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1. December 1999 iiiiiiii Notice Notice Notice Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING PERFORMANCE OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL This document contains information protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Compaq Computer Corporation 1999 Compaq Computer Corporation All rights reserved Printed in Taiwan COMPAQ and the Compaq logo are registered in the U S Patent and Trademark Office Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Compaq T1500 Windows based Terminal Reference Guide Compaq T1500 Windows based Terminal Reference Guide Compaq T1500 Windows based Terminal Reference Guide Compaq T1500 Windows based Terminal Reference Guide First Edition December 1999 iii iiiiii iii Federal Communications Commission Notice Federal Communications Commission Notice Federal Communications Commission Notice Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter
2. If the site has a DHCP server and the terminal connects through the network port except for power and interface cable connections the administrator can perform all of the setup functions from a remote server Refer to T1500 Windows Based Terminal Client Manager on the Software and Documentation CD requires Adobe Acrobat Reader If the site has a DHCP server and the terminal connects through the network port except for power and interface cable connections the administrator can perform all of the setup functions from a remote server Refer to T1500 Windows Based Terminal Client Manager on the Software and Documentation CD requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 48 48 48 48 Appendix A Quick Start Procedure Quick Start Procedure Quick Start Procedure Quick Start Procedure These instructions are for network administrators and end users already familiar with networks and terminals They provide the minimum information needed to get the terminal into a basic operating mode that permits access to the full help system services and upgrade software residing on designated servers on the network 1 1 1 1 Set the terminal on the desktop 2 2 2 2 Connect the terminal communication interfaces A network boot terminal must connect to the network through the network port a network boot can not be performed through a serial port A local boot terminal does not need a communication interface to boot A communication interf
3. VNC passwords be changed from their defaults to assure security VNC passwords be changed from their defaults to assure security 50 50 50 50 Appendix A G Key Reset Procedure G Key Reset Procedure G Key Reset Procedure G Key Reset Procedure You may reset the terminal software settings by using the G Key Reset procedure Turn on power and upon hearing the first beep immediately press the G G G G key The beep occurs coincident with expansion of the splash screen to full window size The Login Login Login Login dialog box displays only if security is enabled in which case enter a valid administrator or user login name and password or If security is enabled after turning on power you may wait until the Login Login Login Login dialog box displays Press Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl G G G G and then enter a valid administrator or user login name and password Follow the prompts displayed on the screen Note Note Note Note Your security access level may limit the resets available to you Refer to the on line help documentation for details Note Note Note Note If the screen display becomes disabled because a resolution or refresh rate incompatible with your monitor has been selected power on the terminal and press the S S S S key when you hear the beep This will restore the display settings to 640x480 at 60 Hz default with which virtually all monitors can operate Note
4. or more servers can provide some services and other servers can provide other services In smaller installations one server can be used to provide for all network services In larger installations the distribution of resources among servers can improve network performance significantly in some cases Terminals are configured to boot locally as the default but may boot from the network if desired after power on press Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl V V V V when you hear the beep or use Select System Setup Administration Boot Model for Select System Setup Administration Boot Model for Select System Setup Administration Boot Model for Select System Setup Administration Boot Model for a permanent change Some resources are needed for network boot that are not required for local boot and vice versa The worksheets apply to both boot modes of the terminal 52 52 52 52 Appendix B In an existing network environment where workstations are on people s desktops many server resources may already be configured In new installations you will have to determine which server resources you must configure for use with the network terminals based upon your needs and environment and filled in worksheets Installation Planning Worksheets 53 53 53 53 TTTTeeeerrrrm m m miiiinnnnaaaallll SSSSttttaaaarrrrtttt UUUUpppp RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeeessss W W W Woooorrrrkkkksssshhhheeeeeeeetttt Installation
5. use by your organization NFS NFS NFS NFS NFS is a protocol that allows directories residing on one computer to be accessed from another computer or terminal Note Note Note Note NFS is not yet supported for Microsoft NT This section describes the requirements for NFS configuration with respect to the directory tree that allows a network boot terminal to have access to the same information as that for a local boot terminal The information describing NFS configuration for the optional network services support is described in Chapter 3 of this document Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 21 21 21 21 The following four requirements are mandatory and must be met must be met must be met must be met in the NFS configuration Note Note Note Note IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT If these requirements are not met the terminals will not work in a network boot environment 1 1 1 1 The client root account map must be able to access the server root account on Linux this is called no_root_squash and on SCO Openserver 5 05 set the NFS option to anon 0 This is because the terminal executes certain software that within the terminal environment must be run as root even when a user is logged in to the terminal In UNIX this is accomplished by making the programs set the superuser ID suid to root If the NFS server remaps the ID to something other than root the programs will run but not as a root
6. 237 20 2 hd tftpboot bf vmlinux T17 132 237 20 2 nwt root term1 ha 00800c123456 ip 132 237 20 5 tc c_terminal term2 ha 00800c123457 ip 132 237 20 4 tc c_terminal Legend bf TFTP boot file dn domain name ds domain name servers IP gw gateways ha hardware address hd home directory ht hardware type ip host IP address sa TFTP server address sm subnet mask tc template host points to similar host entry T17 root path 8888 Chapter 2 For all non Windows server platforms bootp can be run either at boot or from inetd It is recommend that bootp be run from inetd although with many terminals and a stable environment i e an unchanging list of terminals it may be faster to run via automatic start up at server boot Consult the manual pages for the bootp program on your server platform Linux uses bootpd UnixWare uses in bootpd Openserver uses bootpd and HP UX uses bootpd On Linux and Openserver platforms the entry to look for in the file etc inetd conf etc inet inetd conf on UnixWare begins with bootps On Linux HP UX and Openserver platforms the table that describes what options to provide to what terminals is etc bootptab etc inet bootptab on UnixWare For more information refer to the server manual pages that discuss bootptab and bootpd DHCP DHCP DHCP DHCP DHCP is a protocol that can be used in both local and network boot environments In local boot environments it
7. Properties Properties Properties Properties dialog box for the folder 4 4 4 4 Select the Sharing Sharing Sharing Sharing tab and select the Shared As Shared As Shared As Shared As radio button Enter a share name or use the default and set the User User User User Limit Limit Limit Limit as desired 5 5 5 5 Select Security Permissions Add Show Users Security Permissions Add Show Users Security Permissions Add Show Users Security Permissions Add Show Users 6 6 6 6 Select Guest Guest Guest Guest and Full Control Full Control Full Control Full Control then press OK OK OK OK 7 7 7 7 Select both Replace Permission Replace Permission Replace Permission Replace Permission check boxes and press OK OK OK OK 8 8 8 8 Reply Yes Yes Yes Yes to the Query Query Query Query and press OK OK OK OK 9 9 9 9 After the Applying Security Information Applying Security Information Applying Security Information Applying Security Information process comp letes press OK OK OK OK to exit SNMP SNMP SNMP SNMP SNMP is a network management protocol used for querying and modifying configuration information on existing terminals and other network devices The terminal supports the standard MIB 2 associated with SNMP v1 with the exception that most of the configuration information is read only For the current software release the only fields that are mo
8. There is a minimum set of server resources that must be configured for using a T1500 Windows Based Terminal Some of the resources are required in a network boot environment some are required in a local boot environment and others are strongly recommended for either environment Fill out the worksheet for Step 2 in Appendix B and use the instructions in Chapter 2 to configure terminal start up resources 4444 Chapter 1 Step 3 Configure Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Step 3 Configure Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Step 3 Configure Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Step 3 Configure Optional Terminal Start Up Resources A set of resources independent of the individual applications on the terminal is strongly recommended for ease of use of the system as a whole Although these resources are optional providing them will speed up access of certain items provide enhanced diagnostic capabilities for troubleshooting problems provide for swapping in a local boot environment provide for print spooling in a local boot environment allow for remote administration of the terminal provide for Internet or intranet connections via a modem and facilitate upgrading the terminal to future revisions Fill out the worksheet for Step 3 in Appendix B and use the instructions in Chapter 3 to configure optional terminal start up resources Step 4 Configure Server Application Resources Step 4 Configure Server Application Resources St
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10. can be used to reduce the amount of configuring that must be done on a terminal by terminal basis In network boot environments it can be used in the same manner as BOOTP described above For network boot site policy should dictate the use of BOOTP or DHCP for providing the terminal with its boot information In the database for DHCP the terminal s MAC address and IP address are not normally used because all information typically will be provided for all terminals and the DHCP server manages the IP addresses for all terminals at run time Note Note Note Note A Microsoft NT DHCP server can provide information allowing a terminal to network boot provided the TFTP and NFS services are running on supported servers In a network boot environment all fields mentioned above for BOOTP should be entered and the same explanations apply There are currently no other special requirements for configuring DHCP servers to provide information to the terminals The server and path are provided to terminals by the DHCP protocol DHCP uses options 66 and 67 defined in RFC 2132 Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 9999 In a local boot environment DHCP can provide a set of configuration parameters which reduces the need to configure the terminal s Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup Connectivity Internet DHCP Connectivity Internet DHCP Connectivity Internet DHCP
11. can do one of two things Either install the tar files and other files manually on your server or modify the installation script for use in your environment Although the current software does not support either of these the tools are provided so that you can do it if needed The entire installation procedure is written using TCL 8 0 3 and TK 8 0 3 TCL TK is a scripting language similar to the shell and or Perl and is available for a large number of platforms generic UNIX Windows Macintosh and other systems Tcl contains a non graphical interface TK adds a graphical interface The contents of the CD are separated into several directories The product directory contains the terminal software The scripts directory contains the TCL and TK scripts The sources directory contains two tar files of sources one for TK one for TCL The library directory contains runtime files that are common to all supported platforms but are not part of the actual installation scripts The images directory contains the various background images for the installation screens when run with a GUI The product src directory contains the source for the terminal components that are protected by the GPL GNU Public License 46 46 46 46 Chapter 6 The upgrade directory contains the scripts necessary for upgrading local boot terminals from one release to another The admin directory contains an ever growing set of scripts that administrators can use or refer
12. may choose to execute Communicator locally or remotely The selection is made using the Select Select Select Select System Browser Location System Browser Location System Browser Location System Browser Location dialog box Note Note Note Note If you choose to run the browser remotely it can be done via either ICA or RSH Refer to the on line help for instructions You may want to run the browser remotely for any of the following reasons Heavy processing is better supported on a server You have adequate network bandwidth at your location Few users are on the network You require specific plug ins or mime types You must save Web pages to a file 36 36 36 36 Chapter 5 Your company has standardized on a browser other than Netscape Communicator Reasons to execute the browser locally Less network bandwidth is available You require faster start up of the browser application Many users are on the network Your terminal is connected to the network via a serial or phone line If you choose to execute Communicator locally there are several configuration options you may choose each of which will enable different components of Communicator Refer to the help available from within Communicator for instructions The user should also configure network services Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup Sele
13. mode will ask for confirmation Although the procedures are similar for text and GUI modes the following descriptions are provided individually for each mode since the user will only be installing in one mode on any one server By default all installed software will be placed in a subdirectory of the T1500 directory which can be created beforehand as a symbolic link if desired The first location prompt will allow you to specify a new default In picking the default however be aware that some BOOTP servers restrict you to a total of 64 bytes of options so the root directory path must be short If TFTP is configured on your server the value given for its default will override your selected default for that one response but you can change the directory overriding the default you will then need to fix the etc inetd conf or equivalent file as well For Windows installation the default is c T1500 Note Note Note Note If installing or upgrading and a prior release is on the system it is recommended that you use the same servers and directories for the new release that were used for the old one Text Mode Installation Text Mode Installation Text Mode Installation Text Mode Installation The installation program output has been formatted for a screen of at least 24 lines by 80 columns The installation consists of three types of operations 1 1 1 1 You are asked which of the items on the CD you want installed on this s
14. on only the individual servers providing the associated server resources Fill out the worksheets for Step 6 in Appendix B and use the instructions in Chapter 6 to install CD software onto the server s 2222 Configuring Terminal Configuring Terminal Configuring Terminal Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources Start Up Resources Start Up Resources Start Up Resources Several network resources are either required or recommended for starting up the terminal initially in a network boot environment The resources in this category use the following 6 network protocols A brief description of the resources and any special configuration requirements for each protocol are provided in this chapter Some resources such as NFS may also be described in other chapters of this document BOOTP BOOTP BOOTP BOOTP BOOTP is a protocol used in a network boot environment for providing all information that the terminal needs to start with minimal functionality Either BOOTP or DHCP described below is required in a network boot environment BOOTP is not used in local boot environments Note Note Note Note Since DHCP has mostly superseded BOOTP it is recommended that DHCP be used instead of BOOTP for network boot Note Note Note Note BOOTP is not currently supported by Microsoft NT although it is supported by Windows 2000 BOOTP NFS DHCP DNS TFTP Time Server 6666 Chapter 2 When booting in a network environment BOOTP provi
15. terminal accepts the terminal will operate successfully Since the terminal always requests option 57 and always sends the minimal packet size the terminal should not be limited in functionality in this manner The more options the server sends back to the terminal the larger the packet must be The DHCP protocol allows for this in guaranteeing that options are complete when they are sent and that options that will not fit in the remaining option space will not be sent Which options are not sent are determined by the DHCP server In a heterogeneous environment where DHCP is being used to configure multiple types of devices it is recommended that the Client ID Vendor ID Hostname or some other tag be used to define which set of option data is to go to which category of devices Some BOOTP servers limit the option space to a total of 64 bytes Option Overload Option Overload Option Overload Option Overload DHCP provides a mechanism for putting more option data in the DHCP packet in certain cases The terminal is capable of using the Option Overload option to request that up to 192 extra bytes of the DHCP packet be available for use as option data If the DHCP server is capable of filling in the SNAME and FILE fields in the DHCP header and responds to Option Overload correctly the terminal is capable of using that data It has been discovered that the current beta versions of the ISC DHCP server incorrectly responds to this option and pr
16. to view that user s e mail Every user may need an individual account on the POP3 IMAP4 server For instructions refer to the server configuration documentation for the particular POP3 IMAP4 server being used Incoming e mail is stored on the POP3 server until explicitly deleted The system administrator may need to periodically remind users to delete unnecessary mail in order to reclaim space for normal operations ICA ICA ICA ICA ICA is the protocol used by the terminal to connect to servers running the Microsoft Windows Terminal WTS software and the Citrix Corporation MetaFrame software ICA allows the terminals to run Windows applications remotely on the respective servers If you are going to use the ICA client you need to configure one or more servers running these services To do this refer to the documentation from Microsoft or Citrix If you choose to use a remote browser via ICA it too must be configured via the Browser Browser Browser Browser Location Location Location Location dialog box see Chapter 5 of this document RSH X Manager RSH X Manager RSH X Manager RSH X Manager RSH is a network protocol in a UNIX environment It stands for Remote Shell From the server side RSH is typically accessed via an RSH daemon such as rshd on Linux that is enabled in inetd conf RSH provides the ability for one terminal or computer to execute programs that reside on another computer Note Note Note Note Throu
17. 4 0x76583A1C NETSVC 2 Network service machine and directory String variable same format as option 18 string NOSWAP 3 If this option is provided swapping is turned off Integer 1 any value REFLASH 4 If this option is provided the reflash utility is invoked in a network boot environment Integer 1 any value MF_DIR 5 Server and directory where images reside for reflash utility String variable same format as option 18 string MF_CFG 6 Server and full pathname to configuration file for reflash utility String variable same format as option 18 string XFS 7 X font server list to include String variable same format as option 18 string XDMCP 8 XDMCP list String variable same format as option 18 string BUDDY_BOOT 9 If this option is provided it indicates that we are providing the client with network boot information for use with the Boot Server feature also known as Buddy Boot Integer 1 any value Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 13 13 13 13 In a network boot environment the client and vendor identifiers are not modifiable by the user The terminal provides the ability to change the Client ID Vendor ID and Hostname fields consistent with the RFCs The default Vendor ID is Compaq T1500 The default client ID is the MAC address with a key consistent with the RFC specifications The default hostname is the letter t followed by the last 6 digits
18. 56 56 56 56 Appendix B BBBBrrrroooowwwwsssseeeerrrr LLLLaaaauuuunnnncccchhhh LLLLooooccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeeessss W W W Woooorrrrkkkksssshhhheeeeeeeetttt Installation Worksheet for Step 5 Chapter 5 SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee oooonnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD rrrreeeellllaaaatttteeeedddd ttttoooo tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr NNNNaaaam m m meeee W W W Wrrrriiiitttteeee ddddoooowwwwnnnn tttthhhheeee sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr nnnnaaaam m m meeee IIIIPPPP aaaaddddddddrrrreeeessssssss ffffoooorrrr eeeeaaaacccchhhh rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIICCCCAAAA remote browser No RRRRSSSSHHHH remote browser No Installation Planning Worksheets 57 57 57 57 OOOOtttthhhheeeerrrr IIIIm m m maaaaggggeeeessss LLLLooooccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn W W W Woooorrrrkkkksssshhhheeeeeeeetttt Installation Worksheet for Step 6 Part 1 Chapter 6 SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee oooonnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD rrrreeeellllaaaatttteeeedddd ttttoooo tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss tttthhhheeee rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddeeeedddd ffffoooorrrr nnnneeeettttwwwwoooorrr
19. AIN Not currently used 65 NISPLUSSERVER Not currently used 66 Not allowed 67 Not allowed 69 SMTPSERVER Not currently used 70 POP3SERVER Not currently used Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Continued Continued Continued Continued Option Option Option Option Number Number Number Number Label Label Label Label Notes Notes Notes Notes Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 19 19 19 19 Files ending in a txt name are treated as text files Any other filename is treated as an RFC compliant file Use of this option requires a TFTP server Since path names are included in the file the TFTP server must accept UNIX style file separators not DOS style separators Likewise the default transfer mode must be binary and the file either format must be capable of being read by the terminal without modifications i e the terminal does not accept carriage returns at the end of lines This provides the ability to give arbitrarily large option data to the terminal bypassing the limitations of the Maximum DHCP Message Size option and some servers Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 is the industry standard method for providing vendor specific option data to network devices The three disadvantages are the total l
20. Connectivity Internet DHCP dialog box The default out of the box configuration assumes DHCP provides all network configuration information As such the fields mentioned above for BOOTP all apply except that the TFTP server sa TFTP boot file bf and Root directory T17 are not used Providing them in a mixed local and network boot environment is acceptable since they are ignored completely in a locally booted terminal Boot Server see on line help otherwise known as Buddy Boot uses these options to give preference to a server that provides these options servers for use with local boot should use these options with extreme caution since it may prevent Boot Server from working The terminal renegotiates address information based upon the server s configured value for the lease time If lease time is set for an infinite lease the terminal will not renegotiate for a lease extension or a new IP address until the terminal is rebooted At reboot the terminal will once again ask for an IP address and other configuration information The terminal uses the DHCP options listed in Table 2 1 Future releases may increase the size of the list Some of the listed options are sent by the server and others are sent by the client Refer to the RFCs listed in References in the Overview chapter of this document for usage 10 10 10 10 Chapter 2 Table 2 1 DHCP Options Table 2 1 DHCP Options Table 2 1 DHCP Option
21. LIP SLIP SLIP SLIP SLIP stands for Serial Line Internet Protocol and is another standard serial line Internet protocol It is does not provide error detection or retransmission services and does not compress data Refer to the server documentation for configuration of the SLIP server On the terminal the host name and server name must correspond to entries in the host table Configuring Optional Terminal Start Up Resources 27 27 27 27 CSLIP CSLIP CSLIP CSLIP CSLIP stands for Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol and is a variant of SLIP that uses VJ header compression The host and server name requirements mentioned under SLIP also apply to CSLIP FTP FTP FTP FTP FTP is one of the protocols that will be used to upgrade from the current software release to future releases When implemented configuration of an FTP server will be recommended but the exact details currently are not available HTTP Upgrades HTTP Upgrades HTTP Upgrades HTTP Upgrades HTTP is one of the protocols that will be used to upgrade software to future releases When implemented configuration of an HTTP server will be recommended but the exact details currently are not available 28 28 28 28 Chapter 3 4444 Configuring Server Application Configuring Server Application Configuring Server Application Configuring Server Application Resources Resources Resources Resources Several server resources apply to the individual applicat
22. Note Note Note If you converted the boot model to network boot and want to return to local boot power on the terminal and press the L L L L key when you hear the beep This will permanently restore the boot model to local boot To go back to network boot repeat step 6 of the above procedure The G G G G key reset does not reset the L L L L key action BBBB Installation Planning Installation Planning Installation Planning Installation Planning Worksheets Worksheets Worksheets Worksheets The following worksheets should be filled in during the planning phase Chapter 1 and used during the installation phase Chapters 2 through 6 of your resource configuration process The chapter corresponding to each worksheet provides specific information about the entries in the worksheet and should be consulted as the worksheet is filled in Note Note Note Note It is suggested that you make and use photocopies of the worksheets and retain the originals for possible later use The worksheets list the programs components of the system required for each network resource You do not have to use all the resources e g if you are not going to use the network terminals to read or send e mail via Netscape neither POP3 nor SMTP needs to be configured and not all resources have to reside on the same server Different resources that are used with the terminals can be distributed on different servers in a network environment so that one
23. P address or want to run them at a different port HP UX puts its font servers at 7000 by default you must use this option The data is a comma delimited list of font servers of the form tcp machine port where the port is optional The machine can have either an IP address or a DNS resolvable name XDMCP XDMCP XDMCP XDMCP DHCP provides a standard option for XDMCP The standard option 49 is a list of IP addresses that the terminal treats as XDMCP queries If you wish either to provide XDMCP Indirect connections where the other side of the connection provides a list of who you can connect to or to provide a DNS resolvable name you can use the T1500 specific option BUDDY_BOOT BUDDY_BOOT BUDDY_BOOT BUDDY_BOOT This flag is set by a DHCP BOOTP server to distinguish a network boot from a Boot Server boot otherwise known as Buddy Boot A terminal that provides Boot Server service will set this otherwise this option should never be used 16 16 16 16 Chapter 2 Packet Size Packet Size Packet Size Packet Size The terminal is capable of sending and receiving the Maximum DHCP Message size option allowing packets to contain up to 1500 bytes including the DHCP header in this size Since some DHCP servers will only respond to packets that are of the smallest size the packets sent by the terminal are guaranteed to fit in a minimum size If the DHCP server does not honor option 57 or honors one smaller than the one the
24. The TFTP server loads the terminal s operating system off the server into memory on the terminal This operating system then controls all other actions performed from the terminal This resource is used once each time a network boot terminal is powered up If a local boot environment uses DHCP and DHCP supplies option 18 the server named in option 18 must support TFTP The load on the server is the amount of server resources required to copy approximately 1 MB of data from the server to the terminal for each terminal being turned on The address of this server and the location of the file is provided to the terminal either by BOOTP or DHCP see above TFTP can also be used in conjunction with DHCP for providing additional options to the terminal via DHCP option 18 Note Note Note Note TFTP is not supported for Microsoft NT For most UNIX systems including Linux SCO Openserver and SCO UnixWare TFTP is launched via the inet program To activate TFTP in this way there must be an entry in the etc inetd conf or etc inet inetd conf file whose first column is tftp Depending upon the platform TFTP can be run in either a secure manner every terminal connecting to the server via TFTP has access to only the directory specified in this file or in an unsecure manner access to the full system Consult the documentation for the TFTP server in tftpd for Linux and UnixWare tftpd for SCO Openserver by running man tftpd on the platform in
25. Third you must decide on how you are going to run the program There are several approaches There can be a one to one relationship for all terminal users to server users or there can be a many to one relationship for all terminal users to server users The approach chosen will have many implications in the areas of security and privacy and the choice should be made carefully In the first case you will need to provide accounts on the server for every terminal user In the second case you will need to provide a generic account on the server and have all X Manager sessions go through that account For the one to one case the entry in the X Manager Edit Command Edit Command Edit Command Edit Command dialog box Username Username Username Username field should be self For the many to one case the entry should be the chosen account name After creating the account or accounts on the server the rhosts file in that account must contain the names of all users and terminals allowed to use that log in The rhosts file must be owned by the server user and contains lines of the form terminal lt space gt user 32 32 32 32 Chapter 4 where terminal is the terminal name and user is the user name from the terminal root is automatically used if security is disabled guest is automatically used if security is enabled and auto login as guest is selected In addition the terminal optionally supports both Kerberos authentication and DES data enc
26. Worksheet for Step 2 Chapter 2 Either BOOTP or DHCP is required but not both SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee oooonnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD rrrreeeellllaaaatttteeeedddd ttttoooo tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss tttthhhheeee rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddeeeedddd ffffoooorrrr nnnneeeettttwwwwoooorrrrkkkk bbbbooooooootttt IIIIssss tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd oooorrrr rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddeeeedddd ffffoooorrrr llllooooccccaaaallll bbbbooooooootttt SSSSppppaaaacccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr CCCCDDDD ccccoooom m m mppppoooonnnneeeennnnttttssss SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr NNNNaaaam m m meeee W W W Wrrrriiiitttteeee ddddoooowwwwnnnn tttthhhheeee sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr nnnnaaaam m m meeee IIIIPPPP aaaaddddddddrrrreeeessssssss ffffoooorrrr eeeeaaaacccchhhh rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee TTTTFFFFTTTTPPPP Yes Required No 1M BBBBO OO OO OO OTTTTPPPP No Required No DDDDHHHHCCCCPPPP No Required Recommended NNNNFFFFSSSS root Yes Required No 250 MB plus space for swap files and spooling on a per user basis DDDDNNNNSSSS No Recommended Recommended TTTTiiiim
27. Your Installation Planning Your Installation The software installation procedure is broken down into 6 basic steps including the planning described in this chapter The following brief descriptions of the basic steps do not by themselves provide enough information for you to fill in the planning worksheets presented in Appendix B of this document you should also read the chapters pertaining to the individual worksheets for full information If you fill in the worksheets and perform the procedures presented in Chapters 2 through 6 in order the installation should go smoothly Step 1 Complete Worksheets Step 1 Complete Worksheets Step 1 Complete Worksheets Step 1 Complete Worksheets The worksheets in Appendix B will help you determine which server resources must be installed configured for the planned installation Each worksheet pertains to one of the categories of network resources Steps 2 through 6 below provide brief summaries of the configuration process and Chapters 2 through 6 provide details pertaining to each corresponding step Note Note Note Note Read the instructions presented in the chapter pertaining to a worksheet before filling in the worksheet This will enable you to proceed smoothly through the remaining steps of this procedure Step 2 Configure Terminal Start Up Resources Step 2 Configure Terminal Start Up Resources Step 2 Configure Terminal Start Up Resources Step 2 Configure Terminal Start Up Resources
28. ace is needed only to support the applications you are going to use 3 3 3 3 Connect power power module VGA monitor keyboard and mouse 4 4 4 4 Turn on power After boot up completes the desktop will be displayed and the Select Select Select Select button will appear at the left side of the task bar 5 5 5 5 If this is a new terminal upon start up you automatically have administrator privileges and no password is required Continue with the next step step 6 however If the Login Login Login Login dialog box appears log in using the administrator name admin or root and the administrator password If you do not know the administrator password try to log in with no password If you can not log in as administrator the terminal memory may need to be re flashed If Automatic Login as Guest Automatic Login as Guest Automatic Login as Guest Automatic Login as Guest is selected from a previous session the Login Login Login Login dialog box will not appear and you will not be able to access the Select Select Select Select System Setup Administration System Setup Administration System Setup Administration System Setup Administration dialog boxes In this case use Select Select Select Select Setup Files Activate Logon Setup Files Activate Logon Setup Files Activate Logon Setup Files Activate Logon dialog box and enter a valid login na
29. as appropriate You must use instead of Do not use spaces in file or directory names You will be prompted as to whether this is an upgrade or an installation on top of a prior release If you perform an upgrade the configuration files from the prior release assuming you pick the same directory for the upgrade will be preserved rather than replaced If you select upgrade of components not previously installed they will be fully installed There is no automatic uninstall of discontinued components If you perform an installation on top of the prior release the old configuration information will be lost You will be prompted if attempting to overwrite directories You may choose to selectively reinstall components of the current release in which case only information pertaining to the reinstalled components will be overwritten To ensure that the selected components are overwritten select install rather than upgrade Installing CD Software onto the Server s 43 43 43 43 The installation script will not install any software onto your system until after all responses are entered The last prompt will tell you when the installation is ready to proceed Up until then you can abort the installation safely by using the interrupt character or by typing q for the yes no prompts for text mode or pressing the Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel button for GUI mode Text mode will abort immediately GUI
30. ct System Setup Administration Network Services Administration Network Services Administration Network Services Administration Network Services for optimum performance of the local browser Because the network terminal has limited local memory there are constraints on the use of Netscape Communicator See the paragraph below for a summary of the constraints imposed Netscape Communicator Constraints Netscape Communicator Constraints Netscape Communicator Constraints Netscape Communicator Constraints Netscape Communicator is made up of the composer the navigator and the mail news subsystem There is additional support for Java and Java applets The follow ing applies to Netscape 4 61 released in July 1999 running on the network termi nal There are three boot models for the network terminal 1 1 1 1 Network boot in this environment all the software is stored on a server and downloaded as necessary to the terminal client Under this boot model there is no issue with the Netscape Communicator on the terminal since nothing is stored locally 2 2 2 2 Local Boot with network based user directories in this environment the user s home directory other than root and guest is stored on the network server See the following table for constraints imposed to protect the flash memory 3 3 3 3 Local Boot with local user accounts this is the most precarious of environments Anything saved is written
31. ct System Select System pop up menu select Setup Setup Setup Setup This opens the Setup Setup Setup Setup window The Setup Setup Setup Setup window has a menu bar from which dialog boxes may be opened c c c c In the Setup Setup Setup Setup window s Administration Network Services Administration Network Services Administration Network Services Administration Network Services dialog box in the Help Help Help Help text box enter the IP address and path where the detailed on line help files reside The help files should be installed on a server by a network administrator Refer to the server setup instructions starting in Chapter 1 of this document for instructions END OF QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS END OF QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS END OF QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS END OF QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS Make any other desired selections in the remaining Setup Setup Setup Setup window s dialog boxes For more information refer to the complete help instructions which you should now be able to access via the network It is suggested that before turning the terminal over to a user all Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity and Administration Administration Administration Administration settings be made and the Administrator and Administrator and Administrator and Administrator and VNC passwords be changed from their defaults to assure security VNC passwords be changed from their defaults to assure security
32. des the terminal with the following required information the terminal s IP address the IP address of the TFTP boot server the pathname of the operating system file to be loaded using the TFTP server the NFS directory to use for the terminal s root file system including NFS server IP address and pathname on that server and a subnet mask typically 255 255 255 0 for Class C IP addresses and 255 255 0 0 for Class B IP addresses For network boot the terminal should have the following pieces of information but they are not necessarily required for the terminal to function depending upon your network configuration Recommended information includes a domain name domain name server s to provide name to IP address resolution for other terminals and or computers and gateway IP address for allowing you to access computers outside your subnet Note Note Note Note Some BOOTP server implementations allow only 64 bytes of information including identification overhead to be sent in a reply message If the provided information plus overhead exceeds this limit the server will truncate the reply message to fit within the limit with unpredictable results SCO Openserver contains a BOOTP server with this limitation This has been reported to SCO and may be fixed in a release of Openserver after Release 5 0 5 Because of this restriction the T17 option see below may necessitate putting the terminal s root directory off the server s
33. difiable are the read write fields in the system group specifically the system sysContact system sysName and system sysLocation objects All other objects are currently read only If your server is going to be used to configure and or manage the terminals via SNMP you should install the terminal MIB files which are on the installation CD Several standard MIBs are included on the CD and are named for the RFCs that describe them These files do not need to be added to the network manager s database unless the NMS does not already contain a copy of the MIBs Other than installing the SNMP manager software on your server and compiling the MIB into the manager s internal format no additional configuration is necessary 26 26 26 26 Chapter 3 HTTP Help HTTP Help HTTP Help HTTP Help HTTP is the protocol used by the World Wide Web The server based user help for the terminal is distributed as a tree of HTTP links and is on the installation CD Terminal help can be installed on a WWW server but because of network traffic or your configuration it may be more desirable to configure a local HTTP server and install the help tree there HTTP configuration is based upon the HTTP server software used so refer to the installation documents that come with the HTTP software you are installing There are no special requirements for using the help subsystem Serial Internet Connections Serial Internet Connections Serial Internet Connecti
34. ength of option 43 i e all vendor specific options is 255 bytes the option data is typically hard to enter and some servers do not maintain different scopes of option data based upon Vendor ID Client ID or other device defining tag The Option Ids for these options are listed in an earlier table Options 128 Options 128 Options 128 Options 128 There is debate in the DHCP community about whether or not options 128 through 254 are for vendors use If your server is incapable of sending different option 43 values based upon an identifier if you can not use TFTP if you do not want to edit binary data or if the total set of T1500 options is greater than 255 bytes all T1500 specific options are available as text strings in this option space All T1500 options have the prefix 0080_ and are described in an earlier table By default i e without configuring the terminals request none of the 127 options in this space By running Setup Setup Setup Setup the set can be increased Any T1500 option can be placed anywhere in this option space since the 0080_ tag is checked to determine whether or not it is a valid option If you know what option numbers are going to be used you can use Setup Setup Setup Setup to define the requested set to just this set of option numbers if you do not know you can expose the entire option space 20 20 20 20 Chapter 2 TFTP TFTP TFTP TFTP TFTP is required in a network boot environment
35. ents of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Avis Canadien Avis Canadien Avis Canadien Avis Canadien Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigneces du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada iviviviv European Union Notice European Union Notice European Union Notice European Union Notice Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms in brackets are the equivalent international standards EN55022 CISPR 22 Electromagnetic Interference EN50082 1 IEC801 2 IEC801 3 IEC801 4 Electromagnetic Immunity EN60950 IEC950 Product Safety Japanese Notice Japanese Notice Japanese Notice Japanese Notice vvvv Control No 075C License Agreement License Agreement License Agreement License Agreement YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE TOGETHER WITH ANY SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION HEREAFTER SOFTWARE WHICH IS COPYRIGHTED BY LICENSOR USING THIS SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS Grant Grant Grant Grant You may use the Software in conjunction with Your hardware Terminal You have the right to use this Software by loading it onto a computer contain
36. ep 4 Configure Server Application Resources Step 4 Configure Server Application Resources Some applications on the terminal require a server to be configured with services that the applications must access to operate properly Fill out the worksheet for Step 4 in Appendix B and use the instructions in Chapter 4 to configure server application resources Step 5 Select Location of Browser Step 5 Select Location of Browser Step 5 Select Location of Browser Step 5 Select Location of Browser A set of resources must be configured based on your choice of browser access The choice should be based upon performance features required and administrative costs The terminal is capable of running browsers locally from a Windows Terminal Server via the ICA protocol and from a UNIX server via the X protocol Fill out the worksheet for Step 5 in Appendix B and use the instructions in Chapter 5 to select the location of the browser Step 6 Install CD Software onto the Server s Step 6 Install CD Software onto the Server s Step 6 Install CD Software onto the Server s Step 6 Install CD Software onto the Server s After the server resources are configured you must install software from the installation CD onto the server s You do not need to install all the software on the CD on all the servers You need only to install the portions that correspond to server resources configured in steps 2 through 5 above and they need to be installed
37. er 5 6666 Installing CD Software Installing CD Software Installing CD Software Installing CD Software onto the Server s onto the Server s onto the Server s onto the Server s This chapter describes the procedure for installing the software provided on the T1500 Windows Based Terminal installation CD The software is installed onto the server s you selected when filling out the worksheets for Chapter 1 CD Contents CD Contents CD Contents CD Contents The CD contains a series of installation scripts the programs necessary to run them on the supported platforms the software and other files to be installed onto the appropriate server s the source code for components of the system that are protected by the GPL GNU Public License and the source code for the installation software Running the Installation Program Running the Installation Program Running the Installation Program Running the Installation Program The installation script is designed to auto configure itself for your platform and adapts to either a character or a graphical user interface The only requirement is that you be the superuser root on UNIX or the Administrator on NT Note Note Note Note You must be logged in as Administrator and not just a user with Administrator rights On NT the name used to log in must be administrator and only the Server version of NT can be used to support the T1500 terminal 40 40 40 40 Chapter 6 Caution Cautio
38. erver 2 2 2 2 You are asked for file and or directory names for the destination Note Note Note Note Be careful not to overwrite installations for terminals using prior software releases 3 3 3 3 The files are installed in the appropriate places 44 44 44 44 Chapter 6 Directories are made as required so a T1500 root directory extraction will also create T1500 If the directory and or file exist at the time the second section of the installation is reached querying for where to install and if the user chooses to overwrite the data applies to install only not to update the files and or directories are removed prior to installing This removes inappropriate files and directories such as from an aborted installation Upgrades will remove inappropriate obsolete files and directories as needed Yes No Quit type questions have a ynq at the end of the message there is no default response File directory type questions list the default in square brackets there may be some with no default response A leading slash is required for all files and directories If you desire to abort the installation the INTERRUPT key will abort it before files are copied Interrupting after the file copy operation has started will result in an incomplete installation There is also a prompt after all the other prompts asking if you want to extract the data A yes response will initiate the copy operation and a no respo
39. etwork services directory must be configured for guest access It must not be password protected for guest access and must appear on a server browse list when queried from a remote computer Ideally the NT server that is providing the service will also be in DNS otherwise it must be put in the terminal s HOSTS HOSTS HOSTS HOSTS file under Select System Setup Internet Hosts Select System Setup Internet Hosts Select System Setup Internet Hosts Select System Setup Internet Hosts for name resolution to occur and an IP address must also be associated with it The terminal must additionally be able to create directories at the root level of the share and be able to create modify and delete files on the share Configuring Optional Terminal Start Up Resources 25 25 25 25 For a network printer to be used via SMB all the requirements above must be met Also for a server with an NTFS file system the security must be altered to allow guests to have full access to all files and directories in the network services tree Perform the following steps 1 1 1 1 Use Windows NT Explorer to locate the folder in which network services is installed lt drive gt netservices is the default 2 2 2 2 Select File File File File or Right Right Right Right click the mouse to open the drop down menu for the folder 3 3 3 3 Select Properties Properties Properties Properties to open the
40. ference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications Modifications Modifications Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Compaq Computer Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Cables Cables Cables Cables Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations Canadian Notice Canadian Notice Canadian Notice Canadian Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirem
41. ghout this RSH section references to inetd conf refer to etc inetd conf on Linux and Openserver and to etc inet inetd conf on UnixWare Configuring Server Application Resources 31 31 31 31 Note Note Note Note RSH support is not available from Windows NT servers Even if X clients are installed on NT RSH support must be available from other server s for the X Manager to be able to launch them The X Manager is the terminal s interface to RSH on the server the following must typically must be configured for RSH support Note Note Note Note For exact details refer to the manuals on your server First rshd or the equivalent must be configured to respond to requests for application launching Do this by modifying inetd conf as appropriate for your system or by running the appropriate system configuration tool Second the server must be able to resolve a name from the IP address of the terminal If the terminal IP address to name mapping is provided by DNS nothing needs to be done Otherwise the server s etc hosts or equivalent file must be modified to contain the name that the terminal reports it has for that IP address If DHCP services are used but dynamic DNS DDNS is not in use it may not be possible to construct a static table that correctly matches name and current IP addresses If the terminal has a domain name the name that matches the terminal s name will typically have the domain name as well
42. inal Start Up Resources Configuring Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Network Services 23 NFS 24 SMB 24 SNMP 25 HTTP Help 26 Serial Internet Connections 26 PPP 26 SLIP 26 CSLIP 27 FTP 27 HTTP Upgrades 27 4444 Configuring Server Application Resources Configuring Server Application Resources Configuring Server Application Resources Configuring Server Application Resources HTTP 29 POP3 IMAP4 30 ICA 30 RSH X Manager 30 Secure Shell 32 5555 Selecting Browser Location Selecting Browser Location Selecting Browser Location Selecting Browser Location Browser Location 35 Netscape Communicator Constraints 36 ixixixix 6666 Installing CD Software onto the Server s Installing CD Software onto the Server s Installing CD Software onto the Server s Installing CD Software onto the Server s CD Contents 39 Running the Installation Program 39 Text Mode Installation 43 GUI Mode Installation 44 Installing on Non Supported Servers 45 AAAA T1500 Windows Based Terminal Quick Start Instructions T1500 Windows Based Terminal Quick Start Instructions T1500 Windows Based Terminal Quick Start Instructions T1500 Windows Based Terminal Quick Start Instructions Quick Start Procedure 48 G Key Reset Procedure 50 BBBB Installation Planning Worksheets Installation Planning Worksheets Installation Planning Worksheets Installation Planning Worksheets Terminal Start Up Resources Worksheet 53 Opti
43. ing the capability of transferring the Software in whole or in part to Your Terminal You may use the Software in this fashion to as many times as is necessary so long as such use is always in conjunction with Your Terminal You may transfer ownership of the Terminal and equipment including the right to use the Software to another party so long as that party agrees to accept these terms and conditions YOU MAY NOT USE COPY MODIFY TRANSLATE OR TRANSFER THE SOFTWARE OR MODIFICATION THEREOF IN WHOLE OR IN PART EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS LICENSE YOU MAY NOT DECOMPILE REVERSE ENGINEER OR OTHERWISE DECODE OR ALTER THE SOFTWARE Disclaimer of Warranty Disclaimer of Warranty Disclaimer of Warranty Disclaimer of Warranty The software is provided AS IS and is delivered with no warranties either express or implied LICENSOR MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES ON THE SOFTWARE EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU AND LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY NON INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS
44. ion Procedure Overview of Installation Procedure Overview of Installation Procedure Overview of Installation Procedure There are two major parts to the installation 1 1 1 1 The first part is the configuration of the server resources necessary to use the terminal 2 2 2 2 The second part is the installation of software provided on the installation CD The installation scripts on the CD are used to perform the second part they are not used for the first part because software tools should already exist on your server to configure the server resources Note Note Note Note Because portions of the software installed from the CD depend on certain server resources it is recommended that you configure the server resources first before installing software from the CD This document provides all the steps necessary to configure a complete set of server resources for use with the terminals for this software release For most of the resources you should refer to the instructions and manual pages that come with the server software and operating system running on your server Where special configuration information applies specifically to the terminals this document provides that information Many servers provide tools to configure the various network resources required recommended or requested for use with the terminals Installation Overview and Planning 3333 Planning Your Installation Planning Your Installation Planning
45. ions that run on the terminal These resources are not needed for basic functioning of the terminal but individual applications require them The resources in this category use the following network protocols This chapter provides a brief description of where each protocol is used and any special configuration requirements Some resources covered here such as HTTP have already been described in previous chapters Refer to Chapter 5 for further information about browser resources HTTP HTTP HTTP HTTP HTTP is the protocol used by the World Wide Web If you are going to be using the browser to access pages within your intranet you will need to configure your intranet web servers HTTP configuration is based upon the HTTP server software used so refer to the installation documents that come with the HTTP software you are installing If you are not using a browser and are not accessing any pages local to the intranet including T1500 Help you do not need to configure an HTTP server HTTP POP3 IMAP4 ICA RSH 30 30 30 30 Chapter 4 POP3 IMAP4 POP3 IMAP4 POP3 IMAP4 POP3 IMAP4 POP3 and IMAP4 are the Post Office Protocols used by the e mail function embedded in Netscape Communicator on the terminal If you are using the e mail function to send and read e mail you may need to configure a POP3 or IMAP4 server to manage the e mail The e mail user can also communicate with an individual s ISP account if configured for POP3
46. ird section asks for locations based upon the items selected in the second section The fourth section confirms whether you wish to proceed and update your disk or abort your installation The fifth section actually installs the software in the requested locations You will be presented with a series of dialogs Most of the dialogs contain two buttons OK OK OK OK and Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel OK OK OK OK will proceed to the next dialog Except where noted the Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel buttons allow you to abort the current action Caution Caution Caution Caution Be careful not to overwrite installations for terminals using prior software releases Do not select Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade on top of a previous installation on top of a previous installation on top of a previous installation on top of a previous installation when prompted Refer back to Text Mode Installation for additional information Installing on Non Supported Servers Installing on Non Supported Servers Installing on Non Supported Servers Installing on Non Supported Servers Although the installation software supports installation only on Windows NT server SCO UnixWare SCO OpenServer Slackware Red Hat Linux and HP UX servers some end users may want to use other servers Patches to the CD software will be made available as new server platforms become supported In the event that patches are not available at the time you require them you
47. ivity dialog boxes Most of the information can be supplied by your network administrator For ethernet networking make entries in the Internet Internet Internet Internet dialog boxes For serial networking network connection through a server make entries in the Serial Ports Serial Ports Serial Ports Serial Ports and Serial Internet Serial Internet Serial Internet Serial Internet dialog boxes Press the Connect Connect Connect Connect button in the Serial Internet Serial Internet Serial Internet Serial Internet dialog box to make the connection 8 8 8 8 To ensure access to the on line help after access to the network is established perform the following a a a a Press the Select Select Select Select button at the lower left corner of the desktop and select System System System System In the Select System Select System Select System Select System pop up menu select Browser Location Browser Location Browser Location Browser Location In the Browser Launch Browser Launch Browser Launch Browser Launch dialog box select Local Local Local Local then select Save Save Save Save The local browser is the default and normally is already selected but you should perform this step to be sure b b b b Press the Select Select Select Select button at the lower left corner of the desktop again and select System System System System In the Select System Select System Sele
48. k Installation Guide T1500 Windows Based Terminal Network Installation Guide Created using FrameMaker and Acrobat The on line book is provided in PDF and presented on the terminal product CD
49. ll 9 lt pidlist gt to kill the tasks where lt pidlist gt is the list of process ID numbers returned by ps the first column of numbers To shut down the pfs software change directory to and unmount the device cd pfs_umount SD_CDROM Perform the following two steps if the tasks were not running when the installation was begun Kill the rpc tasks pfs_mountd rpc and pfsd rpc in that order Kill the pfs tasks pfsd and pfs_mountd in that order Make sure that you do this in the order specified or your server may crash Make sure you leave the pfs software running for as short a time as possible since HP indicates the machine may crash when this software is running 42 42 42 42 Chapter 6 Change the active directory to the CD ROM drive cd cdrom Note Note Note Note Windows uses as directory separator and UNIX uses Prior to start of the TCL TK runtime use the appropriate separator Run the install procedure install Note that install explicitly runs the install program in the current directory This is because there may be other install programs in your search path and because the current directory is not normally part of root s search path Answer all questions with the appropriate information based upon your filled out worksheet Note Note Note Note Once in the installation scripts under Windows the following file naming rules apply Use c dir file
50. m m meeee SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr No Recommended Recommended 54 54 54 54 Appendix B OOOOppppttttiiiioooonnnnaaaallll TTTTeeeerrrrm m m miiiinnnnaaaallll SSSSttttaaaarrrrtttt uuuupppp RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeeessss W W W Woooorrrrkkkksssshhhheeeeeeeetttt Installation Worksheet for Step 3 Chapter 3 SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee oooonnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD rrrreeeellllaaaatttteeeedddd ttttoooo tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss tttthhhheeee rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddeeeedddd ffffoooorrrr nnnneeeettttwwwwoooorrrrkkkk bbbbooooooootttt IIIIssss tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd oooorrrr rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddeeeedddd ffffoooorrrr llllooooccccaaaallll bbbbooooooootttt SSSSppppaaaacccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr CCCCDDDD ccccoooom m m mppppoooonnnneeeennnnttttssss SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr NNNNaaaam m m meeee W W W Wrrrriiiitttteeee ddddoooowwwwnnnn tttthhhheeee sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr nnnnaaaam m m meeee IIIIPPPP aaaaddddddddrrrreeeessssssss ffffoooorrrr eeeeaaaacccchhhh rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee NNNNFFFFSSSS network services Yes Recommended Recommended 200 MB plu
51. me and password Then select Select Shutdown Select Shutdown Select Shutdown Select Shutdown and Login as a different user Login as a different user Login as a different user Login as a different user and log in as administrator 6 6 6 6 If you want to change the terminal from local boot default to network boot press the Select Select Select Select button at the lower left corner of the desktop and select System System System System In the Select System Select System Select System Select System pop up menu select Setup Setup Setup Setup This opens the Setup Setup Setup Setup window which has a menu bar from which dialog boxes may be opened Click on Administration Administration Administration Administration and select Boot Model Boot Model Boot Model Boot Model In the Boot Model Boot Model Boot Model Boot Model dialog box select Network Boot Network Boot Network Boot Network Boot Click on the Set Set Set Set button then re boot the terminal Select Select Select Select Shutdown Shutdown Shutdown Shutdown The terminal is now set to boot from the network until the boot model is changed T1500 Windows Based Terminal Quick Start Instructions 49 49 49 49 7 7 7 7 To further configure the network setup use the Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup window s Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity Connect
52. n Caution Caution There is currently no check for sufficient disk space and no undo procedure Total disk space required to install all software on the CD is 650 MB On UNIX the script determines if GUI mode will be used based upon the DISPLAY environment variable if it is set the script uses the GUI if it is not it will run in text mode This allows the installation to work graphically from a remote computer such as installation from a UNIX workstation via Telnet to a server in a machine room or non graphically running in the Telnet window If you are operating remotely or as a superuser su logged in to root from another user make sure the access control has been disabled as required using xhost Text and graphical installation modes both ask for exactly the same data However a Windows NT installation only prompts for information regarding supported features and prompts for less Also Windows NT only supports the graphical installation mode To determine the current user in a UNIX environment the script looks at two environment variables If USER is set it is referenced for root non root permission If USER is not set LOGNAME is used in the same manner This is because Openserver uses USER when logged in via X and LOGNAME when logged in through the text mode console After completing the worksheets Appendix B and determining the topology of your server environment you will need to install the CD in the CD ROM drive o
53. n is given it is treated as a lt machine gt lt directory path gt pair with a colon separating the two Directory separators are UNIX separators Typically this would be of the form 132 237 20 164 tftpboot extension opt where the suffix is anything but txt to behave consistent with RFC 2132 If the suffix is txt case is ignored the file is treated as a text list of options in the form option value Although this violates the RFC text files are much easier to manipulate using an editor than is a DHCP option space The IP address and pathname used above are only for example Table 2 2 lists all T1500 specific options not listed in Table 2 1 Note that binary options can not be passed as binary in the text mode associated with this option If the DHCP server is capable of returning values for option 43 based upon either vendor or client ID or some other tag the current software release will utilize this data The format of this option is an encapsulated format consistent with RFC 2132 Identical options are available here through the extensions path and through options 128 discussed below although option 43 predefines the option numbers while the others do not unless option 43 is passed in the extensions path file Additional vendor specific options are available to disable swapping and to provide a network services directory These options are listed in Table 2 2 and sit in option space 128 254 Setup provides the abilit
54. n your machine and mount the drive For the same configuration as for the terminal test environments the CD ROM drive is as follows by platform This may be different for your configuration Consult your manual For the purpose of describing the procedure it is assumed the CD ROM is mounted on a directory named cdrom Again if you mount it somewhere else make the appropriate interpretive changes as you go through this document Platform Platform Platform Platform Drive Drive Drive Drive SCO UnixWare dev cdrom c0b0t510 SCO OpenServer dev cd0 Slackware Linux dev cdrom Red Hat Linux dev cdrom HP UX dev c1t2d0 Installing CD Software onto the Server s 41 41 41 41 Mount the CD ROM drive using the following command Platform Platform Platform Platform Command Command Command Command SCO UnixWare mount r F cdfs dev cdrom c0b0t510 cdrom SCO OpenServer mount dev cd0 cdrom Slackware Linux mount dev cdrom cdrom Red Hat Linux mount mnt cdrom cdrom HP UX To mount at the beginning Make sure usr sbin is in the program search path Do a ps to make sure the pfs software is not already running If pfs is already running skip the first 2 of the following commands nohup usr sbin pfs_mountd amp nohup usr sbin pfsd o bcbsize 4096 amp pfs_mount dev c1t2d0 SD_CDROM To unmount at the end use ps ef grep pfs to find the pfs commands You will eventually use ki
55. nary uses libc5 Determine the set of commands you will be allowing your users to run and create the file rshsecure cfg in the login directory for this user Again make sure that it is not writable by anyone except the owner Lines starting with the pound sign are treated as comments The first non comment line is the shell to be used when invoking commands The second non comment line is the xterm program or equivalent The third non comment line is the su program All three of these programs should be fully qualified with path names to eliminate possible security concerns All remaining lines are the authorized commands The rshsecure program does a literal comparison of the entries in this file to the command passed via RSH with arguments removed so for example comparing bin ls to bin ls will succeed and comparing ls to bin ls will fail Configuring Server Application Resources 33 33 33 33 Any command executed through this mechanism will be run as that special user although the SHELL environment variable is replaced with the first entry in the rshsecure cfg file and the DISPLAY environment variable is set to point back to the terminal allowing shell scripts that launch sets of X applications to work If the X manager specifies to run in this mode and provides an actual user the xterm program specified above is executed pointing back to the terminal executing the su command specified above After the user succes
56. nse will exit from the operation without updating your system GUI Mode Installation GUI Mode Installation GUI Mode Installation GUI Mode Installation Upon execution of the install program a background window is displayed which should cover the entire display Window manager decorations such as the title bar and buttons at the top of the window will be displayed but the program will ignore minimize maximize resize and delete events Under certain circumstances some window managers will not always allow a child window to come up above the parent window such as the default window manager on UnixWare Where this flaw has been detected the full screen background window is not brought up If the child window the one with the text check boxes and buttons is obscured the key combination Alt Alt Alt Alt Tab Tab Tab Tab can be used multiple times if required to bring it forward Note Note Note Note If the child window the one with the text check boxes and buttons is obscured the key combination Alt Alt Alt Alt Tab Tab Tab Tab can be used multiple times if required to bring it forward Installing CD Software onto the Server s 45 45 45 45 There are five sections to the GUI mode installation Each has a distinct background screen The first section is purely informative to you the user The second section contains a series of checklists asking for which items you wish to install on that server The th
57. ocols are used and discusses any special configuration requirements Some of the resources described here such as NFS have already been described in other chapters Network Services Network Services Network Services Network Services Network services are software resources available on servers for terminals use Network services include An additional set of software for use by diagnosticians in both network and local boot configurations An additional set of fonts for use with the applications The ability to load very large objects e g from the Web onto your terminal by making a swap area available on the network The ability to print large objects by spooling them to a network file rather than keeping them in memory while printing and or being sent to the printer server or local printer NFS SMB SNMP HTTP FTP PPP SLIP CSLIP 24 24 24 24 Chapter 3 Because of limited local storage capacity in the terminal the fonts resident on the terminal are the minimum set for use with all applications If a locally booted terminal uses the network services director additional fonts are automatically made available All the network services are already provided for the users who perform a network boot no additional measures need to be taken to ensure that this group of users enjoys these benefits Note Note Note Note SMB file sharing can not be used to support swapping only NFS will support
58. oduces corrupted packets if the data would overflow into this space there is no problem if the data fits entirely within the normal option space Currently no other DHCP servers have been found that support Option Overload Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 17 17 17 17 Option 18 vs Option 43 vs Options 128 Option 18 vs Option 43 vs Options 128 Option 18 vs Option 43 vs Options 128 Option 18 vs Option 43 vs Options 128 All three methods Option 18 Option 43 Option 128 provide identical capabilities just in different manners It is recommended that only one method be used but you are not restricted to this Things to take into consideration when choosing include the following existence of a TFTP server level of configurability in the DHCP server availability of a binary file editor knowledge of DHCP option data format and the number of other devices that are going to be administered via DHCP Option 18 Option 18 Option 18 Option 18 Option 18 is a standard DHCP option that provides the network address and pathame of a file to be obtained via TFTP The standard format of this file RFC defined is a set of DHCP options option number length data terminated with the end 255 option Since in most cases this format is very difficult to edit a text file format is also supported where the options are of the form LABEL DATA all entries are one per line and all are ASCII data Any option that can be passed a
59. of the MAC address Hostname is not exported by default but the other two are Also because of the need to guarantee compatibility with a Microsoft Windows NT 2000 environment an option is provided configurable in setup to append a NULL character to the end of all string data making it look like a Microsoft device select Select System Setup Connectivity Internet DHCP Advanced Select System Setup Connectivity Internet DHCP Advanced Select System Setup Connectivity Internet DHCP Advanced Select System Setup Connectivity Internet DHCP Advanced Microsoft Server Microsoft Server Microsoft Server Microsoft Server check box This option is not required and should only be used if you can not do what you need to in your particular network environment The software is normally able to work with Microsoft servers although there may be some cases that require this option to be set Because of the established administration strategy the default behavior is for the terminal to request NO options in the 128 through 254 site specific option space Because this is known to cause problems in some environments Setup can be used to modify the set of options requested after your administration strategy is in place Any option used in this space is also available through option 18 or through option 43 if you choose to use those methods instead T1500 Specific Option Definitions T1500 Specific O
60. om m m mppppoooonnnneeeennnnttttssss PPPPaaaatttthhhhnnnnaaaam m m meeee rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddaaaattttiiiioooonnnn AAAAccccttttuuuuaaaallll PPPPaaaatttthhhhnnnnaaaam m m meeee W W W Wrrrriiiitttteeee ddddoooowwwwnnnn tttthhhheeee ppppaaaatttthhhhnnnnaaaam m m meeee ffffoooorrrr eeeeaaaacccchhhh rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee TTTTFFFFTTTTPPPP 1 MB tftpboot vmlinux NNNNFFFFSSSS rrrrooooooootttt 250 MB mwt root NNNNFFFFSSSS oooorrrr SSSSM M M MBBBB nnnneeeettttwwwwoooorrrrkkkk sssseeeerrrrvvvviiiicccceeeessss 200 MB mwt netservices HHHHTTTTTTTTPPPP hhhheeeellllpppp 40 MB mwt help SSSSNNNNM M M MPPPP 1 MB mwt snmp mib txt RRRReeeeppppaaaaiiiirrrr IIIIm m m maaaaggggeeeessss 60 MB mwt local UUUUppppggggrrrraaaaddddeeee IIIIm m m maaaaggggeeeessss 32 MB mwt upgrade fw UUUUppppggggrrrraaaaddddeeee SSSSccccrrrriiiippppttttssss 1 MB mwt upgrade sh AAAAddddm m m miiiinnnniiiissssttttrrrraaaattttiiiivvvveeee SSSSccccrrrriiiippppttttssss 1 MB mwt admin sh RRRRSSSSHHHH SSSSeeeeccccuuuurrrreeee SSSShhhheeeellllllll 1 MB mwt rshsecure AAAAddddm m m miiiinnnn TTTToooooooollll 10 MB mwt admin tcl Installation Planning Worksheets 59 59 59 59 T1500 Windows Based Terminal Network Installation Guide T1500 Windows Based Terminal Network Installation Guide T1500 Windows Based Terminal Networ
61. ommercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 8 C F R 52 227 19 as applicable Contents Contents Contents Contents Overview Overview Overview Overview Introduction xi How to Use This Guide xi References xi DHCP BOOTP xii Time Server xii SNMP xii Other RFCs xii 1111 Installation Overview and Planning Installation Overview and Planning Installation Overview and Planning Installation Overview and Planning Overview of Installation Procedure 2 Planning Your Installation 3 Step 1 Complete Worksheets 3 Step 2 Configure Terminal Start Up Resources 3 Step 3 Configure Optional Terminal Start Up Resources 4 Step 4 Configure Server Application Resources 4 Step 5 Select Location of Browser 4 Step 6 Install CD Software onto the Server s 4 2222 Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources BOOTP 5 DHCP 8 T1500 Specific Option Definitions 13 viii viii viii viii Option 43 Vendor Specific ID 13 NETSVC 13 NOSWAP 14 REFLASH 14 MF_DIR 14 MF_CFG 15 XFS 15 XDMCP 15 BUDDY_BOOT 15 Packet Size 16 Option Overload 16 Option 18 vs Option 43 vs Options 128 17 Option 18 17 Option 43 19 Options 128 19 TFTP 20 NFS 20 DNS 22 Time Server 22 3333 Configuring Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Configuring Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Configuring Optional Term
62. onal Terminal Start up Resources Worksheet 54 Server Application Resources Worksheet 55 Browser Launch Location Resources Worksheet 56 Other Images Location Worksheet 57 Software Images from the CDROM Worksheet 58 List of Figures List of Figures List of Figures List of Figures 2 1 Bootptab File Example 7 List of Tables List of Tables List of Tables List of Tables 2 1 DHCP Options 10 2 2 Additional Vendor Specific Options 12 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option 17 5 1 Netscape Communicator Constraints 37 xxxx Overview Overview Overview Overview Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction This guide explains how to install software from the installation CD onto your server and how to configure the resources resident on the server to support Compaq T1500 Windows Based Terminals for this software release How to Use This Guide How to Use This Guide How to Use This Guide How to Use This Guide For full access to all the terminal resources you will need to plan and configure your server setup as explained in Chapter 1 of this guide If you only want to verify basic operation of the terminal using local boot go directly to the quick start procedure in Appendix A However you will have only limited access to the terminal resources Terminal setup information is available from help files resident on the terminals and complete instructions are available on line after terminal server communica
63. onment If this option is provided the flash build utility is brought up and the terminal is put in a special mode designed to reprogram itself or to program cards Normally this option is used only for the terminal s Boot Server feature which allows one terminal to be used to provide resources for other terminals to reflash themselves For Option 18 or 128 this is a string 0080_NETSVC YES For Option 43 it is a field with one byte of data The data is ignored however including the option prevents swapping MF_DIR MF_DIR MF_DIR MF_DIR When using the flash build utility this option provides the network services style path to the directory where the images to be programmed reside when shortcuts are used by the flash build utility The syntax for NFS is machine path where machine is the IP address or DNS resolvable machine name for the server and path is the full pathname The syntax for SMB Windows server is machine share path where machine is a DNS resolvable machine name share is the share name and path is an optional path within that share For name Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 15 15 15 15 resolution an entry in the terminal s host file Setup Connectivity Internet Setup Connectivity Internet Setup Connectivity Internet Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts DNS Hosts DNS Hosts DNS Hosts qualifies For NFS the directory MUST be exported with read write execute permis
64. ons Serial Internet Connections DNS routing has to be through either the terminal s serial port Select System Select System Select System Select System Setup Connectivity Serial Internet Setup Connectivity Serial Internet Setup Connectivity Serial Internet Setup Connectivity Serial Internet or the Ethernet 10 100 Base T connection Select System Setup Connectivity Internet Select System Setup Connectivity Internet Select System Setup Connectivity Internet Select System Setup Connectivity Internet not both The resolver does not look up more than one domain Linux requires that DNS be set up before working with SLIP CSLIP or PPP It will not accept the DNS information from the DNS server so you must manually enter this in the DNS dialog section of the Serial Internet Serial Internet Serial Internet Serial Internet dialog box or Internet Internet Internet Internet dialog box if you intend to use the PPP server s DNS PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP stands for Point to Point Protocol and is a standard serial line Internet protocol Instructions for configuring the PPP server is best left to the documentation associated with the server but the following restrictions apply to the client side implementation for the terminal Microsoft Windows NT RAS can be set up to use a variant of CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol the PPP connection will not work with this S
65. ost Office Protocol Version 3 RFC 821 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 1111 Installation Overview and Installation Overview and Installation Overview and Installation Overview and Planning Planning Planning Planning This document describes how to install the T1500 software on the following computer servers SCO OpenServer 5 0 5 SCO UnixWare 7 Linux both Slackware and Red Hat Windows NT Server HP UX For technical support refer to the Compaq Technical Support telephone numbers for your area Note Note Note Note If you are operating in a local boot environment and already have a network configured and if you will be using the default help page and time server you might consider using the quick start procedure in Appendix A rather than this procedure Otherwise use this advanced procedure Note Note Note Note If prior release terminals are running on your network be careful to avoid overwriting the prior release files when installing this version of software 2222 Chapter 1 Server resources can be provided from platforms other than the above listed ones but Compaq has not certified other environments and can not be responsible for any problems related to incorrectly configured servers If you are going to operate in a different server environment read this entire document very carefully to determine if there are any issues that you might need to resolve Overview of Installat
66. ption Definitions T1500 Specific Option Definitions T1500 Specific Option Definitions The T1500 specific options are defined in the following subparagraphs Option 43 Vendor Specific ID Option 43 Vendor Specific ID Option 43 Vendor Specific ID Option 43 Vendor Specific ID This integer field is a key that is used to indicate that the option 43 data is indeed intended for use with a T1500 terminal If vendor specific Option 1 is not provided or if its length is not exactly 4 or if its value does not match the tag value listed in Table 2 2 the option 43 data is ignored in its entirety NETSVC NETSVC NETSVC NETSVC An additional set of software is provided to be stored on a server for use with the terminal This image can be stored in either Windows environments or UNIX environments and exported as a share or via NFS as appropriate This option provides the network path to this directory The syntax for NFS is machine path where machine is the IP address or DNS resolvable machine name for the server and path is the full pathname to the directory The syntax for SMB Windows server is machine share directory where machine is a 14 14 14 14 Chapter 2 DNS resolvable machine name share is the share name and path is an optional path within that share For name resolution an entry in the terminal s host file Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts Setup Connectivity In
67. rkkkk bbbbooooooootttt IIIIssss tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd oooorrrr rrrreeeeccccoooom m m mm m m meeeennnnddddeeeedddd ffffoooorrrr llllooooccccaaaallll bbbbooooooootttt SSSSppppaaaacccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr CCCCDDDD ccccoooom m m mppppoooonnnneeeennnnttttssss SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr NNNNaaaam m m meeee W W W Wrrrriiiitttteeee ddddoooowwwwnnnn tttthhhheeee sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr nnnnaaaam m m meeee IIIIPPPP aaaaddddddddrrrreeeessssssss ffffoooorrrr eeeeaaaacccchhhh rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee RRRReeeeppppaaaaiiiirrrr IIIIm m m maaaaggggeeeessss Yes No Recommended 60 MB UUUUppppggggrrrraaaaddddeeee IIIIm m m maaaaggggeeeessss Yes Recommended No 40 MB UUUUppppggggrrrraaaaddddeeee SSSSccccrrrriiiippppttttssss Yes Recommended No 10 MB AAAAddddm m m miiiinnnniiiissssttttrrrraaaattttiiiivvvveeee SSSSccccrrrriiiippppttttssss Yes No Recommended 1 MB 58 58 58 58 Appendix B SSSSooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee IIIIm m m maaaaggggeeeessss ffffrrrroooom m m m tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDDRRRROOOOM M M M W W W Woooorrrrkkkksssshhhheeeeeeeetttt Installation Worksheet for Step 6 Part 2 Chapter 6 Use c mwt for Windows NT Server SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee SSSSppppaaaacccceeee rrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeedddd ffffoooorrrr CCCCDDDD ccccooo
68. root directory can be via a symbolic link To use BOOTP you must typically make one entry per terminal with an identifying tag and the terminal s MAC address Of the fields mentioned above the only field that must be unique for each terminal is the IP address field Therefore if using a BOOTP server that stores data in the etc bootptab file the file can take a generic approach for all other fields and use the tc entry for each terminal to refer back to that generic entry as in the following example Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 7777 Figure 2 1 Bootptab File Example Figure 2 1 Bootptab File Example Figure 2 1 Bootptab File Example Figure 2 1 Bootptab File Example The option used here for the NFS root directory is the T17 entry which is of the form IPADDR PATH The IPADDR entry is the IP address of the NFS server and PATH is the full pathname on that server to what will be the root directory of the network boot directory tree The quotation marks are required in the T17 entry to allow the colon in the option data to be passed as part of the data Note Note Note Note IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT The addresses of servers that support the terminal boot process must be specified by IP address This is because the name resolution function is not operational until the system is completely loaded and initialized c_terminal ht 1 ds 132 237 1 42 gw 132 237 20 1 sm 255 255 255 0 dn xx com sa 132
69. ryption for RSH commands although the X protocol packets for an X application will not go through the DES data encryption layer Secure Shell Secure Shell Secure Shell Secure Shell This is an additional method for using the X Manager with RSH The distribution includes the shell rshsecure which is designed to perform a more secure method for managing RSH requests rshsecure also provides the ability for users to run shell scripts such as those invoked from an XDM session on an X terminal The remainder of this section describes how to configure your server for use with the rshsecure shell Start by creating a new account For security reasons make sure this account is not the superuser account As root create a rhosts file for this user and make sure the ownership of the rhosts file gets changed chown to this user In the rhosts file add one entry for every terminal user pair you want to go through rshsecure For example if you are using your terminals as security disabled and you are using DHCP you can put every DHCP IP address in the rhosts file with the user name being root After saving the rhosts file and using chown to assign ownership make sure it is writable only by the user and not by anyone else chmod 644 rhosts Change the login shell for the account to be the rshsecure program based upon where you installed it since you need a full path name Note Note Note Note On Linux the included rshsecure bi
70. s Table 2 1 DHCP Options Option Option Option Option Number Number Number Number Option Description Option Description Option Description Option Description 1 Subnet Mask 3 Router 6 Domain Name Server 12 Host Name 15 Domain Name 17 Root Path 18 Extension Path 28 Broadcast Address 43 Vendor Specific Information 48 X Windows Font Server 49 XDMCP Addresses 51 Lease Time 52 Option Overload 53 DHCP Message Type 54 DHCP Server IP Address 55 Parameter Request List 57 Maximum DHCP Message Size 58 T1 renew Time 59 T2 rebind Time 60 Vendor Class Identifier 61 Client Identifier 66 TFTP Server Name 67 Bootfile Configuring Terminal Start Up Resources 11 11 11 11 Option 48 assumes TCP and port 7100 for font server access If other ports are to be used you must use the vendor specific option described below Also option 49 assumes Query mode If Direct is wanted use the vendor specific option The terminal uses options 66 and 67 to determine where to obtain the operating system for the network booted terminal with option 66 being the server name as an IP address and option 67 being the full pathname to the file such as tftpboot vmlinux Option 17 is the IP address and path name to the root directory similar to the T17 entry for BOOTP and is of the form IPADDR pathname Option 18 extensions path operates as follows If the extensions path optio
71. s space for swap files and spooling on a per user basis SSSSNNNNM M M MPPPP Yes No No 1 MB HHHHTTTTTTTTPPPP remote help Yes Recommended Recommended 40 MB PPPPPPPPPPPP No No No SSSSLLLLIIIIPPPP No No No CCCCSSSSLLLLIIIIPPPP No No No FFFFTTTTPPPP upgrades No No No HHHHTTTTTTTTPPPP upgrades No No No SSSSM M M MBBBB network services No No No 200 MB plus space for spooling AAAAddddm m m miiiinnnn TTTToooooooollll Yes No Recommended 10 MB plus space for workspacaes Installation Planning Worksheets 55 55 55 55 SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr AAAApppppppplllliiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeeessss W W W Woooorrrrkkkksssshhhheeeeeeeetttt Installation Worksheet for Step 4 Chapter 4 SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr RRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee IIIIssss ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee oooonnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD rrrreeeellllaaaatttteeeedddd ttttoooo tttthhhhiiiissss rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee SSSSeeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr NNNNaaaam m m meeee W W W Wrrrriiiitttteeee ddddoooowwwwnnnn tttthhhheeee sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr nnnnaaaam m m meeee IIIIPPPP aaaaddddddddrrrreeeessssssss ffffoooorrrr eeeeaaaacccchhhh rrrreeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeee HHHHTTTTTTTTPPPP bbbbrrrroooowwwwsssseeeerrrr No PPPPO OO OPPPP3333 No SSSSM M M MTTTTPPPP No IIIICCCCAAAA No RRRRSSSSHHHH Yes
72. s DHCP option data can be stored in the binary format only those which are actually supported by the terminal are allowed in text format All 128 options as described above are also allowed in an option 18 file Table 2 3 lists the labels and data for the text format options Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Table 2 3 Labels and Data for Text Format Option Option Option Option Option Number Number Number Number Label Label Label Label Notes Notes Notes Notes 1 Not allowed 3 ROUTER Put here with extreme caution 4 TIMESERVER Not currently used 6 Not allowed 9 LPRSERVER Not currently used 12 HOSTNAME Put here with extreme caution 15 Not allowed 17 Not allowed 18 Not allowed 28 Not allowed 18 18 18 18 Chapter 2 40 NISDOMAINNAME Not currently used 41 NISSERVER Not currently used 42 NTPSERVER Not currently used 43 Not allowed 48 XFONTSERVER First element subsequent elements append a number contiguous to the label 49 XDMCP First element subsequent elements append a number contiguous to the label 51 Not allowed 52 Not allowed 53 Not allowed 54 DHCPSERVER Put here with extreme caution 55 Not allowed 57 Not allowed 58 Not allowed 59 Not allowed 60 Not allowed 61 Not allowed 64 NISPLUSDOM
73. sfully enters a password the command passed via the X manager is then executed SHELL and DISPLAY modified as above with execution as this new user With the security and su capabilities described above a xinitrc file or equivalent can be executed except that a window manager can not be launched because the terminal is already running one Every other application should run normally A prototype version of the rshsecure cfg is provided on the CD and will be found in the same directory as the rshsecure program following installation 34 34 34 34 Chapter 4 5555 Selecting Browser Location Selecting Browser Location Selecting Browser Location Selecting Browser Location The browser application is designed to run either locally or from a server Normally it resides and is run locally Based upon the number of users running an application the processing power of the server the types of operations being performed by the users with the application and the type of network connection between the terminal and the server it may be more advantageous to run the application from a server rather than locally The application and reasons to choose local or remote operation are described in this chapter Browser Location Browser Location Browser Location Browser Location Your choice of browser location depends on both your browsing needs and the configuration of the terminal you are using The terminal uses Netscape Communicator You
74. sions and with root mapping to root not to nobody For SMB the server s guest account needs to be activated and guest users need to be able to connect to that share for full control MF_CFG MF_CFG MF_CFG MF_CFG When using the flash build utility this option provides the network services style path to the file that contains the list of images that are available for programming The syntax for NFS is machine path where machine is the IP address or DNS resolvable machine name for the server and path is the full pathname The syntax for SMB Windows server is machine share path where machine is a DNS resolvable machine name share is the share name and path is an optional path within that share For name resolution an entry in the terminal s host file Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts qualifies For NFS the directory must be exported with read write execute permissions and with root mapping to root not to nobody For SMB the server s guest account needs to be activated and guest users need to be able to connect to that share for full control XFS XFS XFS XFS DHCP provides a standard option for font servers The standard option 48 is a list of IP addresses and assumes that the font server will be on port 7100 If you want to define your font servers by machine name rather than I
75. so if DNS is not configured you will need to configure every terminal s hosts database via the Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup Select System Setup Connectivity Internet Connectivity Internet Connectivity Internet Connectivity Internet dialog box or use IP address notation for every user action that requires a computer name such as e mail addresses POP3 server Web access etc Time Server Time Server Time Server Time Server Time Service supports the Internet Standard Time Protocol see RFC 868 There are many locations on the Internet that provide time server information If a time server is not available the user can set the time manually but this will have to be performed every time the user logs in to the terminal e mail and some Web pages require the time and time is displayed in the terminal s task bar otherwise time is not used by the terminal 3333 Configuring Optional Terminal Configuring Optional Terminal Configuring Optional Terminal Configuring Optional Terminal Start Up Resources Start Up Resources Start Up Resources Start Up Resources Several server resources can enhance terminal operation but are not among the minimum required for the terminal to function The resources in this category use the following network protocols and may use the following serial line protocols This chapter provides a brief description of where the above listed prot
76. ternet DNS Hosts Setup Connectivity Internet DNS Hosts qualifies For NFS the directory MUST be exported with read write execute permissions and with root mapping to root not to nobody For SMB the server s guest account needs to be activated and guest users need to be able to connect to that share for full control The network services tree is automatically included as part of the network boot tree so network services are not required here but can be used to share the load between multiple servers If large pages are to be printed it is recommended that local boot terminals use network services to provide space for the spool files NOSWAP NOSWAP NOSWAP NOSWAP Normal behavior for the terminal is to allow swapping via NFS network services or network boot although not activating this ability Setup provides the ability for a terminal to turn on swapping and specify the size of the swap file Because of the server resources required to support swapping 20 MB per terminal that can swap the NOSWAP DHCP option allows the network administrator to override what is configured in setup to protect the disk space capacity on his server For Option 18 or 128 this is a string 0080_NETSVC YES For Option 43 it is a field with one byte of data The data is ignored however including the option prevents swapping REFLASH REFLASH REFLASH REFLASH Normal behavior is to bring up the terminal s user interface in a network boot envir
77. this function All other services are supported by both file sharing services NFS NFS NFS NFS Refer to Chapter 2 for more information on configuring NFS The Select System Select System Select System Select System Setup Administration Network Services Setup Administration Network Services Setup Administration Network Services Setup Administration Network Services dialog box can be used to configure the terminal for both swapping and print spooling In a network boot environment spooling is automatic and is on the root NFS directory tree as described in Chapter 2 Swapping is optional with the size of the swap area based upon the setting of the slider in the Network Services Network Services Network Services Network Services dialog box Swapping can be disabled through the use of DHCP options as described in Chapter 2 In a local boot environment spooling is optional If a network services directory is provided spooling is available otherwise spooling is not available If NFS network services is desired the information specified in Chapter 2 with respect to permissions and mapping applies In addition terminals write to the root directory of the NFS mount point so permissions must be set accordingly SMB SMB SMB SMB SMB is the Microsoft network protocol used for file directory and print services If directory services are required the network share which is being exported as the n
78. tion is established References References References References The following Requests for Comments RFCs should be reviewed Note Note Note Note RFCs are freely available through the World Wide Web They can be accessed from sites such as http www cis ohio state edu hypertext information rfc html xii xii xii xii DHCP BOOTP DHCP BOOTP DHCP BOOTP DHCP BOOTP RFC 1534 Interoperation between DHCP and BOOTP RFC 2131 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2132 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions Time Server Time Server Time Server Time Server RFC 868 Time Protocol SNMP SNMP SNMP SNMP RFC 1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP IP based Internets RFC 1157 A Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP RFC 1212 Concise MIB Definitions RFC 1213 Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP IP based internets MIB II Other RFCs Other RFCs Other RFCs Other RFCs RFC 1350 The TFTP Protocol Revision 2 RFC 1094 NFS Network File System Protocol Specification RFC 1034 Domain Names Concepts and Facilities RFC 1035 Domain Names Implementation and Specification RFC 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP 1 1 RFC 2617 HTTP Authentication Basic and Digest Access Authentication RFC 1548 The Point to Point Protocol PPP RFC 1055 A Nonstandard for Transmission of IP Datagrams Over Serial Lines SLIP RFC 1939 P
79. to for managing their terminals via NFS The remaining directories contain the runtime environments for the various supported platforms including TCL and TK binaries tclsh and wish respectively shared libraries to guarantee a compatible environment Linux and other utilities that are used for the installation and are not normally part of the system being installed on such as tar for NT Any software that is not part of the standard release of the server OS will be installed as needed At the ROOT directory of the CD there are shell scripts for Windows install bat and UNIX like systems install that do minimal platform determination set up the environment to run Tcl and then change to the directory for the installation If you are going to rework the standard installation for your server you will need to expand untar the two source files somewhere on your system build them per the instructions in the tar file and install them per the instructions You will need a C compiler to do this You first need to copy the CD contents to somewhere on your system The following is a sample UNIX command mkdir cdcopy cd cdrom tar cvf cd cdcopy tar xpvf On most UNIX systems this will copy the CD to the cdcopy directory Assuming you have a uname command run it to determine the name of your system Modify the install shell script in cdcopy by adding an entry to the switch statement for your platform Make a direc
80. to the flash file system See the following table for constraints imposed to protect the flash memory Selecting Browser Location 37 37 37 37 Table 5 1 lists the various configurations of the terminal and the external controls that were imposed on Communicator for each configuration Consequences Consequences Consequences Consequences 1 1 1 1 In general all cases of Save Save As and variants are hidden This will only minimize the risk of the user encountering this operation In the event one of these dialogs is displayed the OK OK OK OK button is unavailable and the only recourse is to cancel out of the dialog 2 2 2 2 The Composer is hidden 3 3 3 3 Mail News components are hidden Table 5 1 Netscape Communicator Constraints Table 5 1 Netscape Communicator Constraints Table 5 1 Netscape Communicator Constraints Table 5 1 Netscape Communicator Constraints Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration Save Save As Save Save As Save Save As Save Save As Java Java Java Java Main News Main News Main News Main News Composer Composer Composer Composer Local Boot Local Boot Local Boot Local Boot Local Home No Swap No Yes No No Swap No Yes No No Net Home No Swap No Yes Yes Yes Swap No Yes Yes Yes Network Boot Network Boot Network Boot Network Boot No Swap Yes Yes Yes Yes Swap Yes Yes Yes Yes 38 38 38 38 Chapt
81. tory off cdcopy for your server OS Copy the TCL and TK binaries into that directory Now go into the scripts directory cdcopy scripts and modify common tcl add a variable for your platform at the beginning variable block add an entry to the switch for your platform and fix the read_tftp_dir procedure If you are operating in a windowing environment and your window manager forces the installed windows to appear behind the background window modify gui tcl and do the same operations as if unixware 0 If your tar program performs in a non standard manner you will need to modify the full tcl help tcl netsvc tcl and nfsupgrade tcl files accordingly AAAA T1500 Windows Based Terminal T1500 Windows Based Terminal T1500 Windows Based Terminal T1500 Windows Based Terminal Quick Start Instructions Quick Start Instructions Quick Start Instructions Quick Start Instructions The T1500 Windows Based Terminal is shipped from the factory configured for local boot Instructions are included in this appendix to convert to network boot if you require this mode of operation If you require additional network services for a local boot default terminal you must use the server setup procedure This procedure starts with Chapter 1 of this document OR If you change the terminal to boot from a network server you must perform the complete server setup procedure that starts with Chapter 1 of this document Note Note Note Note
82. user 2 2 2 2 The file system must support symbolic links 3 3 3 3 The file system support must allow set user ID programs to be stored several Windows NT NFS implementations do not support this 4 4 4 4 The file system must provide read write access to the clients Note Note Note Note The version of NFS provided with Red Hat Linux 5 2 has an inconsistency with versions in earlier releases Normally entries in the etc exports file should be of the form nwt root no_root_squash For release Red Hat Linux 5 2 the default was changed from read write to read only so the entry needs to be changed to nwt root rw no_root_sqash no_all_squash for the system to behave correctly Earlier and later versions of the NFS support will work properly with or without the explicit rw option 22 22 22 22 Chapter 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS is a protocol designed for converting the relatively easy to remember descriptive machine terminal names into IP addresses which is their actual representation on the Internet intranet Although DNS is not required for the terminals to be functional it is strongly recommended to use DNS For example www name com is a lot easier to remember than a string of numbers nnn n nnn nnn Many web sites have hard coded names in their web pages so if DNS is not configured you will be able to get to the initial page but images and or links on that page might not be resolved Al
83. y to modify the set of options sent by the terminal to the server at DHCP negotiation time By default none of options 128 254 are requested All vendor specific options in the 128 254 option space are strings of the form 0080_TAG DATA where TAG and DATA are illustrated in Table 2 2 It is recommended that where possible options 43 and 18 be used rather than the 128 254 option space 12 12 12 12 Chapter 2 Since an option can potentially be provided in three places standard DHCP packet option 43 and via TFTP with option 18 the precedence rule is defined as 1 standard packet 2 option 43 and 3 TFTP via option 18 Multiple instances of the same tag may occur in the system only the first occurrence is used by the system By precedence we mean that data is read first by processing 1 when that is done 2 is processed followed by 3 Any option that is defined is not replaced by subsequent sections Table 2 2 Additional Vendor Specific Options Table 2 2 Additional Vendor Specific Options Table 2 2 Additional Vendor Specific Options Table 2 2 Additional Vendor Specific Options 128 254 Tag 128 254 Tag 128 254 Tag 128 254 Tag Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 Number Number Number Number Description Description Description Description Type Length Value for Type Length Value for Type Length Value for Type Length Value for Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 Option 43 1 Vendor specific ID Integer

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