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Compaq t1000 - Terminal Thin Client PC Quick Reference Manual

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Quick Reference Guide
For Microsoft Windows NTe-based
Thin Clients
Document Part Number: 257363-001
September 2002
This guide supplements the standard Microsoft Windows NTe
documents supplied by Microsoft Corporation. This document
highlights the differences, enhancements, and additional features
provided by Compaq with the terminal.
✎
This document contains figures and graphics that are representative of
those found in Compaq Thin Client products, but they may not be
exact representations of what is in your specific model.

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  • Page 1 Quick Reference Guide For Microsoft Windows NTe-based Thin Clients Document Part Number: 257363-001 September 2002 This guide supplements the standard Microsoft Windows NTe documents supplied by Microsoft Corporation. This document highlights the differences, enhancements, and additional features provided by Compaq with the terminal. ✎...
  • Page 2 © 2002 Compaq Information Technologies, L.P. Compaq, the Compaq logo and Evo are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Session Servers ............1 ICA .

  • Page 4: Session Servers

    Session Servers Compaq Thin Client terminals can connect to Citrix ICA and Microsoft RDP sessions running on remote servers. ICA can be made available on the network using either of the following services: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Terminal Services and one of the following installed: ❏...

  • Page 5: Extended Windows Nte Features

    Extended Windows NTe Features The operating system of the Microsoft Windows NTe-based terminal has extended features not found in the standard Microsoft Windows NT operating system. With the exception of the Microsoft Client Connection Manager and Citrix Program Neighborhood, controls for extended Windows NTe features are only available through Administrator logon accounts.
  • Page 6 To disable auto logon: 1. Open the Specify Logon Information dialog box using the ← → special key sequence: Tab, Home, End, . This dialog box may also be opened by selecting Winlog in the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Enable Auto Logon check box to enable automatic logon (default is selected).

  • Page 7: The Nte Desktop

    The NTe Desktop This section gives a general overview of the NTe Desktop. Write Filter Upon logon the Wfilter status message box displays (unless display was disabled either by using the check box or by editing the Windows registry) for about 10 seconds. The status of the flash memory write function can be ACTIVE (the default), INACTIVE, or DISABLED.
  • Page 8 through the Time Sync selection on the Control Panel (see the section “Control Panel Extended Selections” later in this guide). Instructions for using this dialog box are on the Web site referenced in the About Dimension 4 message box (click the About button to open the message box).
  • Page 9 available from the Start menu. Because the user does not use local memory to create folders and store information, only one entry (Ms-ramdrive [Z:]) displays in the My Computer window. ✎ For information on the functionality of the desktop and Start menu items, see the applicable Microsoft or third-party documentation.
  • Page 10 The following illustration displays the User’s Start Menu options. User’s Start Menu Administrator’s Desktop and Start Menu The desktop that displays for an administrator logon is the standard Windows NT desktop, except that the Citrix Program Neighborhood and Client Connection Manager icons are present. These selections are also available from the Start menu Also, Network Neighborhood is available from the desktop and additional resources available only to administrators may be accessed from the...
  • Page 11 Administrator’s Desktop Administrator’s Start Menu Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 12 About Dialog Box Click About in the Start menu to open the About dialog box. This displays general information about the terminal. ✎ The following illustrations shows a typical About dialog box and is presented as an example only. The information in the dialog box varies for different terminals and software releases.
  • Page 13 Click the Installed Modules button to open a dialog box listing software modules installed on the terminal. ✎ The information displayed in the following Installed Modules dialog box illustration may vary for different terminals and software releases. Installed Modules Dialog Box Logging Off from, Restarting, and Shutting Down the Terminal To log off from, restart, or shut down the terminal, click the Task Bar Start button and select the appropriate action from the Start pop-up...
  • Page 14 Write Filter Cache If changes have been made to the system configuration settings, that you want to persist, you must flush the write filter cache during the current boot session. Otherwise the new settings are lost when the terminal is shut down or restarted. The write filter cache contents are not lost when you simply log off and on again (as the same or different user);...

  • Page 15: Control Panel Extended Selections

    Control Panel Extended Selections The Control Panel window is accessed by double-clicking the desktop My Computer icon or using Windows Explorer and selecting Control Panel, or by clicking Start on the task bar and selecting Settings > Control Panel. Control Panel Extended selections available on the Control Panel are Ramdisk, Time Sync, and Winlog.
  • Page 16 Ramdisk The RAM disk is volatile memory space set aside for temporary data storage. It is the Z: drive shown in the My Computer window. Ramdisk Configuration allows you to configure the RAM disk size. You will be prompted to restart for changes to take effect, but make sure to flush the write filter cache first.

  • Page 17: Programs Menu Extended Selections

    Programs Menu Extended Selections Open the Programs menu by clicking Start > Programs. Additional selections available on the Programs menu include: Citrix Program Neighborhood This program opens the Citrix Program Neighborhood window. This window facilitates connections to remote applications running on ICA servers.
  • Page 18 Write Filter Device Control Dialog Box To launch the Write Filter Device Control program click Start > Programs > Write Filter. You can use the Write Filter Device Control dialog box to flush the write filter cache and view the write filter status.

  • Page 19: Appendix A - Application Notes

    Appendix A - Application Notes Write Filter The write filter provides a secure environment for thin-client computing. It does this by protecting the terminal from undesired flash memory writes (flash memory is where the operating system and functional software components reside). The write filter also extends the life of the terminal by preventing excessive flash write activity.

  • Page 20: Drive C: And Flash

    Drive C: and Flash Drive C: is in the onboard non-volatile flash memory. It is recommended that you do not write to drive C:. Writing to drive C: reduces the size of the flash. If flash size is reduced to 3 MB, the terminal becomes unstable.

  • Page 21: New Local User Account

    New Local User Account Ä CAUTION: Be sure to flush the write filter cache during the boot session in which these settings are made. New user accounts are created by running a user manager utility (such as Microsoft’s Musrmgr) on the terminal. You must be logged-on as administrator, which you can do locally or remotely via VNC.
  • Page 22 Internet Explorer—Strongly Recommended Settings Launch Internet Explorer, select Internet Options, and make the following strongly recommended changes for these Internet Options: ■ General Tab— Set the fields to the following: ❏ History—1 Day ❏ Temporary Internet files cache—set to 4MB ❏...
  • Page 23 Citrix—Strongly Recommended Settings Launch Citrix Program Neighborhood. Click Tools > ICA Settings from the menu bar and make the following changes: ■ Bitmap Cache Tab ❏ Change Amount of disk space to use to 25% or 2 MB. ❏ Change Bitmap cache directory to Z:\Temp. ❏...
  • Page 24 Locking Down the New User’s Access—Recommended Settings Launch the Regedit utility and do the following: ■ Navigate to [HKEY_Current_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer] and make the following changes: ❏ “NoRun”=dword:00000001 ❏ “NoFind”=dword:00000001 ❏ “NoNetHood”=dword:00000001 ❏ “NoSetTaskbar”=dword:00000001 ❏ “NoDispCPL”=dword:00000001 ❏ “NoSetFolders”=dword:00000001 ❏ “NoDrives”=dword:3fffffff ❏ “NoSaveSettings”=dword:00000001 ❏...

  • Page 25: Time Synchronization

    Time Synchronization To prevent the time synchronization application (D4.exe) from launching when the terminal is booting up, use the Regedit utility to modify the registry as indicated by the bold type in the following steps. Regedit may be launched by selecting Run from the Start menu and typing Regedit in the Run dialog box or by double-clicking Regedit in the winnt window (My Computer >...

  • Page 26: Firmware Upgrades

    “ReportBootOk”=“1” “LegalNoticeCaption”=“” “LegalNoticeText”=“” “ShutdownWithoutLogon”=dword:00000000 “PowerdownAfterShutdown”=“1” “DebugServerCommand”=“no” “Shell”=“explorer.exe,C:\\WINNT\\SYSTEM32 \\KBHOOK.EXE,c:\\winnt\\system32\\hidewin \“c:\\winnt\\system32\\CRZTEMP.BAT\”” “AutoAdminLogon”=“1” “DefaultPassword”=“User” ❏ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] “Dimension4”=“C:\\winnt\\system32\\d4.exe” Remove this entire line. “BrowserWebCheck”=“loadwc.exe” Firmware Upgrades There are three methods for firmware upgrades (described in the following paragraphs): ■ Image Upgrade dialog box ■ Using the Command Prompt window to enter “AT”...
  • Page 27 First Terminal Start after New Image Installation A newly flashed terminal (new from the factory or immediately after a firmware image upgrade) initially displays a one-time-only (does not display on subsequent terminal restarts) message indicating that the system must be turned off and restarted to initialize the write filter (Wfilter).
  • Page 28 6. Click OK to start the upgrade process, or click Cancel to close the dialog box without upgrading. Image Upgrade Dialog Box Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 29 Upgrade Using “AT” commands Use this method to automatically upgrade multiple terminals in your local network. Proceed as follows: 1. Open the Command Prompt window (Start | Programs | Command Prompt). 2. Enter the following “AT” commands and command parameters that are appropriate for you: AT [\\computer name] [ [id] [/DELETE] | /DELETE [/YES]]...

  • Page 30: Mapping Network Drives

    “command” is a Windows NT command to run a batch program. Example: at 12:00 /every:m,t,w,th,f,sa,su upgrade.exe ✎ Time should be in a 24-hour format (such as 0300, 2300). Use these parameters in a batch program to automatically upgrade terminals. Upgrade Using a Remote Administration Tool Upgrades may be performed using the Rapport Administrative Software for Compaq Thin Clients available from www.compaq.com...
  • Page 31 5. Click the Input Locales tab. 6. Select the appropriate language from the list. 7. Click the Set as Default. 8. Click Apply. 9. Click OK. The second action applies to changing to a language other than the one selected in the steps above. The following steps apply to regions you have caused to display in the Keyboard Properties dialog box 1.

  • Page 32: Remote Administration

    Remote Administration Rapport Administrative Software for Compaq Thin Clients Rapport is a full-featured remote administration tool available from Compaq. It allows the terminal administration functions (including firmware upgrades) to be performed without requiring an administrator to visit the individual terminal sites. The Rapport Workgroup Edition is most suitable for managing up to 1500 Compaq Thin Clients.

  • Page 33: Appendix B - Nte Firmware Version 4.37 For Nte-Based Thin Clients

    Appendix B - NTe Firmware Version 4.37 for NTe-based Thin Clients This appendix discusses the updates to Microsoft Windows NTe with the release of version 4.37. ✎ The NTe Version 4.37 is not applicable to the T1010 Thin Client. Windows NTe 4.37 is available for 64MB and 128MB flash memory equipped clients.

  • Page 34: Upgrading From Windows Nte 4.36 To Windows Nte 4.37

    Upgrading from Windows NTe 4.36 to Windows NTe 4.37 The Windows NTe 4.37 Standard Build upgrade is available as: ■ 64MB and 128MB binary file (.bin) ■ 64MB and 128MB Upgrade directory For information on upgrading a client from Windows NTe 4.36 to 4.37, refer to the topic, “Distributing Images to a Client”...

  • Page 35: Windows Nte 4.37 New Features

    Windows NTe 4.37 New Features The following sections discuss some of the new features found in Windows NTe 4.37. Write Filter System Tray Icons Your NTe-based thin client relies on flash memory to store all client software. The flash memory basically serves as your client's hard drive.
  • Page 36 Enabling and Disabling Write Filter To enable or disable Write Filter using Rapport, refer to the help topic, “Write Filter Protection on NTe Clients” in the Rapport Help file. To determine if Write Filter is enabled on a client, Windows NTe 4.37 displays a color-coded icon in the system tray.
  • Page 37 Microsoft Service Pack 6A Windows NTe 4.36 is equipped with Service Pack 5. Windows NTe 4.37 is equipped with to Service Pack 6a. For more information on Microsoft Service Packs, visit: support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;sp Rapport Agent v5.0.0.14 To improve performance, Windows NTe 4.37 is equipped with Rapport Agent v5.0.0.14.
  • Page 38 Microsoft Internet Explorer The Windows NTe 4.37 128MB build includes Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.5 with Service Pack 2 applied. For more information on Microsoft Internet Explorer, visit: www.microsoft.com/catalog/display.asp?site=11079&subid=22 &pg=1 ✎ Windows NTe SP6 builds do not have IE included. Only Windows NTe 4.37 SP5 builds include IE.

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