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WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide
SUMO Thin Client User Guide
Manual Version 1.0c
August 2006
Sumo Thin Client User Guide
© 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved.
Sumo Version 1 (OS Release 2)
Sumo is a registered Trademark.
All Trademarks observed.
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Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide SUMO Thin Client User Guide Manual Version 1.0c August 2006 Sumo Thin Client User Guide © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved. Sumo Version 1 (OS Release 2) Sumo is a registered Trademark.
  • Page 2 Use of the Software is your acceptance of our terms and conditions of the license. 1. The Software has been developed for use with the WML Sumo Thin Client Product range, The Licence is to be used without any time limit and maybe subject to change.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Table of Contents Introduction to Sumo Thin Client......................5 Technical Data............................6 Connectivity Ports........................6 Powering on/off...........................6 Monitors............................6 Initial Setup Wizard..........................7 Client Connection Manager........................12 Connections Tab – Overview......................13 Configuration Tab – Overview......................15 Creating a new Connection......................16 Editing a Connection........................18 NoMachine NX........................18...
  • Page 4 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Password............................50 Sound.............................51 Information............................52 Administrator and Power User Tools....................53 Startup script..........................53 Smartcard support..........................54 page 4/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 5: Introduction To Sumo Thin Client

    These .NET applications can reside on a local webserver and the latest version of the application will be dynamically loaded on power up to every Sumo box on the network. This feature will allow you to centrally manage the software application and reduce the support required to maintain standard user desktops.

  • Page 6: Technical Data

    The on/off button is the sole means for powering the unit on or off. When the on/off button is pressed while the unit is powered on, the Sumo will go into shutdown mode and will power off after about 3 seconds. If the unit fails to power off, hold the on/off button down for 10 seconds.

  • Page 7: Initial Setup Wizard

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Initial Setup Wizard Connect a monitor to the unit’s video port and a USB keyboard and mouse to any of the Sumo USB ports. The network connection should be connected to your LAN hub/switch or ADSL router using an RJ45 network cable.
  • Page 8 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide The second screen gives copyright information about the thin client. Illustration 2: Setup Wizard - Initial Setup Window The third screen gives you the choice of allowing DHCP to set the network settings for the client (selected by default) or configuring the settings manually.
  • Page 9 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 4: Setup Wizard - Manual IP Settings Illustration 5: Setup Wizard - Manual DNS Settings After the network window(s) have been filled in, the network settings are applied. page 9/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...
  • Page 10 Sumo, connect the printer to one of the USB ports. In order to print to the printer you will need to set up the print driver on a server and direct the print to the Sumo. An example of this process is described on this window.
  • Page 11 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide The final window is a confirmation window informing you that the setup process is complete. Click “Finished” and the Setup Wizard will close, and the Connection Manager will be launched. You're now ready to configure your connections.

  • Page 12: Client Connection Manager

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Client Connection Manager The client connection manager runs every time the Sumo thin client is powered up. It manages all of your connections and provides an interface for you to configure new connections. You can always return to the Connection Manager using the key combination Ctrl-Alt-End (except when initially running the Setup Wizard).

  • Page 13: Connections Tab - Overview

    9. The “Terminal” button is optional – it can be switched on in the Setup Manager. This is intended for power users and administrators. Note that if the terminal is available, a user of the Sumo cannot be prevented from manually editing the connection configuration. page 13/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...
  • Page 14 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 11: The Program output window In the example shown in Illustration 11, the output from ssh is that server.network.com is an unknown name, indicating that the domain name server couldn't resolve server.network.com into an IP address.

  • Page 15: Configuration Tab - Overview

    1. The “Name” field shows the name of the connection, as given by the administrator. 2. The “Type” field shows the connection protocol. 3. If the “At boot?” field is checked, the connection will be launched when the Sumo powers up. You can check and uncheck this field without opening the Connection Details window for the connection.

  • Page 16: Creating A New Connection

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Creating a new Connection To set up any new connection, you need to switch to the “Configuration” tab of the Connection manager. You will be asked for the administration password, which is simply “password” for a factory delivered box.
  • Page 17 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide A window will appear with a drop-down menu from which you can choose the type of connection you want to create. In Illustration 15, a Nomachine NX connection is highlighted. Press OK, and the configuration window of the selected connection will appear, and you can then enter the details for the connection.

  • Page 18: Editing A Connection

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Editing a Connection Illustration 16: Choosing "Edit" for the highlighted connection To edit a previously configured connection, select the “Configuration” tab again, entering the password if necessary. Highlight the connection to edit, and press the “Edit” button. The relevant connection details window will appear and the configuration can be changed as normal.

  • Page 19: Nomachine Nx

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide NoMachine NX Illustration 17: Entering network details for Nomachine NX connection Create a new connection of type Nomachine NX. The NoMachine NX Connection Details window will appear with the “Network” Tab pre-selected. This window provides an interface to create the NX session .

  • Page 20: Optional: Nx Key

    Please refer to Nomachine's documentation on setting up the NX server. Once you have generated a non-standard key for the stage 1 login, you need to load it onto your Sumo thin client. Put the key file on a USB pen-drive and plug it into your Sumo. Press the “Manage Key” button in the NX Connection Details window.

  • Page 21: Nomachine Nx: Desktop Tab

    The Window Size option allows you to choose whether your NX session will appear in a managed window on the Sumo desktop, or as a fullscreen window occupying the entire display. Images are encoded by the NX compression protocol using JPEG, PNG or Xbitmap formats. The image encoding drop-down menu allows you to specify which should be used, or “Default”...

  • Page 22: Launching An Nx Connection

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 20: The "Desktop" tab of the Nomachine connection details window When you have entered the settings correctly, press “OK” and your connection will appear in the list of connections in the Connection Manager.
  • Page 23 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 21: Launching the new NX session The Nomachine NX client Login window appears and the user can enter his username. The username may also be changed at launch time. The username field will always be filled in with the last username used to connect to the server.
  • Page 24 If the thin client is rebooted, and the user logs on to the server, the NX cache message will be shown again. This is because the NX cache files are stored in a volatile RAM disk on the Sumo. page 24/54...
  • Page 25 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 24: The common NX cache information message Press “OK” to acknowledge the cache message and proceed with your work as normal! page 25/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 26: Editing An Existing Nx Connection

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 25: A new KDE desktop session with OpenOffice.org word processor, delivered via Nomachine NX Editing an existing NX connection Editing a connection is very similar to creating a new connection, except that you select a pre- existing NX connection in the “Configure”...

  • Page 27: Citrix Ica

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Citrix ICA In the Configuration tab, click “New” and select “Citrix ICA” from the drop down menu. The Citrix ICA configuration window will appear. The tabbed window follows the format of Citrix's own Linux client program. Please refer to their documentation for connections details.
  • Page 28 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 27: Enabling drive mapping in Citrix ICA Settings page 28/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 29: Rdp: Remote Desktop Protocol

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol RDP allows you to connection the Sumo to a Microsoft Terminal Server. It also allows you to connect to a Microsoft Windows XP Pro desktop PC. RDP Connections are very easy to configure.

  • Page 30: Windows - Xdmcp

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide X Windows - XDMCP X Windows is used by almost every Unix and Linux machine with a graphical desktop. You can connect to any Linux PC or server using XDMCP – the X Display Manager Control Protocol.

  • Page 31: Font Servers

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide X Font Servers By default, the Sumo uses a limited number of fonts provided by its own X font server. For information about configuring your Sumo to use fonts from another X font server on your network, see the Setup Manager sections.

  • Page 32: Vnc - Tightvnc

    VNC is a well established protocol for providing access to a graphical computer session via a network. VNC servers are available for Unix/Linux and Windows computers. The Sumo ships with the TightVNC vnc viewer program, which extends the VNC protocol adding extra compression to the connection, by using JPEG image compression – the original VNC protocol sent uncompressed bitmap images over the network.

  • Page 33: Secure Shell - Ssh

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Secure Shell - SSH Secure shell (openssh) connections use shared key encryption to protect the data transmitted between client and server. This is a very secure form of text-mode terminal connection. The SSH Connection Details window is simple, with just four fields.

  • Page 34: Telnet

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Telnet Configuring telnet sessions is almost identical to configuring an SSH connection. The only difference is that the username field is always ignored and the default port is 23. Illustration 33: Editing connections details for a telnet connection page 34/54 Copyright ©...

  • Page 35: Web Browser

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Web Browser The Sumo ships with two web browsers. One is a very simple web browser which launches quickly. This browser is called “Dillo”. For more full-featured web browsing, the Sumo provides Mozilla Firefox. This loads more slowly than Dillo, but renders websites much more correctly.

  • Page 36: Custom .Net Program

    The next field is a drop down menu, which will contain programs stored in the home directory of the Sumo user. If there is no program in this menu, then enter a URL to the program in the “Download program from” field and press the “Download” button. If the program downloads successfully, then it will appear in the “Program”...

  • Page 37: Client Setup Manager

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Client Setup Manager The Setup Manager allows the system administrator to manage the Sumo's device settings. It allows you to control the network settings, the language/keyboard settings, display resolution, mouse settings, administrator password and sound.

  • Page 38: System

    Saving and Loading System Settings The “System Settings” window has three buttons to help manage the Sumo thin client. “Save Settings” will store the current system and connection configuration to a backup file, which is either stored on a usb storage device (if present) or in the temporary directory /tmp if not. “Save Settings”...
  • Page 39 Illustration 39: Save Settings clicked, and settings saved on a usb storage device To replicate a Sumo, take the usb storage device containing settings.tar and plug it into a new Sumo. Press the “Load Settings” button. A file chooser dialog will appear, showing the contents of the /flash directory (the contents of the usb storage device).

  • Page 40: Restoring Factory Default Settings

    The Sumo may be remotely configured using the saved file, settings.tar. It achieves this using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the Sumo boots on a network with DHCP and the “next_server” DHCP parameter is specified, it will try to download a file from a web server whose address can be specified using the “next_server”...
  • Page 41 255.255.255.0; option broadcast-address 192.168.10.255; option routers 192.168.10.1; option domain-name-servers 123.23.232.23; option domain-name "company.lan"; next-server 192.168.10.1; In this example, the Sumo will try to download settings.tar from http://192.168.10.1/foundrylinux/settings.tar page 41/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 42: Locale

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Locale The Language/Keyboard is changed by selecting the desired locale from the drop-down menu. If you choose a new locale, a confirmation box will appear, and if you confirm, then the windowing session will re-start using the new language and keyboard settings.

  • Page 43: Network

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Network The Sumo's Network settings are configured using this tab. The Sumo can use DHCP to obtain its IP address and DNS settings, or these can be manually configured. Illustration 43: Network settings set to DHCP If the network settings are entered manually, details for IP address, netmask, gateway and name resolution need to be entered in the “Network interface”...

  • Page 44: Remote Vnc Access

    Sumo user, as well as viewing it. “prompt the user” When this option is checked, the local Sumo user will see a pop-up window whenever a remote admin tries to view or control the desktop. The local user may then either refuse or accept the connection.

  • Page 45: Display

    Sumo boots, it will not automatically detect the optimum monitor resolution but will run your chosen resolution. If you want to return the Sumo to checking automatically for resolution, simply uncheck the box. This can be useful when preparing a settings.tar file to implement remote management for a fleet of Sumos.

  • Page 46: Mouse

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Mouse The mouse settings tab allows the mouse speed and handedness to be configured. Illustration 46: Mouse set to the default speed and right-handed operation. page 46/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 47: Printing

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Printing The printing tab provides some information about printing via the Sumo. On devices with a parallel port, a menu is provided to choose whether the printer is attached to the parallel or usb port. On the standard Sumo, only usb ports are available.

  • Page 48: Firmware

    Click “Upgrade” and a final window will appear asking for confirmation. Once the upgrade process has started it cannot be stopped and the Sumo will reboot at the end of the process. Do not interrupt the upgrade process once it is underway, or power off the device. The process will take 2 minutes.
  • Page 49 WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Illustration 49: Confirming the Firmware Upgrade Upgrading the firmware will not change the device settings or affect the configured connections in the Connection Manager. page 49/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 50: Password

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Password The System administrator password can be changed using the Password tab of the Setup Manager. Enter the new password in the field and press “Change Password”. You will be asked to confirm the password by re-entering it.

  • Page 51: Sound

    (best not to wear the headphones when doing this – the sounds may be quite loud). To send audio from your Unix/Linux application to the Sumo, it is necessary to configure the application to send audio output to “esound” or “esd” rather than the usual ALSA or OSS. No other action need be taken.

  • Page 52: Information

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Information This tab presents Copyright information for the Connection Manager, the Setup Manager and free software included with the Sumo. Illustration 52: Copyright information page 52/54 Copyright © 2006 William Matthew Limited. All rights reserved...

  • Page 53: Administrator And Power User Tools

    Ctrl-Alt-Down key combination. The Sumo comes with a very simple vi editor, and the more useful GNU Nano text editor. Nano can be launched using either the “nano” command, or its alias “edit”.

  • Page 54: Smartcard Support

    WML Sumo Thin Client User Guide Smartcard support The Sumo supports the Omnikey 3120 usb smartcard reader. The pcscd program will run when a smartcard is connected, which will provide networked access to the smartcard data. pcscd is the daemon program for the industry standard pcsc-lite and musclecard framework. pcscd provides a smartcard device independent method of accessing data on the smartcard.

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