Praim ThinOX terminals support a Connections Manager interface.
The Connections Manager is displayed on the desktop of the terminal by pressing the CTRL+ALT+END hotkeys combination or using the right-click contextual menu on the desktop (available when the User Interface is Desktop).
When the Desktop Modality is enabled, the connections are also visible on the desktop.
Depending on how it has been configured the Terminal Mode and the Deny Connection Changes parameters (see Security) the Connections Manager can have one or two different tabs:
- Configuration tab: available on Desktop Modality and WBT/Kiosk Modality if the Deny Connection Changes is not enabled (e.g. the first picture below is taken with the Desktop Modality with Deny Connection Changes not enabled);
- Connections tab: available only on WBT/Kiosk Modality (e.g. the second picture below is taken with the WBT/Kiosk Modality with Deny Connection Changes not enabled).
Accessing the Configuration Settings window
Regardless how the terminal mode has been set, press F2 for accessing the Configuration Settings window.
Example 01: On the picture below, it is shown the Connections Manager available in Desktop Modality with the Deny Connection Changes not enabled.
From the buttons you can:
- Add a new connection;
- Edit an existent connection (select the connection and then press "Edit...");
- Delete an existent connection;
- Edit the Startup properties of a connection (read below for more information);
- Connect to a resource.
Example 02: On the picture below, it is shown the Connections Manager available in WBT/Kiosk Modality with the Deny Connection Changes not enabled.
From the buttons you can:
- Start an existent connection by clicking on Connect;
- Close a previously started connection by clicking on End;
- Shut down the terminal (will open the power management dialog with more options).
A connection can also be added using the desktop contextual menu.
Right-click the desktop and select the Add Connection menu.
It will open the New Connection window, select the type of connection that has to be created and click on OK.
¶ Startup Options
Right-click on a connection and select Startup Options on the menu.
It will open the Startup Options where you can configure certain features.
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Enable Connection Autostart: if enabled the connection will automatically start when the thin client starts (useful in some VDI environment, when the thin client is started the connection asks for a login and then automatically the virtual desktop starts; to the user, the thin client is like a "physical" PC).
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On Session Close: you will find parameters that allow to define what happens when a connection is closed.
- Reconnect Session: the connection will start again (typically with the login request) when the connection is closed;
- Shut Down Thin Client: the thin client is powered off when the connection is closed (useful in some VDI environment, when the virtual desktop is closed this feature will power off the thin client like a physical PC);
- Reboot Thin Client: the thin client is rebooted when the connection is closed;
Currently, the On Session Close behavior is working only for these connections:
¶ More about Connections Manager
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- RDP Connection
- VMware Horizon Client Connection
- Browser Connection
- Client VNC Connection
- Shell Script Connection
- TN5250e Display and TN5250e Printer
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