It is possible to create 3 different types of connection:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Praim browser: available from version 12.0.8. The end user will not be able to change the window size and the URL bar, neither using any shortcut.
¶ Description
On the Description tab choose the type of connection you want to create and write the connection name.
¶ Options
The Options tab offers several choices, available according to the selected browser connection type.
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Initial Page: set the page to which the browser connects to after the connection starts.
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Password required: select this choice whenever you need the user to enter a password for accessing the browser. The user will access the browser after entering the configured password:
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Select the browser mode:
- Standard Mode: not available with Praim Browser.
- Kiosk Mode: select this option to start the browser in Kiosk mode. The end-user will not be able to change the window size and the URL bar.
- Standalone web-app: available only with Google Chrome browser. It opens a browser in a standard size window. The user can maximized and minimized the window but cannot change the URL bar.
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Incognito Mode: select this option to avoid the browser remembers your activity. Not available with Praim Browser.
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Clean Downloaded files at exit: select this option to delete downloaded files when disconnecting. Not available with Praim Browser.
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Maintain configuration:
- Selected files: Not available with Praim Browser. It saves everything but: cache, startupCache, XUL.mfasl, XPC.mfasl, urlclassifier3.sqlite, xhromeappstore.sqlite, content-prefs.sqlite, extensions.sqlite, extensions.json, extensions, places.sqlite, webappstore.sqlite, OfflineCache, storage/default, healthreport.sqlite, favicons.sqlite.
- Whole configuration: Not available with Praim Browser. It saves all the configuration. We recommend to use this option only when it is really necessary (e.g. any previously saved addons)
- Zoom level: it saves the zoom level of the browser.
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Credentials Management: Available only with Chrome browser. Select this option to avoid the browser storing username and password.
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Smart card login: Not available with Praim Browser. Use it with the smartcard login.
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Ignore certificate errors: Available only with the Praim Browser mode.
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Enable pop-up: Available only with the Praim Browser mode.
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Allow HTTP Basic Access Authentication: Available only with the Praim Browser mode.
Google Chrome on Kiosk Mode vs Praim Browser
Be aware, when you create a Google Chrome connection on Kiosk Mode the end-user could use the browser shortcuts while on the Praim Browser connection shortcuts are not available.
ThinMan & Browser Configuration
When, ThinMan saves the device configuration on a template, the values corresponding to Maintain Whole Configuration are not saved.
ThinOX Browser Connection & ThinMan Profile Manager
Be aware: when saving the Offline Configuration of a ThinOX device containing a Browser connection, the specific browser settings are not saved on the template file. Thus, the specific Browser settings cannot be distributed through the Profile Manager.
¶ Control Bar
Available only with the Praim Browser connection type.
It is possible to show the control bar on the browser. You can select which navigation controls(back and forward, clear session, URL bar, home page, reload and find in page) and device controls(reboot and shutdown) be available to the end-user. See image below.
- Back and forward buttons
- Home page
- Clear session
- Reload
- URL bar
- Find in page
- Shutdown
- Reboot
¶ Info Bar
Available only with the Praim Browser connection type.
When enabling the Show info bar, it is possible to show on the browser the date, time, hostname and IP address. See image below.
- Hostname
- IP Address
- Time
- Date
¶ White List
Available only with the Praim Browser connection type.
¶ Adding a Rule
To add a new rule, press the button Add. It will automatically create a rule, edit the rule and press Enter to save the editing result or Esc to discard the editing result.
¶ Selecting Multiple Rules
Use shift/ctrl and click to select one or more rules.
¶ Duplicate
To duplicate a rule press the button Duplicate.
To modify a rule, double click on it.
¶ Deactivate
Rules can be deactivated by using the button Deactivate.
Rules can also be activated by using the button Activate.
¶ Activate
Activation/Deactivation can be done on individual rules by clicking on the individual checkboxes.
¶ Basic Operations
To select all active rules, use the button Select Active. By clicking on Invert Selection, all deactive rules will be selected. The button Select All will select all the rules. To eliminate a rule, select the rule and click on the Delete button. Finally, use the Up and Down buttons to move the rules up and down.
¶ Test
The button Test can be used to test whether the URL validity check matches or not with any of the rules.
See example below.
¶ Export
To Export the rules, you will need to select all the rules you want to export and then click on the Export button.
It will open the Export Selected Regular Expression Rules window. Save the file with extension *.txt.
¶ Import
To import the rules click on the Import button and select the *.txt file
¶ Running Environment
When started the Browser will open itself and load the initial page. You can easily close the browser using the CTRL + F4 on Mozilla Firefox browser and ALT + F4 on Google Chrome and Praim Browser.
