Operating System (DeTOS) Administration Manual
10 | Getting Started Management Server Splash Screen During bootup, if the terminal cannot make contact with a Management Server, then a black splash
Getting Started | 11 Control Panel The Control Panel is the local tool for configuring Connection and System settings on your thin client. Connecti
12 | Getting Started Diagnostics If you are experiencing difficulty connecting to servers on certain segments of your LAN, then you may want to use
Getting Started | 13 Echo Agent System Information Echo Management- Displays the current status and information of the Echo Management server to which
14 | Getting Started
Persistence | 15 3 3 Persistence Persistence, within the scope of thin client computing, refers to the continuing existence of connections and set
16 | Persistence Strategy #2: Allow Configurations to be Stored Locally on the Thin Client The second approach for achieving persistence is to allocat
Persistence | 17 Case 1: “I do not want any users to mess up the thin client’s configuration. I am currently using, or plan to use, Acer Echo Manage
18 | System Settings 4 4 System Settings Display Settings Strategy #1: Maintain Profiles via Remote Management Server This section describes the d
System Settings | 19 Color Depth-All supported color depths for your monitor will be listed in this dropdown box. Enable Screen Blanking-Checking
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indic
20 | System Settings 7 Click one of the monitor names from the list. This will open a configuration screen that contains Screen Resolution, and Posi
System Settings | 21 NOTE: The X plane is Horizontal. The Y plane is Vertical. Once you are finished, press the Apply button and reboot the thin cli
22 | System Settings Time Zone-The time zone options are organized geographically by region first and then by city. Select the appropriate time zone
System Settings | 23 configurations are added, deleted or modified under the Control Panel. Press the Apply button and then reboot the thin client fo
24 | System Settings 2 Click the Management icon on the left-hand side of the Control Panel under System. Managed/Unmanaged-By default, the thin cl
System Settings | 25 Agent Password A System Password can be set to restrict access to the Control Panel. To set the Password: 1 Select DeTOSControl
26 | System Settings Network By default, the thin client attempts to contact a DHCP server on your network during boot up. If you have a DHCP server
System Settings | 27 If you need to set a Static IP address on a DeTOS thin client: 1 From the DeTOS Desktop, select DeTOS Control Panel. 2 Select
28 | System Settings Printer Settings DeTOS supports redirected printing to a locally attached USB or Parallel printer. Once the Printer Settings are
System Settings | 29 Sounds This section allows you to adjust the master volume level for the terminal. 1 From the DeTOS Desktop, select DeTOSContro
Contents | 3 Contents Introduction ...6 What is DeTOS?...
30 | Advanced Options 5 5 Advanced Options Launch Terminal There may be times when you wish to open a Terminal window to run command-line tools
Advanced Options | 31 Viewing Current Network Interface Settings Type /sbin/ifconfig and press <Enter> to display the status of the currently
32 | Advanced Options Export Config If you are working to troubleshoot a problem on your terminal, you may be asked to send your terminal's Con
Advanced Options | 33 ELO Touch Screen Support Upon connecting an ELO Touch Screen to your thin client you will be presented with a calibration scree
34 | Advanced Options Calibration – Option 2 The second method of calibrating the hardware can be found in the DeTOS Start Menu. Select Calibrate T
Advanced Options | 35 Manage Packages In the upper toolbar of the DeTOS Control Panel is a button that says Manage Packages which opens the DeTOS Pa
36 | Advanced Options 2. Navigate to the location of the update package on your system or USB key and select Open. The package you have selected w
Advanced Options | 37 3. If necessary, enter the Username and Password needed to access the location where the file is held. 4. Click Ok. The packa
38 | Advanced Options Newly added update packages will default to the Enabled status. In the DeTOS Package Manager, clicking the checkbox next to a
Connections | 39 6 6 Connections Adding New Connections 1 From the DeTOS Desktop, select DeTOSControl Panel. 2 Click the icon you wish to creat
4 | Contents Display Settings ... 18 Input/Time ...
40 | Connections 7 As you create connections in the Control Panel, icons for those sessions will appear on the desktop. Double-click the icon to
Connections | 41 Citrix ICA The Citrix Receiver client in DeTOS allows you to connect to Citrix XenApp Servers (formerly known as Presentation Server)
42 | Connections Published Application-To connect to a published application on your Citrix Server, select the radio button called Published Appli
Connections | 43 The Options Section 1 Window Size-Select the type of window you want your ICA session to display in. Full screen-The ICA session w
44 | Connections 4 Citrix SLR (Speed Screen Latency Reduction) Options-Enabling the following two options are usually only needed when high latency
Connections | 45 The Firewall Settings Section Use alternative address for firewall connection-Mark this checkbox if you need the ICA session to co
46 | Connections The Application Section Application-Specifies the path of the application on the Citrix server to be automatically launched when
Connections | 47 Auto Restart-Select Yes or Prompt to automatically restart the connection. Yes-Once the session is terminated, the session will
48 | Connections Use system proxy settings-This option allows you to use the proxy settings configured for your system. Manual proxy configurati
Connections | 49 NOTE: To use Kiosk Mode correctly, make sure you have a Starting URL in the requested field. Launching Firefox in Kiosk Mode will a
Contents | 5 rDesktop ... 54 VDI In A Box ...
50 | Connections Unix- Launch an X11 desktop such as KDE, Gnome, XDM, or CDE. Or you can select Custom to launch a specific single application i
Connections | 51 with compression VPN network traffic, lowering server processor usage. Disable Direct Draw-This option is available for the No Mach
52 | Connections 2 Credentials-Specify the User Name and Password of a user account you wish to log on as. 3 Domain-Specifies the domain to log on
Connections | 53 X11 Connection The X11 client allows you to connect to an X11 server, which provides the user with their own virtual desktop session.
54 | Connections 5 Resolution-Choose the resolution for your connection, ranging from full screen to various fixed resolutions. 6 Autostart-Enable t
Connections | 55 2 Server Name-Enter the hostname or IP address of the Windows Terminal Server. 3 Port- Enter the port number used in this connection.
56 | Connections The Local Resources Section Sound Redirection Options-By default, sound from the server will redirect to the local thin client.
Connections | 57 The Start a Program Section Program path and filename-Specifies the path of the application on the Terminal server to be automatic
58 | Connections Connection Speed-Specifies the RDP Experience. As you change connection options in this dropdown box, associated behaviors in th
Connections | 59 Prompt-Once the session is terminated, the user will receive a YES/NO prompt asking them if they wish to reconnect to the session.
6 | Introduction 1 1 Introduction What is DeTOS? Acer Terminal Operating System (DeTOS) is an embedded Thin Client Operating System designed to be
60 | Getting Help 7 Getting Help Getting the latest software and Echo Management software Visit the website page through following http://us.acer.
Introduction | 7 Echo allows individual profiles for different users, including specific Connections, Thin Client Settings, Passwords, and Customiz
8 | Getting Started 2 2 Getting Started After the initial bootup, or when booting up after having selected the Reset to Factory Settings, your thi
Getting Started | 9 Along the bottom of the Control Panel is a row of status messages. These messages include the DeTOS build number, the terminal
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