SC-T25 (VTOS) Thin Client User Guide Model No. VS16585...
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Compliance Information FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions completely before using the equipment. Keep these instructions in a safe place. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this equipment near water. Warning: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Do not block any ventilation openings.
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Declaration of RoHS2 Compliance This product has been designed and manufactured in compliance with Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS2 Directive) and is deemed to comply with the maximum concentration values issued by the European Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) as shown below: Proposed Maximum Substance...
VTOS boot up & quick start tips below ........2 Local Keyboard Short Cuts ..............3 HDX mode, first step convert your SSL Certificate! ....3 Audio tips for the SC-T25 and Citrix HDX .........3 Local Configuration ................4 Configure: Device .................5 Configure: Displays ................5...
* Need some type of 3.5mm to Composite cable which is not included Your SC-T25 is equipped with the LED to indicate the state of power and internal storage. The meanings of LED signals are described: LED Off(The client is off) / Red(The 中国...
Introduction VTOS has been optimized to deliver maximum Thin Client performance on the SC-T25, SC-T36 & VS RePC Devices by using Assembly Language routines and making full use of the integrated H.264 Hardware decoder. VTOS management VTOS is managed with the ViewSonic Device Manager 3.0 (VDM3.0) which may be used for a variety of tasks, ranging from something as simple as rebooting a VTOS Device, to upgrading the Device with the latest VTOS software.
Tip: In HDX mode you must enter your Storefront name NOT your email address. Audio tips for the SC-T25 and Citrix HDX Please ensure that you plug in your USB audio Devices before starting the SC-T25 (or reboot after plugging in Devices). The SC-T25 will redirect audio in this order: USB, HDMI, analogue.
Local Configuration Click on the Configure Tab to open the VSconfig dialog box which is shown below, you will notice Seven Tabs; Device, Displays, Servers, Network, Access Protocol, Misc and About. The Administrator is able to set a VSconfig password using VDM3.0 to lock out any local configuration changes by disabling access to VSconfig without the correct Password.
Output Connector. The choices are Auto, HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort, DVI, Splitter Cable, Built-in Panel or None. The choices on the Single Display SC-T25 are either Auto or HDMI. If your SC-T25 Monitor only supports DVI, use a HDMI to DVI cable to connect the Monitor.
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In the example shown below Dual Displays have been configured, the Video mode is set to Extend Desktop, Output 1 is set to HDMI and Output 2 is set to VGA, Output 3 is set to None as any unused or non-existent Displays must be set to None. The Output 2 Display Position has been set to the right of the Output 1 Display.
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Save settings, you must also do this before After making any changes click on pressing the Identify Monitors Tab After changing the resolution a reboot of the VTOS device(s) is required.
10. Configure: Servers Enable VDM3.0 Server, this is used to point the VTOS Device at the PC or Virtual Appliance running VDM3.0. Tick this check box and enter the Name or IP Address and Port number of the VDM3.0 system. If you change the default 5808 Port number here you must also change the port number on VDM3.0 under Edit Settings.
11. Configure: Network The Network Tab is used to configure the Wired and or Wireless interfaces. The default VTOS setting is Wired DHCP, in some cases the DHCP server does not provide the DNS information. In this case you should set DHCP with DNS Override from the drop down box, then manually enter the DNS information in DNS 1 and or DNS 2.
12. Configure: Access protocol The Access protocol Tab is used to select a Protocol for the Remote Desktop connection and is also used to select other modes such as Digital Signage. Depending on the Protocol selected in the Connect using dialog box, the other selections below will change to the defaults for the selected Protocol or will be grayed out.
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Mode; In the image above the Chrome Web Browser has been configured in Kiosk mode to connect to a Citrix Storefront Server via Citrix Receiver, the Storefront address is defined in the Command line arguments box. The image below shows a Citrix Storefront connection via the Web Browser running in Full Screen Kiosk mode.
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Mode; this mode will launch the Citrix Receiver using the native client, see the Dialog box below. Do not enter your email address as VTOS does not support this option yet. You must enter your Storefront Server address, only secure SSL Encrypted sessions are supported by the Linux Citrix Receiver in this mode.
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For the SSL connection to succeed you must copy your Root SSL Certificate in .pem format to the VTOS Device. Select the check box next to your Device name(s) on VDM3.0 then click on the Upload Icon (Tools / Install / Install file on device / Install SSL Certificate), ensure the SSL Certificate is selected in the check box.
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mode; launches the TurboVNC client, see more information on TurboVNC at the link below: http://www.turbovnc.org/About/Introduction...
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The default connection Dialog Box is shown below Mode; this mode allows the user to connect to a Linux Desktop using XDMCP which delivers excellent performance on a LAN but is inherently insecure as it does not encrypt the traffic.
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Performance Monitor Mode; launches the nmon CPU / Network / Memory usage Monitor, nmon can also be run on a local xterm or in a SSH session to remotely monitor the parameters above. In an xterm or remote SSH session enter “nmon” to launch nmon, see link below for more information about the features and capabilities.
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VDM3.0 Mode; ViewSonic Device Management 3.0 Software (VDM3.0) is launched, even a SC-T25 can be a VDM3.0 console. When VDM3.0 is first launched the VDM3.0 Preferences Dialog box appears, you should accept the default VDM3.0 Directory /home/tlx/VDM3.0 as this is guaranteed to be writable on any VTOS Device, click on Save Settings.
The image below displays VDM3.0 running on a SC-T25, you can see that VDM3.0 has detected the SC-T25 that it is running on. 13. Configure: Misc The Misc Tab is used to configure the following, Keyboard Settings for Model, Layout, Variant and Option may be set Device description, the name of the Device can be changed, this name appears on VDM3.0, and we have plans to align the Device Description name with the Device...
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Enable Google Cloud Print, this option runs the Google Cloud Print Server, you must first use the Web Browser, Printer configuration bookmark to connect to the CUPS Print Server to configure your local Printers.
Some tips on audio...Please ensure that you plug in your USB audio Devices before starting the SC-T25 (or reboot after plugging in Devices). The SC-T25 will redirect audio in this order: USB, HDMI, analogue. If you encounter problems, try this:...
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“Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)” installed. Downloaded it from here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328 VDM is also built into VTOS, you can even use a SC-T25 in VDM mode if you wish to by switching the protocol to VDM...
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How do I upload a private CA certificate to VTOS Devices to allow them to connect to Storefront Servers? You must use the ViewSonic Device Management 3.0 Software (VDM3.0) to install the SSL Certificate. You can install the Certificate to hundreds of VTOS Devices simultaneously if you wish to.
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How can I start an xterm? Exit fullscreen or defocus your fullscreen application and then use control-alt-t. And anticipating your next question, no, there is no way to su to root in this window. Local audio is too loud/quiet, so I can’t make audio quiet/ loud enough using remote or web page volume controls.
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“date” in the window that appears. This can happen because the SC-T25 has no battery-backed clock, so unless it can contact a network time server from which to get the current date and time, it will revert to a nonsensical value such as the year 2000 or 2027 whenever its power is reset.
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How do I get out of fullscreen mode? It depends on what mode you’re in: • HDX: shift-f2. Allegedly. • Spice: shift-f11 (and then shift-f12 to ungrab the keyboard and pointer). • VNC: control-alt-shift-f, or use f8 to bring up the configuration menu and click on Full Screen to toggle it off.
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