¶ Trial Package
The Trial package contains all the files needed to make your trial experience complete.
Exploit the whole endpoint management and automation capabilities offered by the Praim software ecosystem driven by the server console ThinMan.
The ThinMan Trial Package allows you to install the Praim software designed for the management and monitoring of devices connected to a network.
The Agile4PC Trial Package allows you to install the Praim Agile Configurator for Windows devices. The package also includes the ThinMan installer, you will need to install the ThinMan Server in order to license your device, have a zero-config experience and manage your Agile devices easily.
The ThinOX4PC Trial Package allows you to create a ThinOX4PC Live USB to verify the compatibility of your hardware device with the ThinOX4PC O.S. with the possibility of installing it on the device. The package also includes the ThinMan installer, you will need to install the ThinMan Server in order to license your device, have a zero-config experience and manage your ThinOX devices easily.
You can request a trial package of Praim software products through MyPraim (Products -> Software Trials)
If you do not have a MyPraim account, you can request a trial package through Praim website
Once requested, you will receive an email with all the instructions for installing and using the products.
¶ Trial Package
The package can contain:
- The ThinMan installer.
- The client software (e.g. Agile4PC,ThinOX4PC, etc.).
- Eventual other files (e.g. Rufus, etc.).
¶ Praim Software
ThinMan is the Praim graphical software tool designed to perform the management and the monitoring of ThinOX/Agile devices connected to the network. For DEMO purposes, it is absolutely necessary to install ThinMan since it assigns the trial license to ThinOX4PC and Agile4PC devices (a maximum of 4 licenses of each type).
Agile4PC is a software solution for Windows thin clients and PCs. It offers a simplified and optimized interface to access the enterprise Cloud resources. Furthermore, it prevents any tampering of the workspace. A simplified graphical user interface that allows the user initiate connections to his resources with a single click. Moreover, the terminal is lockdown to avoid the user from Windows Desktop complications.
ThinOX4PC designed to extend the life of your third-party PCs, notebooks or thin clients, turning them into powerful thin clients by using and, optionally installing, the ThinOX O.S. on them. To verify the compatibility of your hardware with the ThinOX4PC you will need to create a USB key with the ThinOX O.S. (ThinOX4PC live USB key version). If there are no incompatibility issues, you can start working directly from the USB key and, optionally, install the ThinOX4PC O.S on your device.
¶ ThinMan
¶ Requirements
¶ Hardware Requirements
Minimum recommended specification:
- 2.4 GHz Dual core processor
- 3GB available RAM
- 15 GB free disk storage
Further considerations:
- Allow 10 MB space per connected device
- For each ThinOX 11.x.x firmware version stored within the ThinMan Repository, allow 1.5GB of storage.
- For each Windows 10 IoT firmware version stored within the ThinMan Repository, allow 7 GB of storage.
- For each Agile version stored within the ThinMan repository, allow 200 MB of storage
¶ Software Requirements
ThinMan is supported on the following operating systems:
- Windows 8.0, 8.1, 10
- Windows Server 2012, 2012 r2, 2016, 2019, 2022
¶ Installation
Copy the installer (e.g. ThinManAdvanced_x64_x.y.z.exe) to an accessible path and execute it.
Choose the installation language and select Next to continue:
ThinMan requires Microsoft Visual C++, the installation process will establish if a version is present or will install a version as part of the process. Select Install:
The ThinMan Setup Wizard will start. Select Next:
The License Agreement will then be displayed. Check these terms and conditions and if they are accepted, select the acceptance option and Next to continue:
Complete the customer information fields and select Next to continue:
The default installation folder is shown. To alter this, select the Change… option and navigate to where the installation files are to be installed. If leaving it default, select Next to continue:
ThinMan uses HTTP Port 20080 and HTTPS port 443 for communication with the Praim devices on the network. As part of the installation these ports can be changed, however we only recommend doing this under exceptional circumstances. To use the standard ports, select Next:
If a port conflict is detected the warning message below is shown from which the conflict can be resolved:
Installation is now ready to begin, select Install to start:
When the installation wizard completes, clicking Finish will launch the ThinMan console by default.
¶ ThinMan License
At the first startup of the ThinMan after its successful installation, this message will be displayed.
Before continuing please make sure you have the license file available (file with ".lic" extension). If you have not received the license file, ask either your provider or the Praim Customer Care.
Click on import license file.
You can also activate your license from the ThinMan menu Tools → ThinMan License.
The License Manager window will open.
Select your *.lic file and press "OK". This operation will install the license file on the ThinMan Server.
¶ ThinMan Getting Started
To start working with ThinMan, visit our Getting Started videos.
¶ Configuring the Network to connect ThinMan with your devices
The ThinMan discovery process will build a list of devices. On the image below you can find examples of discovered devices. The highlighted section shows some devices that communicate with the ThinMan Server (Notified column has WSS value) and some devices that do not communicate with the ThinMan Server (Notified column has HTTPS Unlinked value).
To establish a communication between a device containing a Praim component (either devices with ThinOX O.S or devices having Agile) and ThinMan you will need to configure your DHCP server and/or your DNS Server.
Both, ThinOX O.S and Agile Praim configurator, contain a component to configure ThinMan (see images below).
¶ ThinOX
ThinOX: ThinMan Configurator
¶ Agile
Agile: ThinMan Configurator
All Praim devices are pre-configured with a DHCP option with value 163 and a DNS option with PRAIMSERVER value. The client will use first the DHCP option and then the DNS option to contact the ThinMan server. If you configure your environment using the network parameters every Praim device will know which is the ThinMan Server in the network and will be able to notify himself. This is also true for brand out-of-the-box Praim devices that can be connected to the network and could point to the ThinMan Server without any configuration from the IT Manager.
¶ DHCP Server: Option 163
For more information, read How to configure the DHCP Option 163
¶ DNS Server: PRAIMSERVER hostname
For more information, read How to configure a DNS Server with PRAIMSERVER hostname.
¶ Agile4PC
¶ Requirements
¶ Hardware Requirements
- Free Disk space: aprox. 300 MB
¶ Software Requirements
- Windows based Thin Clients: Windows Embedded 7 SP1, Window 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2015, 2016, 2019
- PC: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
- Microsoft .NET Framework
¶ Installation
Execute the Agile_vx.y.z.exe directly on your device.
Click on "Install" to proceed.
After finishing with the installation, click on "Finish".
Now, the Praim Agile software will appear among your Windows Programs.
¶ Activate and license Praim Agile4PC
Follow the instructions to activate your Praim Agile4PC with the ThinMan Server
¶ Basic Configuration
Follow the steps below in order to configure your Device and start your trial.
- Configure your Network for a zero-config experience. For more information, read How to setup ThinMan Address on a ThinOX device
- Configure the System Settings.
- Add the Resources: Add a local application, a Citrix/VMware/RDP connection or a local browser.
- Upload the certificates needed to contact the Resources previously configured.
- Configure the presentation mode.
For more information about Agile and advanced configuration go to the Agile main page.
¶ ThinOX4PC
¶ Requirements
¶ Hardware Requirements
- ThinOX4PC supports x86 processor type (not ARM), most of Ethernet Adapters, Graphics Cards, WiFi Adapters and disks types. In order to check hardware compatibility, it is necessary to create the ThinOX4PC live USB key version. Be sure, the USB key you are using is not unsupported.
¶ Installation
¶ Create a ThinOX4PC -T9050 live USB key
Insert the USB Key where you want to write the ThinOX4PC -T9050 Live operating system (NOTE: all the content of the USB key will be lost) and execute the Rufus tool.
- Select in the Rufus interface the USB Key.
- Select "DD Image" in the combo box.
- Click on the image icon and, using the file manager, select the ThinOX4PC -T9050 Live image (*.img) provided on the Trial package.
- Click on the Start button.
When the operation is finished (Rufus will notify it) close the Rufus software and eject the USB Key using the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media procedure on Windows PC. Once the USB Key has been created use it on a device (access the BIOS Boot Menu and select the USB key). The ThinOX4PC - T9050 Live USB Key will not install anything on the device used to run it. It is an operating system that runs on the USB Key and does not affect any storage attached to the device (including the hard disk). After using the ThinOX4PC - T9050 Live on a device, just shut it down, remove the USB Key and power it on again. The original operating system will start.
¶ Boot and Install
Use the previously created USB key to boot the device where you want to install ThinOX4PC-T9050. The device will start with the ThinOX4PC O.S. as shown in the image below.
Double click on the desktop icon to proceed with the installation. The message below will be shown. Click on Yes to proceed.
Double click on the desktop icon to proceed with the installation. The message below will be shown. Click on Yes to proceed.
You will need to confirm the operation, click on Install to proceed.
The installing procedure will start. See image below.
The device will restart with the ThinOX4PC(T9050) O.S. installed on it. Proceed with the initial setup (see image below).
Notice on the Desktop the device model is T9050.
¶ Basic ThinOX4PC Configuration
Follow the steps below in order to configure your Device and start your trial.
- ThinOX Initial Setup: complete the initial setup wizard, select your language, keyboard layout and timezone and click on OK to proceed.
- Configure the ThinMan component or Configure your Network for a zero-config experience. For more information, read How to setup ThinMan Address on a ThinOX device.
- Configure the User Interface System Settings
- Add the resources through the Connection Manager.
- Use the Certificate Manager to upload the certificates.
- Optionally, you can also set Security parameters, use the Control Panel to set parameters related to Citrix, VMware, RDP, sound, date & time, etc. For more information, read the ThinOX Settings section.