Configuring Rdp Connections - Dell Wyse ThinOS C10LE Administrator's Manual

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Configuring RDP Connections

In a Virtual Desktop environment, an RDP connection will be assigned by the Virtual
Desktop Broker; you do not need to create an RDP connection manually. The Virtual
Desktop Broker virtual machine can be reset from the thin client by opening the
Connection Settings dialog box of the virtual machine, and then clicking the reset
button (appears in the top-right of the dialog box).
To configure the RDP connection option you selected in the Remote Connections
dialog box (see "Remote Connections"), use the following guidelines.
Use the following guidelines on the Connection tab:
Connection Description - Enter the descriptive name that is to appear in the
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connection list (38 characters maximum).
Host Names - Use the list to select the valid DNS server name or the IP address of
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the server to which the thin client connection is to be made (you can also use
Browse next to the box to make the selection you want). For example, a list of WTS
servers on the local network from which you can select.
TIP: The server name may be resolved using one of two mechanisms: DNS, and
WINS. DNS uses the default domain name in the network control panel to attempt
to construct an FQDN but will also try to resolve the name without using the default.
Enable Wyse VDA - When selected, the thin client will use Virtual Desktop
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Accelerator software to provide an "accelerated" user experience on remote desktop
sessions with high round-trip delay between the server and client.
Console mode - Select to set the RDP connection with Windows Console mode.
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Display Resolution - Select the display resolution for this connection.
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Colors - Select the color depth of the RDP session. If High Colors (16 bits) or True
Colors (32 bits) is selected and the RDP server does not support this color depth, the
thin client renegotiates the color depth to the lower value (for example, 256 Colors
(8 bits). The highest is 32 bits, if hardware supports it.
TIP: For some thin clients versions, only the 256 Colors (8 bits) selection is available
for RDP connections. Also, for older versions of the server software (for example,
RDP 4.0) the server only supports 8 bit color. This is not detectable in advance but
results in use of 8-bit color when the connection is established.
Full screen on 1 monitor and Span both monitors - Select the initial view of the
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application in a full screen or span. You can toggle between viewing modes by
using CTRL+ALT+UPARROW.
Auto-connect on start-up - When selected, automatically connects the session on
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start-up.
Re-connect after disconnect - When selected, causes the thin client to
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automatically reconnect to a session after a non-operator-initiated disconnect. If