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Control panel, Network tools – Acer Veriton N2620G User Manual

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Getting Started | 11

Control Panel

The Control Panel is the local tool for configuring Connection and
System
settings on your thin client.

Connection Settings - Your terminal has the ability to connect to
remote servers utilizing several types of protocols. The rDesktop
client uses the RDP protocol and allows you to connect to
Microsoft Windows Terminal Servers. The Citrix ICA client is used
to establish connections to Citrix Presentation and XenApp servers.
The VMware View client allows you to connect to a VMware View
server, which in turn, provides the end-user with their own virtual
desktop session. Lastly, you may create a Firefox web browser
connection to surf the web. This can be used for several purposes:

Connect to a web applications; e.g., a webmail server.

Connect to a connection broker web interface; e.g., Citrix
XenDesktop.

Use the thin client as a Kiosk (select the Enable Kiosk Mode
button under the Kiosk Mode panel)

System Settings - These are the display, sound, keyboard, mouse,
printer and date/time configurations for your terminal. Also under
the System section is the ability to set an administrative password
for the control panel and change the local storage mode.

Network Tools

The toolbar along the top of the Control Panel window contains a button
named Network Tools. Clicking this button will open a separate,
smaller window that provides you with current network status and useful
diagnostic programs.

Interface Status

Click the Interface Status tab along the top of the Network Tools
window to view the IP address that is currently assigned to this terminal.
The MAC Address for this machine is also reported on this screen.

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