUI, and 122TEXT are intended for use with the Affirmative Computer Products 122- key 5250/PC English keyboard. Actually, these three are identical maps, but they are all included because of the eccentricities associated with setting up default sessions.
Page 126 Terminal Setup Window for 5250 Printer Connection 3. Most of these selections are intuitive. • The General tab offers several options. If you are in the US, leave the code pages at their default settings unless you want to use the Euro symbol. In that case, choose host code page 1140. •...
Page 127: Virtual Private Network
Editing an Existing Connection For further details on editing PowerTerm emulation connections, see the Affirmative Computer Products Web site at http://www.affirmative.net/pub/PowerTermUserGuide.pdf. Virtual Private Network When you click on Edit, you will be led through the same Remote Connection Wizard described in...
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Page 129: Firmware Upgrade Utilities
At the FTP server: 1. Ignore steps 2 and 3 if you are only upgrading your Desktop wallpaper. 2. Download the latest-version firmware from the Affirmative Computer Products Web site, per the Affirmative Computer Products Technical Support instructions. 3. Extract the downloaded file if it came in a compressed format: the extracted file should have a .bin extension.
Page 130 8. Enter the information in the fields. • Server Name. Enter the FTP server’s IP address. • Server Path Name. Depending upon how you have configured your FTP server, you may have to enter path information to the desired firmware .bin file. •...
Page 131: Upgrade Using Remote Central Management
Upgrade Using Remote Central Management Upgrading is especially easy if you use the Affirmative Computer Products eProManager central management software. It can be installed on any W2000, XP, or Windows server on your network. This method is especially useful on large network systems with a large quantity of terminals, since you can push down upgrades to multiple terminals at the same time, and you can schedule upgrades to occur during periods of user inactivity.
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Page 133: Troubleshooting Your Yestation
If you are using a specified IP address, make sure that there is not another network device with the same IP address. • Obtain the master password from Affirmative Computer Products Technical Support. • Ask your MIS or network administrator to reload your firmware through the eProManager remote management software, if it is installed at your server site.
Page 134: Support
You are having erratic printing problems with a local parallel port printer 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...
Page 135: Appendix 1. Specifications
Appendix 1. Specifications 2205 and 2212 Models ITEM Processor Communication and Ports Embedded O.S. Video Memory Server Operating System Support SPECIFICATIONS SIS 550 200 MHz • Microsoft RDP and Citrix ICA protocol compliant. • 10/100 dual-speed Ethernet, Twisted Pair (RJ45). •...
Page 136 ITEM Optional Devices Software Features Temperature Environment Relative Humidity Operating Altitude Range Power Regulatory Compliance Dimension (WxDxH) Physical Characteristics Weight SPECIFICATIONS • USB storage • USB wireless LAN adapter • USB to COM port adapter • USB Touch screen • Remote Management client •...
Page 137: 232X And 2722 Models
232x and 2722 Models ITEM Processor Communication and Ports Embedded O.S. Video Memory Server Operating System Support SPECIFICATIONS • 232x. AMD 466 • 2722. Via 1GHz • Microsoft RDP and Citrix ICA protocol compliant • 10/100 auto sensing Ethernet, Twisted Pair (RJ45) •...
Page 138 ITEM Optional Devices Software Features Temperature Environment Relative Humidity Operating Altitude Range Power Regulatory Compliance Dimension (WxDxH) Physical Characteristics Weight SPECIFICATIONS • Touch Screen (Serial or USB) • USB storage • Wireless LAN adapter, 802.11b (USB or PCMCIA) • USB to COM port adapter •...
Page 139: Appendix 2. Tcp/Ip Error Codes
Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes Here is a comprehensive list of standard TCP/IP error codes that can occur during network operation. Some of them are quite esoteric and may not be applicable to YEStation operation, but this list should include any networking error code that you encounter.
Page 140 Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes 10043 Protocol not supported. 10044 Socket type not supported. 10045 Operation not supported. 10046 Protocol family not supported. 10047 Address family not supported by protocol family. 10048 Address is already in use. If you attempt to set up a server on a port that is already is in use, you will get this error.
Page 141 Appendix 2. TCP/IP Error Codes 10061 Connection refused. You will usually see this error when a server refuses a connection from a client, because the server is not listening on that port. 10064 Host is down. 10065 No route to host. 10067 Too many processes.

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WBT Setup Wizard

Display Styles

Configuring Terminal Properties

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Creating a New Connection

Opening a Program

Editing an Existing Connection

Firmware Upgrade Utilities

Troubleshooting Your Yestation

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