Configuring Thin Client Settings And Connection Settings; Connecting To A Printer; Connecting To A Monitor; Locking The Thin Client - Dell Wyse ThinOS C10LE Administrator's Manual

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Configuring Thin Client Settings and Connection Settings

While the use of INI files is recommended to configure thin client settings and
connection settings available to users (see "How to Set Up Automatic Updates and
Configurations"), you can use dialog boxes on a thin client to:
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Connecting to a Printer

To connect a parallel printer to your thin client through a USB port, you will need a
USB-to-printer adapter cable (not included). Before use, you may need to install the
driver for the printer by following the printer driver installation instructions. For
information on connecting to printers, refer to "Printer."

Connecting to a Monitor

Depending on your thin client model, connections to monitors can be made using
either a VGA (analog) monitor port, a DVI (digital) monitor port, or a DisplayPort (digital)
and the proper Dell monitor cables/splitters/adapters. For information on configuring
dual display settings, see "Display."
TIP: For dual-monitor supported thin clients using a DVI to DVI/VGA splitter, the VGA
monitor will be the primary monitor. For dual-monitor supported thin clients using a
DisplayPort, the DisplayPort monitor will be the primary monitor.

Locking the Thin Client

To help ensure that no one else can access your private information without
permission, ThinOS allows you to lock your thin client so that credentials are required
to unlock and use the thin client after you do one of the following:
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Set up your thin client hardware, look and feel, and system settings (see
"Configuring Thin Client Settings Locally").
Configure connection settings (see "Configuring Connection Settings Locally").
Unplug a signed-on smart card - If an administrator has set SCRemovalBehavior=1
for the Signing parameter in the INI files and you unplug the smart card that you
used to sign on to the thin client, then the thin client will lock. To unlock the thin
client for use, you must use the same smart card and your correct PIN. Note that
removing a signed-on smart card can also cause the thin client to log-off, if an
administrator has set the INI files to do so (in this case you must sign-on as usual to
use the thin client).
Use LockTerminal from the Shortcut Menu and Shutdown dialog box - On the
Classic Desktop, click on the desktop and select Lock Terminal, or use the
Shutdown dialog box (see "Classic Desktop Features"). On the Zero Desktop, use the
Shutdown dialog box (see "Signing Off and Shutting Down"). To open the thin client
for use, you must use your correct password.
Use the screen saver - If an administrator has set LockTerminal=2 for the
ScreenSaver parameter in the INI files and you use the screen saver, then the thin
client will lock. To open the thin client for use, you must use your correct password.
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