Linux Thin Client User Guide - Maple Computer Corporation
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1. Help Acc Close Procedure to change default values For toggle open applications that may be in full screen mode back to Linux desktop Open the Keyboard Shortcuts UI scroll to the bottom of Window Management Click on Hide all windows and focus desktop selection Now New accelerator is shown in blue Press ALT D and the default of CTRL ALT D is now changed to ALT D Click CLOSE button and the new shortcut becomes available immediately Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Mouse Select to modify Mouse orientation Pointer location speed settings Accessiblity options driver and components not installed in this release General Tab Choose mouse orientation for the user who is right handed default or left handed Check box selection to locate pointer when control key is pressed will provide a visual indication on the screen enlarging circles over the pointer This is useful if the application causes the cursor to disappear for whatever reason Pointer speed acceleration sensitivity and other mouse specific functions can be changed on this screen Accessibility Tab Options not configurable on this release General Accessibility Mouse Orientation Right handed O Left handed Locate Pointer C Show position of pointer when the Control key is pressed Pointer Speed Acceleration Siow EL Fast Sensitivity Low E H2. Style Colors Solid color c Get more backgrounds online Remove Add Help Close Delete Save As Customize Install Get more themes online Close W Applications Places System A n ap EA Thu jun 27 2 41 AM W Applications Places System m Appearance Preferences 4 ma Thu jun 27 2 41 AM N f Appearance Preferences Gitrig Receiver Theme Background Fonts Application font Sans 10 ee a Document font Sans 10 E ESSSS SSS SSS Desktop font Sans 10 SS Window title font Sans Bold 10 ee Fixed width font Monospace 10 ee Rendering Monochrome Best shapes abcfgop AO abcfgop jabcfgop AO abcfgop Best contrast Subpixel smoothing LCDs abcfgop AO abcfgop jabcfgop AO abcfgop Applications Places System i A e Pri Thu Jun 27 2 42 Am E Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Assistive Technologies Configurable Accessibility features and tools for those with disabilities Assistive Technologies Preferences Assistive Technologies Qu Preferred Applications Procedure to use this feature 7 Enable assistive technologies Login as Administrator START System Preferences Assistive Technologies Password dialogs as normal windows Preferences Click the Enable assistive technologies checkbox Keyboard Accessibility Click Keyboard A
3. 6 4 6 5 7 1 Linux Thin Client User Guide Startup and Configuration Upon initial startup the user unprivileged level desktop will auto login and not all system configuration parameters are available to be modified If connected to a network with a DHCP server present a network connection will be made The user Linux desktop will be displayed as shown below Remote WESKtORNGlents Since the default auto login is for unprivileged access the user will essentially have access to the configured Connections and limited access to the system Gthx Receiver System configuration parameters can be set application connections can be configured and added when logged in as Administrator root Connections can be set to autostart upon boot Users can be added and logins configured new IDs and Passwords The root user has Administrator and privileged access to load delete application sessions update firmware change system configuration options and all administrative tasks Creating and restricting a user level OSS login will be discussed in System W Applications Places System a as d pe Thu jun 27 2 28 am E Configuration Linux Thin Client User Guide Click Logout or Shutdown icon on the Status bar to invoke the options dialogue for Log Out Restart Shut Down Shut Down the Computern Log Out of the Session Shut Down Ends your session and turns off the computer AS Restart Ends your session an
4. Drag and Drop Threshold Smal ees Large Double Click Timeout Timeout Short n i Long To test your double click settings try to double click on the light bulb Help Close Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Network Proxy Select to configure proxy and security settings for the thin client on the network Location Default Proxy Configuration m Hosts Direct internet connection O Manual proxy configuration O Automatic proxy configuration Apple System wide Help Proxy Configuration Tab Proxy settings can be modified to accommodate the organization preferences direct internet connection manual proxy configuration advanced administration knowledge of the organization network is required Automatic proxy configuration Configure the manual and automatic settings per the nominal values on the network Selections can be set to configure for HTTP FTP and secure host key in the ip address of the servers that are hosting the proxy services If the administrator is not sure what the values should be check with the organization IT department to gather the accurate values required for this screen Ignored Hosts Tab Useful for manual configuration outside of the browser for the thin client to ignore individual host locations domains on the network Input the value of the host to be ignored by the proxy configuration MAPLE recommends that the
5. image The ALL image should be used if the thin client firmware needs to be updated from one version to the next release The below procedure assumes that normal installation of the management software has been done and the the thin clients have been auto discovered on the network connection lt is not usually recommended to push or pull images across a WAN or Wi Fi connection since the size of the files involved can be quite large and network interruptions can occur gt New Image Mame MAPLE Linux All Type Linux Firmware Version twr 130625 000001 i ee Image Files MAPLE Linux All Lal Remote Image Path Timeout of Get mage seconds Open the management software console and the MAPLE Linux thin clients will be displayed as listed in the clients panel Click the REMOTE IMAGES tab at the bottom Click and drag the IP address of the client to the white area under the REMOTE IMAGES tab A NEW IMAGE dialog window will appear Key in the Name Description Image file browse button here if image is to be saved out to a network resource default c program files SNMP Data Select ALL in the pull down menu of Remote Image Path click OK The thin client will reboot and the complete image will be pulled to the location that was specified above creating 2 files with smg and smh extensions On the thin client screen there is a busy box screen identifying that a process is running On the management
6. Close Linux Thin Client User Guide Take Screenshot Select to configure the way screens or windows can be captured and saved to the user desktop other local location attached USB device or network resource Click the Copy to Clipboard button to invoke the capability of this feature Press ALT PRINT SCREEN keys to activate this function Save Screenshot Name i s1 png Ci Desktop a J Save in folder esters Se is by ae gt Help Copy to Clipboard Cancel Save Linux Thin Client User Guide System Administration Login Screen Settings Click UNLOCK button to configure General attributes of the login screen that is presented to a user for Local remote accessibility security and Users functions Select the user that will login automatically cannot select root Select the language of the device U S English is default Generally the settings on all of the login window preferences screens do not need to be modified Eegin sereen Settings When the computer starts up Play login sound O Show the screen for choosing whe will log in Log in as user user lt automatically O Allow seconds for anyone else to log in first Select English United States 2 as default language Select GNOME This session lags you into GNOME as default session Close Linux Thin Client User Guide System Administration Network Select to configure wired and wi
7. Manual Time 3 Date 4 june Sur Help Mon 10 11 ie 13 17 1g 14 20 2q 25 26 W Click to lock down 14 al 20 Close ie ee G aa SIE 42015 gt Procedure to modify date time must be logged in as root user Open date time settings configurator Click the time zone pull down menu select the correct time zone for location Click the configuration pull down menu select manual or keep synchronized with Internet servers Select the Internet server or add the network SNTP server lf manual method has been chosen key in the correct time and then click the refresh button Close the time and date settings window Linux Thin Client User Guide System Administration Users and Groups Select to add or modify existing users The MAPLE Linux image includes two user profiles The ROOT user is considered the Administrator and the USER which Is intended to be used for most deployable images in a production environment An experienced Linux system administrator may choose to add their own user profile to the system image Under normal circumstances these settings do not need to be modified Users Settings A administrator Users and Groups Account Tab Choose Add user from the mt mt su main screen to set Basic Settings profile of user Desktop user unprivileged or Administrator level Setup contact information optional and password information Account type Desktop user
8. Part of a standard deployment of MAPLE Linux thin client s includes the use of the management software console An administrator may obtain the management software from the MAPLE distributors The mananagement software is mostly used to maintain and control the terminal from a location PC on the LAN or WAN Linux Image maintenance It is recommended to make a backup of the Linux thin client image prior to creating a custom image and after the image has been created for deployment Once and image has been created pulled it can be deployed pushed to other MAPLE Linux thin clients CCLI Device Manager 3 1 12 21228 File View Help amp Groups Logical i gt Clients Ee al EN IE All 60 7 0 Clienti Images Server Logs 0 Groups ay Remote Setting Message History ThinClient Database S Users And Permits E Patch Manager Image File js XPEMB601741_10 1 2 62 dev hda XPE 2GWB11831c S dewhhda 2ewb_20111026 s RS XPEMB920592_10 1 2 61 dewhda XPE 4GWB11831d S Mev hda Agwb_20111026 s AC120419 gold1 ALL en 111123 120419 ALL C120419 gold 1 sx PA Trap Message 9 Repository Server Remote Images System Configurations 2 Schedules ea Discovery Logs Remote Patch amp AC120502 gold 1 amp amp C121003 gold1 amp C121109 gold1 amp C121210 gold1 4 A amp C130116 gold1 p data 1 AC130116 gold1 p AC130201 gold1 p amp AC130220
9. VGA and one DVI monitor or two DVI monitors The settings can be modified here for single clone resolution only the choices listed in the pull down menu are supported on this release refresh rate horizontal vertical soan Click apply button for immediate feedback to the monitor s Display Manager Configuration Layout Display Enable sereend D vI 1 Resolution 1024x768 e 50Hz a Enable screeni DVI D Resolution 1024x768 ie 50Hz a Select main screen Screen a Display mode Clone lt gt Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences System Information displays Information about the Hardware CPU RAM Software model firmware serial number Click on the NETWORK tab to see the NIC information System Information System Network System Network t System Information x Hardware eth CPU Name AMD G T45 Processor Interface Ethernet CPU Speed 1400 MHz Hardware Address 00 50 40 12 13 4F Memory Size 2 GB IP Address 1 10 1 2 47 Broadcast Address 10 1 2 255 Software Subnet Mask 255 255 235 0 Brand Maple Default Route 10 1 2 2 Model AGHROLL Primary DMS 10 1 2 2 kernel i 2 65 37 4 Firmware tw 130623 000001 Serial WO gt MAPLE 0123456789 SvstemiD i020 no27 Close Close Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Screensaver Select this option to configure the settings for the thin client when it goes into screen saver mode The t
10. console screen progress feedback can be noted on the STATUS field make sure GROUPS tab is selected not subnets When completed the thin client will be returned back to Linux desktop click ok to close the details of the SNMP data operation that has just been done An image icon will appear under the REMOTE IMAGE tab Linux Thin Client User Guide Procedure s to push a Linux image An administrator can push a data or full image to the MAPLE Linux thin client using the MAPLE management software or with USB disk image or using the Linux only recovery method FTP or HTTP Push Linux image using MAPLE Management software The below procedure assumes that normal installation of the management software has been done and the the thin clients have been auto discovered on the network connection It is not usually recommended to push or pull images across a WAN or Wi Fi connection since the size of the files involved can be quite large and network interruptions can occur Open the management software console and the MAPLE Linux thin clients will be displayed as listed in the clients panel Click the REMOTE IMAGES tab at the bottom Click and drag the Linux image icon from the white area to the IP address of the thin client s selected Note MAPLE recommends imaging only one device at a time unless scheduling the image to be pushed out using the management software consult Management software user guide to create an image push
11. default Reset To Default SNMP Agent Security Auto Configure settings Write Protect Enable write protect write protect status Stopped Location amp Fields Location Fieldi Field Fields Cancel Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Keyboard Select to change keyboard behavior General tab Select to change keyboard repeat delay and speed rates Cursor blink attributes can be changed here as well a f KZ Keyboard Preferences x l Layouts Tab Select common types of keyboards that General Layouts Accessibility Mouse Keys Typing Break can be used on the thin client There is a reset to oe defaults button that can be used in case the keyboard peat Keys ee SEPE choice is incorrect Select reset to defaults button on u a this tab if the keyboard is not working as expected De lay Shart L Long Speed Slow n i A Fast Keyboard Preferences Cursor Blinking General Layouts Accessibility Mouse Keys Typing Break MW Cursor blinks in test fields Speed Slow LL eee Fast USA Separate layout for each window W New windews use active window s layout Keyboard model Evdey managed keyboard Options Reset to Defaults Apply System vide o Ce Type to test settings Help Close Linux Thin Client User Guide Accessibility Tab Select common keyboard enhancements to normal operation
12. default is not checked Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Sound Select this option to configure volume for attached speakers microphones Note the sound card driver name is listed This screen references the MAPLE AG6600L model GNOME ALSA Mixer DMT File Edit Help Realtek ALCZ69 B Master Linux Thin Client User Guide Sound Card Properties Configure mixer dialog to display the sliders to configure individual peripherals Generally no modifications to these settings are required Most devices will be attached to the built in jack s on the front of the thin client some USB audio device peripherals may also work on MAPLE Linux thin clients external speaker or headphone plugged into audio jack Sound Gard Properties Sound Card Element Names and Yisibility Master Master Headphone Front Speaker Speaker C PEM PCM Mic Boost Mic Boos C Beep Beep C Capture Capture C Capture Capture W Digital Mic _ TECaS5 amp l TEcass EDIT Program Preferences Select the Slider Style and toggle style Generally there is no need to make changes to this screen Program Preferences Sound Card Names and Yisibility ATI ID aani ATI ID aall W Realtek ALCZ69VB Realtek ALCZS9VB Slider Style Single slider with pan O Dual slider with lock Slider Toggle Style O Button Checkbox
13. gold1 p Avdi cn single display vdi cn zl Az2 ALL ALL ALL ALL DATA ALL ALL ALL ALL WHOLE ALL CONFIG en 111123 120502 en 111123 121003 en 111123 121109 en 111123 121210 en 111123 130116 en 111123 130116 en 111123 130201 en 111123 130220 en 130527 000001 en 130527 000001 en 111123 121214 en 111123 121214 ALL ALL ALL ALL DATA ALL ALL ALL ALL WHOLE ALL CONFIG C120502 gold 1 sur C121003 gold1 sxr C121109 gold1 sxr C121210 gold1 sxr C1301 16 gold1 p C130116 gold1 p C130201 gold1 p C130220 gold1 p vdi cn single displ vdi cn smh zl smh z2 smh Linux Thin Client User Guide Procedure to create pull a DATA image A data image consists of partial information about the MAPLE Linux thin client It contains the packages configuration and any device specific information that has been added to the base image Thedata image should be used if the thin client has been reset to defaults or periodically during configuration process The below procedure assumes that normal installation of the management software has been done and the the thin clients have been auto discovered on the network connection It is not usually recommended to push or pull images across a WAN or Wi Fi connection since the size of the files involved can be quite large and network interruptions can occur Open the management software console and the MAPLE Linux thin clients will be displayed as listed in the clie
14. schedule A message will appear Are you sure you want to upgrade remote client s DATA image Select Yes The thin client will reboot and the selected image will be pushed out to the thin client On the thin client screen there is a busy box screen identifying that a process is running On the management console screen progress feedback can be noted on the STATUS field make sure GROUPS tab is selected not subnets When completed the thin client will be returned back to Linux desktop click ok to close the details of the SNMP data operation that has just been done
15. select Connectto other existing wireless network or create new wireless network configuration panels Connection name Auto asus Connect automatically Wireless kisss Security IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings SSID jausz tt ti itsis s Y Mode eee ire A BSSID PO MAC address MTL automatic B bytes Available to all users cancel Apply Linux Thin Client User Guide Procedure How to configure the thin client for connection to a WPA2 PSK personal enabled WLAN access point with a non broadcast SSID Wireless Network Authentication Required X Left mouse click the LAN icon in the panel area on the desktop select Connect to Other Authentication required by wireless network Wireless Network ua Passwords or encryption keys are required to access the wireless network totolinkmaple eles eeauptaes WPA ee A Key in a network name ie MAPLE2 the name of the Access Point Password eee Click on the pull down menu for Wireless Security and select Show password WPA2 Personal Key in the password required for the Access Point Cancel Connect connection click show password to confirm password is correct then uncheck it Click the pull down menu for type select AES CCMP whatever E the AP criteria is Remote Dame eet Click CONNECT button D At this point an attempt to communicate to the AP is made JI float the mouse cur
16. to a Terminal Server environment RDP 6 RDP5 XDMCP ICA Click the SAVE AS Icon to place an icon on the user desktop Experience with configuring RDP client connections is recommended Note the configuration tabs and setup are similar to what can be found on standard style operating system PC s running an RDP client connection An administrator can be assured that MAPLE has tested that the Linux Terminal Server Client will perform in most Terminal Server environments Consult your Terminal Server Documentation for further information on configuring RDP client connections General Display Local Resources Programs Performance Logon Settings Computer User Mame Password Domain Client Hostname Save Delete ry Linux Thin Client User Guide Remote Desktop Client ol General Display Local Resources Programs Performance Remote Desktop Size Use default screen size Operate in full screen mode Use specified screen size Colors Use default color depth Use specified color depth Open Save Delete Connect Quit Remote Desktop Glient General Display Local Resources Programs Performance Remote Computer Sound On the local computer On the remote computer Do not play Keyboard Keyboard lanquage Remotely Map Your Disk Drive O Add my local drive to the remote computer Redirect Your Loca
17. Button System Preferences Notes reset to defaults Appearance Assistive Technologies SNMP Agent Manager Keyboard Typing Break Keyboard shortcut keys Mouse Configure Network Proxy Preferred Applications Display Manager Screen Saver Sessions Sessions how to create user Kiosk Sound Screen shot 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 Contents 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 9 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 14 3 15 3 16 3 18 3 19 3 20 3 21 3 23 System Administration Configure Login window session management Manage Printing how to configure Network Wireless how to configure DPKG Server Tool installed applications Synaptic Package Manager and Repository Time Date Time zone NTP synchronization Users Configure User Profiles Wireless Manager Editor Places local system and file viewer Home folder browser Connect to server manual connection Applications Citrix Receiver Quest V Workspace Firefox Browser Terminal Server Client RDP VMWare View Client view4 Termpro legacy host terminal emulator Xterminal Linux terminal mode MAPLE Management software Console Creating a Data image how to pull an image Creating a Full Image How to push an image using console Push an image USB method Reimage Network method MAPLE FTP Server Access 4 1 4 1 4 5 4 9 4 10 4 12 4 14 4 20 4 21 4 24 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 9 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 10 5 11 5 26 6 1 6 2 6 3
18. Change Password Asked on login Change Delete Manage Groups Advanced Settings Close Linux Thin Client User Guide Ghange Advanced User Settings Users and Groups User Privileges Tab Select to modify add and change J Changing advanced settings for user Contact Information User Privileges Adwanced Access external storage devices automatically C Administer the system C Configure printers Connect to Internet using a modem Connect to wireless and ethernet networks Monitor system logs Mount user space filesystems FUSE Send and receive faxes Cancel Users and Groups Advanced Tab Select to modify home directory location shell main group and custom user ID Normally these settings do not need to be modified individual privileges for a user on the image click OK to apply the changes Changing advanced settings for user Contact Information User Privileges Acwancect Advanced Settings Disable account Home directory fhome user Shell bin bash Main group user User ID 1001 Cancel QIK Linux Thin Client User Guide Users and Groups Manage Groups button Select to change the groups that a particular user belongs to Normally these settings do notneed to be modified An experienced administrator may choose to add a user to have root privileges for example to give that user or their application more access to t
19. Client User Guide Network Interface Activity Dynamic graph of interface network activity Left or right click the Network icon in Systray to select Configuration dialogs shown below with LAN only and WI FI enabled devices Enable Networking Wt Enable wireless tl Enable Metifications cE Network Connections x CE Editing default x ED er Connection name default EP Wired yey Wireless R Mobile Broadband VPN Er DSL Connect automatically Mame Last Used Acd default never Edt ceme wacanress SsstC t s s d a gt Thu jun 27 2 39 AM a m Wired Network default Disconnect Connection Information Edit Connections Wired 02 1 Security IPva Settings IPv6 Settings Clase Wireless Networks disconnected totolinkmaple TP LINE AGL YPN Connections gt Connect to Hidden Wireless Network Create New Wireless Network Tyak Available to all users cancel Apply Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences and Administration Linux Start Button Left mouse click to select and run the desired option Remote DESKtOH Gent Rerote ESKOP EIEN AN Gitriz Receiver Gitriz Receiver al Appearance x Assistive Technologies Display Manager way Keyboard Sib Keyboard Shortcuts Mouse Ta Network Connections Gr Network Proxy Power Management amp Preferred Applications B Printer Manager Screensaver Preferenc
20. Linux Thin Client User Guide Introduction An overview of the Linux Thin Client is presented along with a description of its file system Overview The Linux thin client with its high quality versatility and flexibility is an expandable high performance terminal that gives users the ability to access Windows Internet multimedia and legacy applications at a lower total cost of ownership than PCs or other computing products The Linux client software based on Ubuntu Linux has built in support for RDP and Citrix ICA 12 Host Terminal emulations such as IBM 5250 3270 and 3151 DEC VT 420 Wyse WY 60 among others Firefox Google Chrome Web Browsers VMWare View Quest vWorkspace virtually any application that is available for Ubuntu can be made to work on MAPLE Linux clients Users can access applications running on Microsoft Windows Terminal Server 2003 2008 and Citrix MetaFrame as well as mainframe midrange UNIX and other legacy applications multimedia and the Web This provides broad application compatibility flexibility and system integration improving user productivity And since it uses Linux the client software supports Linux device drivers and development tools and many third party device drivers This facilitates rapid integration and porting of local applications into the Linux terminal Like all MAPLE thin clients Linux works seamlessly with MAPLE s Device Manager software This powerful tool gives administrators comp
21. ange the font Click on the font to be modified and choose the item to display for the desired component IE Application Document Desktop Window title MAPLE recommends to use the default fonts that are installed There are many choices available that are pre loaded in the system Changing the default Appearance Preferences is not required but the look and feel of the various components can be modified Most settings cannot be reset individually so make sure the change is intended to be permanent on the final image If the desired change is not satisfactory or lost the terminal can be completely reset to defaults using the management software Or power on and quickly continuously press tap the DOWN ARROW key until the boot menu screen is displayed Select UTILITIES press ENTER select Option 5 Reset to Defaults on the UTILITIES amp CONFIGURATIONS dialog screen see 6 5 Any System preferences can be placed on the user Panel bottom toolbar by right clicking and select add this launcher to panel An administrator may choose to add the entire drawer contents of the menu to the User panel or the user desktop as well Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Appearance Select to modify Theme Background Fonts Appearance Preferences Gitrix Receiver Theme Background Fonts AN Appearance Preferences Gitrix Receiver Theme Background Fonts Clearlooks
22. ccessibility Check on Accessibility features can be toggled with keyboard Mouse Accessibility shortcuts Seen ST e d Test the desired result and close OO Help Reboot to commit change Universal fecess Preferences C Enhance contrast in colors Make text larger and easier to read Press keyboard shortcuts one key at a time Sticky Keys Ignere duplicate keypresses Bounce Keys Press and hold keys to accept them Slow Keys Close Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences SNMP Agent Manager Select to change the Option tags for use with MAPLE Device Manager device will auto check in to the PC running Device Manager or auto configure For use with ICA RDP or Termpro only These tags will populate for fields on the SNMP Agent screen so the device will check in to Device Manager and for manually pulling an image within the user interface instead of using Device Manager Normally imaging is done with Device Manager or USB recovery method Hi SNMP Agent Manager E l DHCP Option SNMP Agent SNMP Agent SNMP IP option ID 150 SNMP Agent Security FTP Client Auto Configure a FTP IP option ID 206 Settings FTP path option ID 207 FTP user name option ID 208 FTP user password option ID 209 Auto Configure Auto configure option ID 210 Get option from DHCP Get Option OK Canc
23. d restarts the computer You are currently logged in as root You will be automatically logged out in 60 seconds You are currently logged in as root This system will be automatically shut down in 60 seconds W Applications Places System 5f Log Out of the Session a E Thu jun 27 2 30 AM W Applications Places System Shut Down the Computer _ 4 p Thu jun 27 2 30 AM Desktop identification and Passwords Username root Username administrator Username user Password root Password administrator Password user Linux Thin Client User Guide User desktop modification procedure This example shows how to quickly setup the User desktop for deployment Browser application is the only thing they want image that is locked down with no START button Click Terminal Server Client icon press DELETE repeat for Citrix Termpro and any other unneeded icons Double click Firefox browser icon set home page to your home page exit browser Right mouse click any icons on the status bar select REMOVE FROM PANEL Press CTRL ALT DELETE select Restart Pull image using MAPLEDevice Manager software Done W Applications Places System a Be Thu jun 27 2 32 4M Linux Thin Client User Guide Administrator Desktop W Applications Places System i 4 fel Thu jun 27 2 33 AM The Task Bar bottom line icons are described below W Applications Places System Q g Thu jun 27 2 33 AM Linux T
24. default settings not be modified unless the organization does not already have a proxy server in the environment Advanced and intimate knowledge of the organization network infrastructure is required to use this tool Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Preferred Applications Select to configure startup options for local browser multimedia player terminal emulator accessibility internet Multimedia System Accessibility Web Browser aie Y Command epiphany s C Run in terminal Mail Reader Custom Command evolution 5 Run in terminal Close Internet Tab Firefox and Google Chrome are the Internet browsers that are installed in the MAPLE Linux thin client Check the option to get the intended result when the browser is launched Standard Linux commands can be used It is not recommended to modify the Mail reader default settings Multimedia Tab No modifications need to be done to this screen on this release System Tab No modifications need to be done to this screen on this release Accessibility Tab No modifications need to be done to this screen on this release Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Display Manager Select this option to modify the display and monitor settings for the device If dual video is needed MAPLE thin clients support one
25. ect Add to Panel Select Application Launcher then click the FORWARD button Select PREFERENCES and ADD Now the Preferences icon shows on the STATUS bar Left click the Preferences icon and select STARTUP APPLICATIONS Key in Firefox in the Name field For the command Key in firefox u taken from the firefox properties dialog Key in Auto launch Firefox in the comments field Click OK CLOSE Right click the PREFERENCES icon on the SYSTRAY and select Remove from Panel Delete all shortcuts from the desktop except the firefox web browser Reboot the client Done Note the thin client will reboot and the browser will start automatically and present the MAPLE website Pull the ALL image using the MAPLE Device Manager software When an image is pulled from the thin client it can be used to clone other devices and insures a backup of the work that was done to the image image push and pull is described in management software section of this manual The above example can be used as a template to configure any installed application s to start for the user This example can also be used to create a more locked down image suitable for deployment in a production environment An administrator may choose to make further modifications to the user desktop as needed Options Tab Select to choose whether the thin client automatically remembers the applications that are running if the user logs out of the session
26. el Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Agent Manager SNMP Agent Select to manually enter the IP address of the PC running the MAPLE Device Manager and the location of the FTP server used to host the images Useful for manually upgrading the client s image SNMP Agent Manager DHCP Option C Set SNMP agent manually l SNMP Agent SNMP Agent SNMP Agent Security ShRIF IP Auto Configure C Set FTP client manually Settings l FTF Client FTF IP FTP path FIP user name FTP user password Upgrade from FTF Upgrade C Set auto configure manually Auto Configure CONFIG Image URL Start auto configure from FTP Auto Configure Cancel Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Agent Manager SNMP Agent Security Select to modify SNMP community default is public Changing it to a private value means that only those that have Device Manager configured with the organizations community name will be able to control and manage the device press F3 on DEVMAN will not discover it Enable SNMP V3 security for enhanced encryption Requires Device Manager version 3 1 1226 or newer DHCP Option SNMP Community public SNMP Agent Enable SNMP WS security swe Agent Security SNMP Yo Security Auto Configure sername settings Authentication password Encryption password Cancel Linux Thin Client User G
27. es K ik hl L E Logn screen About GNOME ig Network Ni Synaptic Package Manager Time and Date g SNMP Agent Manager Administration Q SNMP Change Log About GNOME sound Log Out root Ss Startup Applications Shut Down Q System Information Log Out root Shut Down 3 HO Users and Groups W Applications Places S 55 Mh Windows 4 a Thu jun 27 2 40 AM W Applications Places 4 dh pt Thu Jun 27 2 41 AM Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Notes f the intended use of the MAPLE Linux thin client is to prevent users from making changes to their session the administrator must configure the options initially remove the configuration tools and lock down the user desktop pull the image using the MAPLE s management tool described later as ALL recommended DATA or WHOLE so that a backup of the work done to the image is saved If the administrator chooses to allow a user to make changes to the configuration preferences administration etc the changes a user makes will be permanent MAPLE recommends that the administrator take time to setup the thin client image so that a user cannot make permanent modifications to the thin client image The data image backup you save can beusedasa clone toolforother MAPLE Linuxthinclient devices Some backgrounds are not available for use with an un privileged user desktop To install a custom look ch
28. f a manual configuration These settings can be added as bookmark to a desktop or folder location on the browser file system Configure the intended server location and click the connect button to access the network resource Search for Files Name contains Look in folder FSroot gt Select more options Linux Thin Client User Guide Applications The basic applications that are provided in the MAPLE Linux image are described here R 5 D Citris Receiver E Remote Desktop Client a i a a Thu jun 27 3 57 AM Linux Thin Client User Guide Applications CITRIX ICA Select to configure Citrix Receiver intended for connecting the thin client to a backend Citrix infrastructure Knowledge and experience with configuring ICA client connections is recommended Click START Applications Citrix ICA to launch the ICA configuration window The Citrix Receiver window will open on the screen i click the NEW button and key in the settings of the Citrix Description Destination farm server s Select Server or Published application description and destination click Apply to verify the connection The ICA farm icon will appear in the configuration window and the appropriate ICA receiver launch icon will appear on the users desktop Pull the image as DATA using the MAPLE management software Linux Thin Client User Guide Applications Terminal Server Client Select to configure an RDP connection
29. he system for enhanced performance or functionality For some packages it may be necessary to add a user to the root group in order to configure and setup then later demote that user back to unprivileged once the configuration has been changed Group User Properties Basic Settings Group name Group ID Group Members _ administrator root _ user C e Linux Thin Client User Guide System Administration Wireless Manager Editor Select to view installed Wi fi connections that have been saved to the image Normally these settings do not need to be modified Only an experience Linux system administrator should modify settings on this screen Network Connections wired amp Wireless ye Mobile Broadband VPM be DSL Last Used Linux Thin Client User Guide Places Menu items described here aitis Recernrer Search for Files IA Recent Documents gt 4 F Applications System 7 a ma Thu jun 27 3 45 AM Linux Thin Client User Guide Places Home Folder Select to invoke the system file browser Intended for use by the administrator to locate and manage system files folders This browser can be used to manually create search for folders files Browse network locations and attached USB disk media Click on Network Servers icon to have the system automatically locate servers other PC s and printers on the LAN An administrator can change the view from icon
30. hin Client User Guide Time of Day Shows the current time of day and date left or right mouse Click to set various preferences and adjustments Gite Recener Clock Preferences x General Weather Clock Format Sun Meon Tue ted Thu Fri Sat 17 hour format 24 hour format Panel Display Show the date Show seconds Show weather Current Time 2 35 930 AN Show temperature Copy Time Copy Date Preferences Help About Remove From Panel Hove Lock To Panel Lock To Panel a pt Thu jun 27 2 35 AM SS F Applications Places System Clock Preferences Time amp Date Linux Thin Client User Guide Audio Right or left click speaker icon in Systray to adjust audio preferences Remote Weskian Eent Program Ere iSreOSES Sound Card Names and Yisibility yy C ATI ID aali ATI ID aal Realtek ALCZ69VB Realtek ALCZB9VB Slider Style Single slider with pan O Dual slider with lock Slider Toggle Style O Button Sound Card Properties Sound Card Element Names and Yisibility Checkbox Master Master Headphone Front C Speaker Speaker GNOME ALSA Mixer File Edit Help L PEM PEM C Mic Boost Mic Boos Realtek ALCZA9YB _ Beep Beep Master C Capture Capture C Capture Capture Digital Mic W Applications Places System WB GNOME ALSA Mixer a be tha jun 27 2 37 AM Linux Thin
31. install upgrade 0 to remove 7 Linux Thin Client User Guide Package Removal To free up additional disk space or reduce the size of the deployable image some packages can be removed using SPM Synaptic Package Manager File Edit Package Settings Help Quick search Reload Mark All Upgrades Custom Filters Miscellaneous Graphical E freerdp j Networking MS librnpste System Administration in vinware view client i z oE Sections No package is selected Status Origin Search Results Installed Version 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 packages listed 3 installed 1 broken O to install upgrade 0 to rernove Search Latest ay es 1 0 0 70 0 Procedure to remove packages Open SPM Click on the package to be removed Click Package menu select Mark for Complete removal see below screen shot Click APPLY button Close SPM reboot the thin client Software package has been removed from the Linux image Linux Thin Client User Guide Synaptic Package Manager Settings Select Preferences to change appearance marking and applying changes to packages Normally these settings do not need to be modified Open SPM click on Settings menu select Preferences Preferences Preferences General Columns and Fonts Colors Files Network Distribution General Columns and Fonts Colors Files Network Distrib
32. l Printer Printer Driver name in remote computer Open Save Delete Connect Quit screens Showing the options for each tab of the Terminal Server Client Remote Desktop Glient General Display Local Resources Programs Performance Start a Program C Start the following program on connection Program path and filename Start in the following folder Open Save Delete Connect Quit Remote Desktop Glient General Display Local Resources Programs Performance Optimize Performance CJ Enable bitmap caching C Do not send motion events C Enable window manager s key bindings C Hide window manager s decorations C Attach to console en Save 1p Delete Connect Quit Linux Thin Client User Guide Applications VMware View Client Select to configure a client connection to a VMware VDI backend infrastructure The client connection panel looks similar to what can be found on standard operating system PC s running the View client Note consult documentation on VMware website for complete configuration details and options WMware View Ghent File Desktop View Help vmware View Client CPCP Yiew Connection Server Enter the name of 4 View Connection Server Always connect to this server at startup annet Linux Thin Client User Guide MAPLE Management Software
33. lete centralized control of all MAPLE desktops dramatically reducing support costs Linux Thin Client User Guide The Linux File System The Linux memory system is composed of either 1GB 2GB or higher of Flash memory persistent storage plus up to 2GB DRAM temporary storage The Linux thin client contains a Flash memory based file system where the operating system and local application files are stored The Flash drive can protected at all times with the write protect enable feature Using this feature the user cannot save changes to the image or device Only the root user can disable the write protect mechanism Note It is recommended to save files on a server and not on the flash storage A minimum of 30MB of unused space should be maintained on the persistent flash storage for proper operation Embedded Linux Products This document covers multiple MAPLE Embedded Linux products This user guide covers all MAPLE Linux models Some features and applications are continuously being updated some screens may not match what is shown in the user guide Linux Thin Client User Guide Introduction Overview The File System Embedded Linux Products Contents Startup and Configuration System Desktop Identification and Passwords User Desktop Modification Procedure Administrator Desktop Task Bar Time Settings Audio Settings Processor Load Meter Network Interface Activity Preferences and Administration Linux Start
34. nts panel Mame Click the REMOTE IMAGES tab at the bottom Click and drag the IP address of the client to the white Type ALinux area under the REMOTE IMAGES tab ee ee 1 20605 000001 A NEW IMAGE dialog window will appear Key in the Name Description Image file browse button here if image is to be saved out to a network resource default c program files SNMP Data Image Files MAPLE Linux Data E Select DATA in the pull down menu of Remote Image Path Remote mage Path DATA st The thin client will reboot and the image will be pulled Timeout of Get Image seconds with smg and smh extensions to the location that was specified above creating 2 files On the thin client screen there is a busy box screen New Image seipi OO identifying that a process is running On the management console screen progress feedback can be noted on the STATUS field make sure GROUPS tab is selected not subnets When completed the thin client will be returned back to Linux desktop click ok to close the details of the SNMP data operation that has just been done An image icon will appear under the REMOTE IMAGE tab Linux Thin Client User Guide Procedure to create pull a FULL image A full image consists of complete information about the MAPLE Linux thin client It contains the packages configuration and any device specific information as well as the complete Linux operating system build to comprise the base
35. reless connection options change the name of the device domain add or delete DNS servers domains and hosts advanced ca Network Connections x ef Wired ye Wireless R Mobile Broadband VPN be DSL Mame Last Used Act default never Edit Delete Close Connections Tab Default selection for network connection is DHCP The thin client will attempt to automatically find a DHCP server on the LAN There is usually no need to change any settings on this screen if the organization has a DHCP server on the LAN Click the wired or wireless connection properties button to configure static IP address if using zeroconf network advanced settings This configuration window can also be accessed by left mouse clicking the LAN icon in the panel area and select manual configuration Note to view IP information of ETHO local host LAN connection hard line double click the Xterminal icon on the desktop then key in the command lt ifconfig gt then press lt enter gt Linux Thin Client User Guide Wireless configuration There are several ways to configure a wi ficonnection ona WLAN Select Wireless connection properties from the manual configuration window panel above to configure wireless AP settings or select wireless connection properties and left mouse click the LAN icon in the panel on the desktop to
36. s to detailed list to get more information about the files or folders B Oo File Browser File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help Back v er 10 Q ton view s Places Y x iB root root P P oes rm m m J iia bin boot dev fa Network oli mo om Z home lib lost found 7 mnt opt proc m sbin sys tmp amp yar init 18 items Free space 874 1 MB File Edit view Go Bookmarks Help Back v ea 10 Q con view s E Places x Network root e 3 Desktop i oor 5 b AEZ LJ File System cer A Trash JAMES DESKTOP JAMES P Windows Network 3 items Linux Thin Client User Guide Connect te Gerver Service type Public FTP s Server Optional information Port Folder Add bookmark Bookmark name Help Cancel Connect Places Search for Files Select to invoke the advanced search control center From here an administrator can search the system for files that are located on the image This tool can be useful if the location of a file or folder that is needed cannot easily be found Places Recent Documents Select to bring up a reference list of packages that have most recently been modified Select the Clear Recent Documents to remove them from this list Places Connect to Server An administrator may select to gain access to FTP servers SSH Windows share WebDAV and secure HTTPS or custom network locations by way o
37. sor over the step bar icon that is shown in Active Network Connections the panel display to get status aa Ao tcc Once a successful connection to the AP is made the wireless eye ro pe connection bars will step higher or lower depending on the om er connection strength pads SEES Right mouse click the step bars and select connection Secale ET i ooo eee information to get the active connection information From cee ae this pane there is information listed about all of the broadcast ia ae and non broadcast AP s the radio can find There is also signal strength meter shown here asus2 TP LINKA61 130323 YPN Connections Connect to Hidden Wireless Network Create New Wireless Network Linux Thin Client User Guide System Administration Synaptic Package Manager The software applications packages installed in the MAPLE Linux thin client can be managed install upgrade or remove from this administrator tool SPM is a standard Linux tool for managing applications locally ie Synaptic Package Manager File Edit Package Settings Help Quick search fy E aE Reload Mark All Upgrades Apply Properties i Search al 5 Package Installed Version Latest l System Administration Fi librnpstd 1 0 0 1 0 0 l No package is selected Status Origin Custom Filters Search Results p packages listed 1 installed 0 broken O to
38. to suit an individual user MAPLE recommends all values on this screen should be left at the default settings Note not all accessiblity features are installed in this release Keyboard Preferences oe sie General Layouts Accessibility Mouse Keys Typing Break D Accessibilty features can be toggled with keyboard shortcuts Sticky Keys Simulate simultaneous keyoresses Z Disable lt Slow Keys Only accept long keypresses Bounce Keys C Ignore fast duplicate keyoresses Mouse Keys Tab Select the checkbox Allow to control the pointer using the keyboard to enhance keyboard functionality so that moving arrow keys 2 4 6 8 on the numeric keypad of the keyboard will move the mouse pointer on the screen Keyboard Preferences General Layouts Accessibility Mouse Keys Typing Break Bointer can be controlled using the keypad Audio Feedback Ree ee _cose_ sp e Linux Thin Client User Guide Typing Break Tab This is a unique feature of the MAPLE Linux thin client While a local application is in use for continuous typing an automated alert can be set to notify the user to Take a Break from typing At the specified time a screen will pop up notifying the user to take a break If Allow postponing of breaks is checked the user can click the button on the screen to immediately return to the application Work interval can be specified and the break inter
39. uide System Preferences SNMP Agent Manager Auto Configure cloud configure feature of the MAPLE Linux Useful for automatically configuring the device for use with any application delivery to the client No user intervention is required Plug the device in turn it on and it will configure itself Some setup is required on an FTP server and Device Manager to pull a CONFIG image SNMP Agent Manager DHCP Option Auto configure when start up SNMP Agent Auto Configure Settings SNMP Agent Security C Log in as automatically Auto Conti ure l 4 Auto start Program Settings 4 administrator user Add OK Cancel Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences SNMP Agent Manager Settings Set default System feature of the MAPLE Linux is useful for maintaining a backup of the base image locally on the flash drive 2gb flash recommended to use this feature or a small image that is running only one or two apps should fit on the standard 1gb drive Click set Default button to create the backup image on the local drive so that if the device needs to be reset to default for any reason It will revert to your custom image Click Enable write protect to ensure that any changes made by auser will NOT be saved to the device Key in location information that can be shown ata glance on the Device Manager console fields DHCP Option Set Default System SNMP Agent Set default system Set Default Reset to
40. ution Appearance Temporary Files C Show package properties in the main window Leave all downloaded packages in the cache i Delete downloaded packages after installation Marking Changes Only delete packages which are no longer available Ask to confirm changes that also affect other packages Delete Cached Package Files Consider recommended packages as dependencies C Clicking on the status icon marks the most likely action History files Keep history System upgrade Smart Upgrade S Delete History files older than 30 3 days Reloading outdated package information Always Ask rs l 7 Number of undo operations 20 B Applying Changes C Apply changes in a terminal window C Ask to quit after the changes have been applied successfully Apply Cancel OK Apply Cancel OK Preferences General Columns and Fonts Colors Files Network Distribution These settings affect the core of your system Consider any changes carefully Package upgrade behavior default distribution Always prefer the highest version Always prefer the installed version Prefer versions from Apply Cancel Ei Time zone Linux Thin Client User Guide System Admininistration Time and Date Select to modify times zone date specify internet time server location SNTP Time and Date Settings Asia Taipei Configuration
41. val can be set This icon will show in the panel notification area for the user and begin blinking as the work interval time approaches Keyboard Preferences General Layouts Accessibility Mouse Keys Typing Break LJ Lock screen to enforce typing break Type to test settings te coe Linux Thin Client User Guide Keyboard Shortcuts hot keys Powerful and easy to configure UI lets a user set the keyboard shortcuts to quickly toggle accelerate MAPLE Linux to the desired mode Click START SYSTEM PREFERENCES KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS to launch the Keyboard Shortcuts Ul Simply scroll to the shortcut to be modified click on it to highlight it and type in the new accelerator Press Backspace key to reset to DISABLED mode Action Shortcut A Lower window below other windows Disabled Maximize window vertically Disabled Maximize window horizontally Disabled Move between windows using a popup window Alt Tab Move between windows of an application using a popup window Disabled Mowe between panels and the desktop using a popup window Ctrl Alt Tab Move between windows immediately AltHEscane Move between windows of an application immeciately AIHFE Moye between panels and the desktop immediately Ctrl A4lt escape E Hide all normal windows and set focus to the desktop Ctrl lt o 3 To edit a shortcut key click on the corresponding row and i type anew key combination or press backspace to clear
42. ype of screen savers can be selected the idle time and choose whether to lock the screen when the screen saver is active user must enter the password to unlock It is not recommended to use this setting unless the user knows the password to unlockthe screen Ceneensayen Preferences Screensaver theme Blank screen Rando Pop art squares Preview 5 minutes n B E Activate screensaver when computer is idle Regard the computer as idle after Lock screen when screensaver is active Warning the screen will not be locked for the root user Linux Thin Client User Guide System Preferences Startup Applications This dialog is useful for locking down the thin client for use in kiosk type applications The example below describes how to configure the thin client for use this way The thin client auto launches the browser when it is powered on Click the Add button to select the application that will be autostarted when the desktop is logged in iil Startup Applications Preferences Fx Startup Programs Options Additional startup programs cw Firefox Add wt Pr Yig Autostart brower Help Close Linux Thin Client User Guide Procedure to configure MAPLE Linux thin client as browser kiosk Assuming the MAPLE standard Linux image is in use the device has not been reset to defaults From the user desktop right click lower left corner of Status bar sel
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