TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE AXEL THIN CLIENT .......................................................................... 5
1.1 - ULTRA THIN CLIENT TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................... 6
No Operating System .................................................................................................................. 6
No Embedded Applications ......................................................................................................... 6
No Local Management ................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 - MAIN FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.1 - Network ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.2.2 – Multi-Session, Protocols and Emulations........................................................................ 7
1.2.3 - Print and Terminal Server ................................................................................................ 7
1.2.4 - Handling other Devices .................................................................................................... 7
1.2.5 - Administration .................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 - THIN CLIENT MODELS .......................................................................................................... 8
2 - INITIAL POWER-ON .................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 - QUICK SET-UP ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.1 - First Screen .................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.2 - Interface Selection ......................................................................................................... 12
2.1.3 - Network Connection....................................................................................................... 13
2.1.4 - Session Profile ............................................................................................................... 13
a) Microsoft TSE/RDS - RemoteApp Desktop ....................................................................... 13
b) Microsoft TSE/RDS - Direct or Gateway Access .............................................................. 14
c) Citrix Receiver - Citrix Receiver Desktop .......................................................................... 14
d) Citrix Receiver - XenApp/XenDesktop .............................................................................. 15
e) Citrix Receiver - MetaFrame ............................................................................................. 15
f) Citrix Receiver - VDI-in-a-Box ............................................................................................ 16
g) Citrix Receiver - Direct Access .......................................................................................... 16
h) VMware View Client .......................................................................................................... 16
i) VNC .................................................................................................................................... 17
j) 5250 or 3270 ...................................................................................................................... 17
k) Text Emulation ................................................................................................................... 18
2.1.5 - Citrix Receiver - Resource Selection ............................................................................. 18
2.1.6 - Devices .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.1.7 - Set-Up Summary ........................................................................................................... 19
2.2 - AUTO-CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................... 20
2.2.1 - Stage 1: Checking the Network ..................................................................................... 20
2.2.2 - Stage 2: Sending DHCP Requests ................................................................................ 20
2.2.3 - Stage 3: Sending Requests to AxRM ............................................................................ 20
2.2.4 - Stage 4: Receiving the Firmware File ............................................................................ 21
2.2.5 - Stage 5: Receiving the Configuration File ..................................................................... 22
3 - INTERACTIVE SET-UP .............................................................................................................. 23
3.1 - SETTING NETWORK ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 25
3.1.1 - General Parameters....................................................................................................... 25
a) The Thin client Name ........................................................................................................ 25
b) Active Interface .................................................................................................................. 26
c) The Thin client Comment .................................................................................................. 26
3.1.2 - Ethernet Interface .......................................................................................................... 26
a) Static or Dynamic IP Address ........................................................................................... 27
b) DNS Protocol ..................................................................................................................... 27
c) Router Management .......................................................................................................... 28