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US40a
N8120-011F

User's Guide

2nd Edition, March 2009

856-122300-111-01

Summary of Contents for N8120-011F

Page 1: ...US40a N8120 011F User s Guide 2nd Edition March 2009 856 122300 111 01 ...

Page 2: ...ide the reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause ...

Page 3: ...ON is used to indicate a degree of danger These terms are defined as follows WARNING Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious personal injury CAUTION Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage Precautions against hazards are presented with the following symbols The individual symbols are defined as follow...

Page 4: ...tified Prohibited Actions Do not disassemble repair or modify US40a Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Do not touch the component specified Otherwise an electric shock or burn may be caused Do not place US40a near a fire Otherwise a fire may be caused Do not touch US40a components with wet hand Otherwise an electric shock may be caused Keep water or liquid away from US40a Otherwise ...

Page 5: ...rty damage if US40a has been used in the above conditions Do not use US40a if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off US40a and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using US40a in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from US40a Do not insert needles or metal objects into v...

Page 6: ...ord that comes with your US40a Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a fire when the electric current exceeds the rated flow Also observe the following to prevent an electric shock or fire caused by a damaged cord Do not stretch the power cord Do not bend the power cord Do not twist the power cord Do not step on the power cord Do not bundle the power cords Do not pinch the power cord Keep ch...

Page 7: ...Do not use US40a in the place where corrosive gases exist Make sure not to locate or use US40a in the place where corrosive gases sodium chloride sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist Also do not set it in the environment where the air or dust includes components accelerating corrosion ex sulfur etc or conductive metals There is a risk of a fire due to c...

Page 8: ...ures described in User s Guide of US40a Using any other method may cause a heat generation an ignition and or liquid leakage Do not give any shock on the battery unit Doing so may cause fumes ignition explosion and or liquid leakage CAUTION Keep the battery in the place away from children and babies The toxic substance contained in the battery is harmful if it is taken into the body by mistake Con...

Page 9: ...re putting it on your ear Doing so may cause a damage to your ear Before connection make sure that the sound volume is not so large Do not use US40a on your knee for a long time The bottom of US40a becomes hot and it may cause the low temperature burn If the heating element remains touching a certain part of the body for a long time an erythema or a bulla is generated on skin It is called the low ...

Page 10: ...40a is prohibited e g medical treatment facility If any medical equipment is being used near US40a turn off the power or wireless communication features of US40a even though the use of US40a is not prohibited The medical equipment may be influenced and cause an accident For more information ask the relevant medical treatment facility Turn off the power or wireless communication features of US40a i...

Page 11: ...even if US40a is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat will be generated if water droplet is formed on a dusty plug which may cause a fire LCD Liquid Crystal Display CAUTION Do not scratch the surface of the LCD with a pointed object Doing so may cause a damage to the LCD Do not apply an excess power on surface of the LCD or out...

Page 12: ...be maintained It is preferable to store US40a under the condition temperature 20 C to 60 C humidity 20 80 without condensation Turn off the cellular phone or pager around US40a Radio interference may cause malfunctions of US40a Observe the following notes on using and connecting an interface cable Do not use any damaged cable connector Do not step on the cable Do not place any object on the cable ...

Page 13: ...through common txt Specifying Auto Delivery of Remote Connections in Startup Setting Starting in safe mode Regarding the Transportation of this System This system and or associated options and accessories may be using lithium metal batteries or lithium ion batteries There may be restrictions regarding the air or sea transportation of such lithium batteries Please contact your reseller or service c...

Page 14: ...anual is a guide for proper setup and use of your US40a This manual also covers useful procedures for dealing with difficulties and problems that may arise during setup or operation of your US40a Keep this manual for future use Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandato...

Page 15: ...of components how to install connect power on and shutdown your US40a Chapter 2 Using Features of US40a tells you how to use All Programs menu and Control Panel Chapter 3 Using Advanced Features tells you how to use advanced features of US40a Chapter 4 Administrator Features provides the administrator with all the information necessary to setup US40a Chapter 5 Operation and Maintenance provides yo...

Page 16: ...d If you find any component missing or damaged contact your service representative Transfer to Third Party Make sure to provide this guide and all the accessories along with US40a to a third party Disposal Dispose of US40a battery and all the option devices according to all national laws and regulations Also dispose of the power cord provided with US40a to avoid diversion to some other devices ...

Page 17: ...uide xii Text Conventions xii Organization of this Guide xiii In the Package xiv Transfer to Third Party xiv Disposal xiv Contents xv Chapter 1 About US40a 1 Names and Functions of Components 2 Front View in the state where the LCD panel is opened 2 Left Side View 3 Right Side View 4 Rear View 5 Bottom View 6 Component Functions 7 Keyboard Function Keys 7 Touch Pad 7 Status LEDs 8 Wireless Antenna...

Page 18: ...Status with Battery Status LED 22 Checking Remaining Battery Level 22 Battery Refreshing 23 Conducting Battery Refreshing 23 Adding Battery Pack 24 Battery Pack Addition Procedure 24 Replacing Battery Pack 26 Replacement Interval 26 Battery Pack Replacement Procedure 27 Connections 29 Turning On Power of US40a 31 Setting Up System BIOS 32 Overview 32 Starting 33 Description of Keys and Screens 34 ...

Page 19: ... Version Information 77 Update 78 Update Settings 81 Sounds and Audio Devices 83 Keyboard 84 Mouse 85 Display 86 Date and Time 87 Power Options 88 Desktop Background Setting 89 Certificate Import 90 Chapter 3 Using Advanced Features 91 Using Dual Display in Connection of US40a to Virtual PC 92 VPN Connection 94 System Configuration 94 Structure 95 Intranet 95 VPN Setting Procedure for US40a 96 VPN...

Page 20: ...rk Settings with User Account 134 Enhancing Write Filter Setting 135 Enhancing Write Filter Setting 135 Returning Write Filter Settings to Factory Default 135 Auto Logon User Setting 136 Chapter 5 Operation and Maintenance 137 Cleaning 137 Cleaning of US40a 137 Troubleshooting 138 Problem when Using Combination of Two or More Thin Clients 138 Problems with Connections of RDP ICA Internet Time 138 ...

Page 21: ...Chapter 1 About US40a This chapter tells you how to install connect and shutdown US40a ...

Page 22: ...tions of components in US40a are described below Front View in the state where the LCD panel is opened 1 LCD panel 2 Keyboard function keys see page 7 3 Touch pads see page 7 11 4 Status LED see page 8 5 Power button see page 31 6 Radio antenna see page 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 23: ...one connector Connect a microphone to this connector 2 Lineout connector Connect a headphone or an external speaker to this connector 3 USB ports 2 Connect a device having the USB interface to each of these ports 4 Express Card slot 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 24: ... Right Side View 1 Wireless LAN button Slide this button to the right to enable wireless LAN 2 USB port 3 SmartCard reader Security feature for user authentication 4 VGA port Connect with an external monitor 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 25: ... View 1 LAN connector Connect with a LAN network system Supports 10 100BASE TX network subsystem 2 Security lock slot Install an antitheft device to this lock 3 Power connector Connect with the attached AC adapter 1 2 3 ...

Page 26: ...6 About US40a Bottom View 1 Speaker 2 Standard battery bay 3 Battery removal latch 4 Ventilating port 5 Additional battery bay 2 1 1 3 4 5 ...

Page 27: ...tivates suspend mode Fn F9 Turns up the volume Fn F5 Changes the display from LCD to CRT or vise versa Fn F10 Mutes audio Touch Pad The touch pad can be used as a normal mouse for PC Just moving the tip of a finger on the touch pad allows the position of the cursor to be adjusted Use the left or right selection button below the touch pad to select a menu item NOTE Proper mouse setting allows scrol...

Page 28: ...ng green CAPS lock is activated D NUM lock LED Lighting green NUM lock is activated Blinking green slowly The LAN feature is enabled Blinking green rapidly US40a is connected to LAN but data are being transferred E LAN LED Lighting green US40a is connected to LAN F Wireless LAN status LED Lighting green US40a is connected to wireless LAN G Not used H Not used Lighting green Battery is fully charge...

Page 29: ...rgy is absorbed into body issues largely depends on the distance between the origin of radio frequency antenna and a human body The wireless devices meet the international guideline about the exposure of radiated radio frequency only when the distance between the antenna and a human body is at least 2 to 3 cm USB2 0 Ports Three USB ports are located on US40a to allow peripherals conforming to the ...

Page 30: ...following steps 1 Align the Express Card to the connector so that the connector of the card faces the slot The arrow or the label shows the top side of the Express Card 2 Slide the Express Card in the slot and press firmly until it is completely seated in its connector 3 The Express Card is automatically detected and a proper driver is installed The system may request you to use the driver supplie...

Page 31: ... leads the same operation as clicking the mouse Tapping the pad with the tip of a finger twice quickly brings the same operation as double clicking the mouse These actions are called tap and double tap respectively Drugging also takes place if you tap the pad lightly with the pointer put on an icon or folder make a finger contact with the pad and move the finger Using Expansion Features of Touch P...

Page 32: ...o switch off either of the wireless LAN IEEE802 11b or IEEE802 11g devices and the Bluetooth supported devices or use by keeping distance between them To connect US40a to a network an optional wireless LAN access point is required Turn off the power of US40a or switch off the wireless LAN feature in an area where medical authorities prohibit usage of this product Moreover even in the medical estab...

Page 33: ... personal or corporate networks without permission to get out personal or confidential information information leakage spoof as a specific person to distribute wrong information spoofing intercept communication data rewrite the data and send out the rewritten data alteration and distribute computer virus to crack data and systems cracking Wireless LAN cards and access points essentially have secur...

Page 34: ... WEPs The wireless LAN of US40a supports all the types of WEPs However third parties may get the encryption key being set or decipher it with some encryption decipher technology Thus it is recommended to modify the encryption key periodically NOTE To use the WEP feature remote communication devices must also support the WEP feature Preventing Unauthorized Accesses Setting a specific SSID network n...

Page 35: ...ty Protocol or AES Advanced Encryption Standard each of which is an encryption method making decryption difficult further more than the conventional WEP feature allow security setting at a higher level to be provided NOTE To use encryption based on WPA remote devices to be connected to US40a must support the same security feature Setting up Wireless LAN For how to set up the wireless LAN of US40a ...

Page 36: ...ternet through a router or terminal adapter supporting wireless LAN NOTES US40a can provide wireless LAN connection or communication with devices supporting 5GHz wireless LAN IEE802 11a in use of the 5GHz band or devices supporting 2 4GHz wireless LAN IEEE802 11b or IEEE802 11g in use of the 2 4GHz band US40a cannot provide wireless LAN connection or communication with devices for other than 5GHz ...

Page 37: ...n any place other than specified Do not use US40a on your knee for a long time Do not use US40a with your hands being put on keyboard or palm rest portion for a long time Install US40a on the rigid flat place Clean and tidy room Environmental requirements Operating Temperature 10 to 35ºC Humidity 20 to 80 Halting Temperature 20 to 60ºC Humidity 20 to 80 Grounded parallel bi polar power outlet Clos...

Page 38: ...e may be stepped on or stumbled Places near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane If unavoidable contact your service representative to request proper shield construction Places where a power outlet that shares the ground line with another especially the one to which a device with large power ...

Page 39: ...ithium ion batteries are valuable and recyclable resources Notes on recycling of lithium ion battery Do not make batteries short circuited To insulate the battery terminal stick the tape on the terminals or put the battery in the plastic bag Failure to follow this may cause fire or electric shock Do not peel off exterior covers such as coating and tubes from batteries Do not disassemble batteries ...

Page 40: ...tus some error may occur in the remaining battery level Proper Use of Battery To keep high display precision of the remaining battery level refresh the battery periodically When US40a is not used for a long period remove the battery pack with the remaining battery level of about 50 and save it in a cool place This can lengthen the battery life When US40a is operated for a long time only by the bat...

Page 41: ...0a can be operated while the battery is charged When AC outlets are not installed Terminate applications being used and turn off the power of US40a If the power of US40a is not turned off still without power supply through an AC outlet US40a is entered into the state set by Power Options in the Control Panel NOTE To open the power option click Start Control Panel Power Options Defining action to b...

Page 42: ...pack installed and to an AC outlet then battery charge is automatically started The battery is charged while the power of US40a is ON NOTE The chargeable battery level varies depending on the ambient temperature Battery charging may be interrupted at a higher temperature It is recommended to charge the battery within the ambient temperature range between 18ºC and 28ºC Checking Battery Charge Statu...

Page 43: ...Some error occurs in the remaining battery indication Conducting Battery Refreshing Conduct battery refreshing in the following steps IMPORTANT Neither pull out the AC cable nor turn off the power during battery refreshing Failure to follow this may cause the battery to operate incorrectly 1 Turn on the power of US40a and press F2 to display the SETUP screen 2 Select Advanced All Battery Calibrati...

Page 44: ...any shock on the battery unit Doing so may cause fumes ignition explosion and or liquid leakage CAUTION Keep the battery in the place away from children and babies The toxic substance contained in the battery is harmful if it is taken into the body by mistake Consult your doctor immediately if it is swallowed Do not use your hand to slide the battery release latch Use a ballpoint pen or the like t...

Page 45: ...pen o the like to release the lock Then remove the dummy battery 2 Align the right side of the battery pack with the additional battery bay and press the left side of the battery pack to install it When a click occurs the battery pack is locked Note the orientation of the battery pack in its installation Now the new battery pack is installed completely Battery release latch Dummy battery ...

Page 46: ...on explosion and or liquid leakage CAUTION Keep the battery in the place away from children and babies The toxic substance contained in the battery is harmful if it is taken into the body by mistake Consult your doctor immediately if it is swallowed Do not use your hand to slide the battery release latch Use a ballpoint pen or the like to slide the battery release latch Using your finger to slide ...

Page 47: ...ta exit from Windows and turn off the power of US40a Do not install or remove the battery pack from US40a if not required particularly Failure to follow this may cause the battery pack to be defected 1 Turn off the power of US40a if it is operated 2 Pull out the plug of the power code from the AC outlet and remove the AC adapter from US40a 3 Close the LCD display and turn US40a upside down 4 Slide...

Page 48: ...lock side of the battery pack A click occurs to lock the battery pack Note the orientation of the battery pack in the installation Now the battery replacement is completed Described above are replacement procedures for additional battery Take the same procedure to replace the standard battery ...

Page 49: ...uctions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages iv to xi for details Plug into a proper power source of the specified voltage Do not connect exceeding number of power cords to a power outlet to prevent excessive electrical load Do not use US40a with any loose interface connection Use the authorized power cord only Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of US40...

Page 50: ...y can be connected to US40a you should previously ask the dealer that the device is available for US40a Some devices supplied by third parties are not available for US40a NEC does not bear any responsibility for faults caused by using peripherals supplied by third parties or devices and or interface cables not authorized by NEC To pull out the cable connected to a LAN connector push the latch on t...

Page 51: ...cribes the procedure of turning on the power of US40a 1 Open the LCD panel of US40a 2 Press the power button at the upper left corner of the keyboard of US40a The power of US40a is turned on After the NEC logo the desktop screen of US40a appears POWER button ...

Page 52: ...ow as necessary IMPORTANT Ask the system administrator to operate the SETUP The SETUP allows you to set passwords There are two levels of passwords or supervisor and user Starting the SETUP with the password in the supervisor level you can change all items If a user password is set only a limited number of items can be changed Before the passwords can be set OS must be installed The SETUP of the l...

Page 53: ...ears as follows Enter the password Enter CURRENT password You can enter the password for up to three times If you enter the password incorrectly three times US40a will be halted any further operations are disabled Turn off the power of US40a NOTE There are two types of passwords or supervisor and user passwords The supervisor password allows you to check or modify all settings of the SETUP For the...

Page 54: ... disabled when a submenu is selected key Changes the current value of the selected item to next incremented one key Changes the current value of the selected item to previous decremented one Tab key Changes the field of the selected item F1 key Displays the help of key operations on the SETUP screen F10 key Saves setting parameters and exit from the SETUP Esc key Returns to the previous screen If ...

Page 55: ...n select a sub menu out of one of these menus to see a detailed function The following describe the functions and parameters available in menus displayed on the screen and the values of the parameters at the shipment Main At the first activation of SETUP the Main menu appears If you select an menu item preceded by and press Enter the sub menu of the menu item appears ...

Page 56: ...onditions After transportation of US40a After storage of US40a After US40a is entered into the suspended state under the environmental condition apart from the range in which the operation of US40a is secured temperature 10ºC 35 ºC and humidity 20 80 Check the system clock about once per month It is recommended that if the system requires high time precision a proper time server NTP server is used...

Page 57: ...this value Primary Battery Calibration Allows you to calibrate the battery pack installed in the standard battery bay Secondly Battery Calibration Allows you to calibrate the battery pack installed in the additional battery bay All Battery Calibration Allows you to calibrate both the battery pack installed in the standard battery bay and that in additional battery bay concurrently Blue Tooth Devic...

Page 58: ...38 About US40a Boot If you move the cursor to Boot then the Boot menu appears which allows you to set the booting order ...

Page 59: ...the passwords contact your service representative See the table below for each item Item Parameter Description Supervisor Password Indicates whether the supervisor password is specified or not User Password Indicates whether the user password is specified or not Change Supervisor Password Allows you to change the supervisor password Change User Password Allows you to change the user password F8 Ho...

Page 60: ...ed with the newly selected information saved in CMOS nonvolatile memory Then US40a automatically reboots the system Select Cancel to return to the Exit menu screen Discard Changes and Exit Select this item to exit SETUP without saving the newly selected information in CMOS non volatile memory When you press Enter Discard changes and exit setup screen appears If you select Ok SETUP is terminated wi...

Page 61: ...s to the Exit menu without saving the newly selected information Select Cancel to return to the Exit menu screen with the information unchanged Load Optimal Defaults Select this item to return all SETUP values to their defaults or shipping defaults If you select Load Setup Defaults and Ok the default values are restored If you select Cancel the screen returns to the Exit menu ...

Page 62: ... Client terminal to be connected with a virtual PC The minimum system configuration of Thin Client system requires only a single US40a and a virtual PC see Basic Configuration Adding DHCP server and download servers FTP and HTTP servers to the basic configuration can improve maintainability of Thin Client system see Extension 1 An extended configuration allows you to use SSC the management tool fo...

Page 63: ...cify the destination port of a virtual PC using the remote desktop connection Then you are ready to connect with the virtual PC Basic Configuration VPCC Virtual PC Center VPCC is a server that hosts a virtual PC Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Business Enterprise Edition is available for the virtual PC In addition to VPCC US40a can connect with Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and ...

Page 64: ... 1 VPCC Virtual PC Center DHCP server The DHCP server is used to obtain the IP address of US40a Also you can obtain information about download servers FTP and HTTP servers to be used from the DHCP server Internet time server Setting information on the Internet time server in US40a allows the system time to be synchronized with the time of the Internet time server on booting FTP server download ser...

Page 65: ...formation from the DHCP server With DHCP option setting US40a can be set so that the server address of CMO Manager can be obtained automatically SSC SSC is the server managing the virtual PC operating in VPCC CMO Manager works with SSC CMO Manager CMO Manager is a server feature of client management option CMO Manager totally manages virtual PCs connected with US40a With client management option t...

Page 66: ...C Center VPN GW US40a can use L2TP as a protocol for VPN Specify L2TP at VPN gateway to which US40a is connected Authentication server Authentication server certifies the connected user responding with the request from VPN GW Enter the account to be sent to Authentication server on US40a Authentication server ...

Page 67: ... of US40a then the desk top screen appears After selecting Start you can connect US40a to a virtual PC start a tool in the Control Panel or shutdown US40a To connect US40a to a virtual PC you can activate remote desktop connection after selecting Start To change the settings of US40a use proper tools on the Control Panel after selecting Start To turn off the power of US40a select Shutdown of the S...

Page 68: ...he power on of US40a Use Control Panel for any setting change of US40a You can select the Control Panel from the Start menu At the first startup of US40a initial settings are applied Name of each US40a is assigned and the network is configured initially to obtain the network address from the DHCP server If you do not need to modify the initial settings use the Control Panel as is Activate the remo...

Page 69: ...rol Panel 1 Select Control Panel out of the Start menu and select Date and Time 2 Set the date and time of US40a on the Date and Time Properties dialog box 3 Specify the time zone required if necessary To use the time server set the Internet Time 4 After the setting is completed press OK ...

Page 70: ...steps 1 Check the network to which US40a is to be connected and connect a proper LAN cable to US40a 2 Turn on the power of US40a 3 After the desktop screen of US40a appears select Start All Programs Local Area Connection Status and click Properties on General tab NOTE The above operation is disabled without network connection Before the operation be sure to connect US40a to the network ...

Page 71: ...About US40a 51 4 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button ...

Page 72: ...52 About US40a 5 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box appears Set the IP address subnet mask default gateway and other information applicable to the network environment ...

Page 73: ...All Programs out of the Start menu and select Remote Desktop Connection 2 Enter the computer name or IP address of the virtual PC to be connected to US40a in the Computer field NOTES For detailed settings of the virtual PC click the Options button To connect US40a to a Citrix server select Start All Programs Citrix Program Neighborhood and specify its destination port ...

Page 74: ...rious programs out of the Start menu NOTE The following keyboard shortcuts are available on desktop of virtual PC Keyboard shortcut Description Ctrl Alt End Open Windows Security dialog Alt PageUp Switch a program from left to right Alt PageDown Switch a program from right to left Alt Insert Switch a program sequentially from the one used last Alt Home Displays Start menu Ctrl Alt Break Switch bet...

Page 75: ...quit from the virtual PC select Start Logoff from the task bar of the virtual PC When you log off from the virtual PC the screen returns to the desktop screen of US40a Shutdown of US40a Select Shut Down out of the Start menu to shutdown US40a ...

Page 76: ...ection supporting dual display Default RDP Connection Connects to the default destination port automatically Citrix Program Neighborhood Activates Program Neighborhood NOTES The startup settings given by the Startup Setting feature in Control Panel is not registered in Startup appearing when you select All Programs in the Start menu To check the startup settings select Startup Program Setting and ...

Page 77: ... All Programs in the Start menu of US40a Local Area Connection Wireless Network Connection Remote Desktop Connection Connection to Citrix Server Terminal Connection Manager Startup Folder Control Panel The following programs can be initiated out of the Control Panel of US40a Startup Setting Network Utilities Version Information Update Sounds and Audio Devices Keyboard Mouse Display Date and Time P...

Page 78: ...nnection The Local Area Connection allows you to provide settings for the wired LAN of US40a You can specify the IP address of US40a the DNS server and other information For the setting procedure see Configuring Network Local Area Connection ...

Page 79: ... networks within the possible range and click Connect If the network to be connected does not appear select Refresh network list on Network Tasks to update the network list 2 If a network key intended to connect US40a to wireless LAN is defined by a network administrator the dialog box requesting the network key appears Enter the network key 3 Make sure that Connect appears on the Wireless Network...

Page 80: ...of US40a Remote Desktop Connection The Remote Desktop Connection is used to connect US40a to a virtual PC The following window appears when you click Options button on Remote Desktop Connection Remote Desktop Connection ...

Page 81: ...res of US40a 61 Connection to Citrix Server Using the Program Neighborhood you can connect US40a to the Citrix Presentation Server You can also use the Citrix XenApp for the connection Citrix Program Neighborhood ...

Page 82: ... following two kinds of connection type RDP Used to connect with virtual PC or terminal server ICA Used to connect with Citrix XenApp or Presentation Server You can use the Terminal Connection Manager to create edit or delete a connection entry and connect or disconnect with virtual PC or terminal server You can run the Terminal Connection Manager by selecting Start All Programs Terminal Connectio...

Page 83: ...t a destination in Connection tab on Terminal Connection Manager then click the Connect button When connection starts Connecting appears in State field NOTE Connecting appears when the client process for each connection type entry is started It does not mean US40a has been connected with virtual PC or server ...

Page 84: ...isconnects the session being connected NOTES When Disconnect is performed for the entry being connected whether the session on virtual PC or server is retained or not depends on the settings made on the virtual PC or the server If the entry is disconnected by the Disconnect button while the session is being connected Auto Start option will not be executed at the next startup even if this option is...

Page 85: ...try click the New button on Terminal Connection Manager 1 Select Remote Desktop Protocol RDP on Connection Type dialog box then click the Next button 2 On the New Connection Entry dialog box enter the name of new connection entry and hostname or IP address of the computer to connect ...

Page 86: ...he new connection entry is added to Terminal Connection Manager NOTE The contents of C NEC Templete Default rdp is applied to parameters for RDP connection entry If you changed the default parameter value you need to modify this file ...

Page 87: ...e connection entry select an entry you want to change then click the Edit button on Terminal Connection Manager NOTE Parameters for Edit RDP Connection Entry have the same meaning as those of Remote Desktop Connection mstsc exe See the help of Remote Desktop Connection for details ...

Page 88: ...68 Using Features of US40a To specify options for server authentication and TS gateway click the Advanced button ...

Page 89: ...ecify the hostname or IP address of the server to connect with If you want to connect to published application click the radio button Published Application and specify the application name Then click the OK button Now the new connection entry is added to Terminal Connection Manager NOTE Unlike the Program Neighborhood the Terminal Connection Manager does not obtain the list of published applicatio...

Page 90: ...tion Manager NOTES Parameters available on Program Neighborhood are partially supported in this menu For the items that cannot be specified in this menu specify them in the relevant ICA file in C NEC Connections See the help of Program Neighborhood for details Terminal Connection Manager does not have the feature to specify the client default Use Program Neighborhood to specify it ...

Page 91: ...ntrol Panel By the shipping default the control panel of Terminal Connection Manager contains Mosue and Keyboard NOTE To add a control panel applet to the Integrated Control Panel copy the CPL or EXE file in the directory C Program Files NEC ...

Page 92: ...selection This feature is useful if you use the specific entry almost every day Automatically start this connection This feature is useful if you want to connect to the specific virtual PC or server constantly Reconnect this entry when timed out logged off To specify an option click the Option button on Terminal Connection Manager ...

Page 93: ...res of US40a 73 Startup Folder The Startup Folder can contain the program automatically initiated at logon It contains no program in the initial state Administrator users can save the program in the Startup Folder ...

Page 94: ...ecify the destination in the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box 3 Select Options and press the Save button to save the setting Now the destination of the default RDP connection is defined 4 Select Default RDP Connection in the Startup Program Setting dialog box and click OK Now the startup program setting is completed IMPORTANT If the STP is set in switching hub via wireless LAN VPN or wired LAN...

Page 95: ...atus Select a command and click the Run button Then the selected command is executed Command Select the command to be executed out of Ping Ipconfig and netstat The default command is Ping Command parameters Enter the parameters specified for the selected command A command parameter can be up to 256 characters Help button Select Help to display the help of the selected command Run button Select Run...

Page 96: ...lculations NOTE All network devices do not always reply to ping packets It is because Ping is a general feature used for denial of service attacks No response from a device targeted by Ping does not always indicate that the device is unavailable for other purposes Ipconfig Utility Command Ipconfig indicates the TCP IP configuration NOTE You can check the MAC address of US40a in the normal network ...

Page 97: ...o view the system information and version information of application programs updated or installed by using the application installer Version Information NOTE If the system is not updated a message Update information file is not found appears Clicking OK will open VersionInfo dialog box ...

Page 98: ...update files are obtained Manual update Click Update on the Update dialog box to start the update Auto update Checks download servers on US40a booting to obtain files subject to update if any and update them automatically The auto update takes place if you check Automatically update on booting on the Update Settings dialog box Process status indication The process status is shown once the update g...

Page 99: ...d Update feature applies US40a specific format for the update file of MSI or EXE format MSI or EXE file of general format cannot be used in Update feature To use them logon to the system with Administrator account then apply them according to installation procedures for each file If the STP is set in switching hub via wireless LAN VPN or wired LAN connection it may take long time to establish netw...

Page 100: ...te applications and or wallpaper store the files to be updated in an appropriate folder Create the list of files to be updated in the text format UNICODE and save the list with name list txt in the folder where the files are to be saved a single file should be specified on a single line in the list If a file name is specified with a space or tab placed at the line head the name will be recognized ...

Page 101: ...se DHCP Options If you check this item you can obtain the protocol server name and server relative path in server with the DHCP option number shown in the DHCP Option No field Protocol Select the protocol used to connect US40a to a download server HTTP or FTP Server Name and Server Relative Path Enter the name or IP address and server relative path of the download server with up to 256 characters ...

Page 102: ...128 characters Password Enter the password at server logon with up to 128 characters DHCP Status Indicates the DHCP status Network Ready Retry Set the retry count when the network is not ready for update Automatically update on booting Enables or disables the auto update on US40a booting The check dialog of an automatic update start is displayed Selects whether the dialog to reconfirm update execu...

Page 103: ...ures of US40a 83 Sounds and Audio Devices Use the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box to set the information on sound and audio device including the volume of US40a Sounds and Audio Devices Properties ...

Page 104: ...84 Using Features of US40a Keyboard Use the Keyboard Properties dialog box to set the information on the keyboard including the character repeat rate Keyboard Properties ...

Page 105: ...Using Features of US40a 85 Mouse Use the Mouse Properties dialog box to set the information on the mouse including double click speed and pointer options Mouse Properties ...

Page 106: ...86 Using Features of US40a Display Use the Display Properties dialog box to set the information on the display including screen saver and resolution Display Properties ...

Page 107: ...Using Features of US40a 87 Date and Time Use the Date and Time Properties dialog box to set the information on the date and time of US40a including time zone and Internet time Date and Time Properties ...

Page 108: ...88 Using Features of US40a Power Options The Power Options Properties dialog box allows you to set the information on the power including battery alarm and power saving Power Options Properties ...

Page 109: ...Using Features of US40a 89 Desktop Background Setting You can use the image file obtained by Update feature as desktop background Desktop Background Setting ...

Page 110: ...90 Using Features of US40a Certificate Import You can import the certificate file obtained by Update feature to Thin Client Certificate Import ...

Page 111: ...Chapter 3 Using Advanced Features This chapter describes how to use advanced features of US40a ...

Page 112: ...esolution is different form the primary display one the dual display is disabled for the remote desktop If the primary and secondary displays are not exactly placed side by side as shown in Settings in the Display Properties the dual display is disabled To use a virtual PC in the dual display mode connect US40a to the virtual PC in the following steps 1 Connect the secondary display to US40a 2 Sel...

Page 113: ...g box 8 Select RDP Client for Dual Display out of the dropdown list and click OK Startup Program Setting 9 Reboot US40a or after logging off US40a once log on to US40a with the same user 10 The desktop screen appears The Remote Desktop Connection dialog box automatically appears Enter the required information including the PC name and connect US40a to the virtual PC ...

Page 114: ...CC via the Internet When US40a starts VPN connection using L2TP IPSec protocol the IP address of intranet is given and US40a comes into the state as if it is connected with the intranet allowing an access to VPCC Broadband router LAN LAN VPCC Authentication server L2TP gateway Internet L2TP connection When connected user authentication and communication data are encrypted to ensure the security In...

Page 115: ...ecified in US40a Selects a policy to assign an IP address for US40a to assign at L2TP gateway or at external authentication server RADIUS is used for user authentication Authentication protocol of RADIUS uses PAP protocol When an external RADIUS server is used for user authentication connection settings are provided at L2TP gateway RADIUS authentication server Authenticates the user when US40a is ...

Page 116: ...Invalidate the write filters of US40a according to Write Filter Setting 2 Log on to US40a as Administrator 3 Click Connect to in the Start menu and select Show all connections 4 The Network Connections dialog box appears Select New Connection out of the File menu The New Connection Wizard is started 5 On the first screen of the New Connection Wizard click the Next button Starting New Connection Wi...

Page 117: ... selecting the Network Connection Type select Connect to the network at my workplace and click Next Network Connection Type 7 On the dialog box for selecting Network Connection select Virtual Private Network connection and click Next Network Connection ...

Page 118: ...ialog box for specifying Connection Name enter a proper connection name and click Next Connection Name 9 On the dialog box for selecting a proper VPN server enter the name or IP address of the VPN server and click Next VPN Server Selection ...

Page 119: ... selecting the use of Smart Cards specify whether your smart card is used or not and click Next Select Do not use my smart card here Smart Cards 11 On the Completing the New Connection Wizard dialog box click Finish Completing New Connection Wizard ...

Page 120: ...nnect vpn 13 Select the Security tab on the vpn Properties dialog box and click IPSec Settings 14 Select Use pre shared key for authentication on the IPSec Settings dialog box enter the value of the pre shared key assigned to the L2TP gateway and click OK IPSec Settings Dialog Box ...

Page 121: ... Connection to Start Menu To use VPN connection with the User or PowerUser account add the created VPN connection to the Start menu in the following steps 1 Invalidate write filters of US40a according to Write Filter Setting 2 Log on to US40a as Administrator 3 Create the shortcut of the connection created in the previous section on the following folder C Documents and Settings All Users Start Men...

Page 122: ...ection is added to the Start menu select the added connection out of All Programs in the Start menu 2 Enter the user name and password for the L2TP connection notified by the administrator and click Connect Connection to Virtual Private Network IMPORTANT To change the settings of the VPN connection first invalidate write filters in the similar way as the connection settings After the change valida...

Page 123: ... FIPS compliant High Client compatible and Low The default is Client compatible With Windows XP specify the encryption level in group policy Run mmc and select File Add or Remove Snap In to add the group policy object editor Select Local Computer Policy Computer Configuration Administrative Template Windows Components Terminal Services Encryption and Security Then you can see Set encryption level ...

Page 124: ...escribed below and click OK This enables US40a to connect to the Internet time server and make the system time synchronized with the Internet time Internet Time Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server checkbox Check this checkbox to synchronize US40a with the Internet time server automatically Server Enter the name of the Internet time server used for the time synchronization Update...

Page 125: ...ve the list of files list txt that specifies the files to be obtained by US40a is also stored in the FTP or HTTP server folder On the Control Panel of US40a specify the IP address of FTP HTTP server folder name and whether to perform update automatically or not The time required for the update depends on the size of the file to be updated and the network load Depending on the contents to be update...

Page 126: ...ettings of the HTTP server to add required settings NOTES US40a normally uses msi exe txt cer pfx p7b bmp gif and jpg To download the CER file use FTP protocol Using HTTP protocol may fail to download CER file depending on Web server 4 Create a new folder for US40a in the folder of the FTP or HTTP server Ex To create folder US40aUPDATE for US40a in the default path of IIS FTP C Inetpub ftproot US4...

Page 127: ... initial values of DHCP options for US40a are as follows You may change DHCP Option No by setting for US40a DHCP Option No 163 Description Select a protocol FTP or HTTP to be used in software update Format Byte Value 0x0 if FTP is selected or 0x1 if HTTP is selected DHCP Option No 161 Description Enter the name or IP address of FTP HTTP server Format Character string Value Server name or IP addres...

Page 128: ...108 Using Advanced Features 2 3 Setup for Update for US40a Update US40a in the following steps 1 On the Control Panel of US40a click the Update icon Update ...

Page 129: ...ocol Server Name and Server Relative Path Uncheck the Use DHCP Options checkbox when DHCP options are not used Then enter proper values for items Protocol Server Name and Server Relative Path Protocol Select a protocol used to obtain update files Select the radio button of either FTP or HTTP Server Name Enter the name or IP address of the server from which the update files are obtained Server Rela...

Page 130: ...y Select a proper number from the pulldown list If the network is not ready at update connections are retried by the specified count Automatically update on booting If checked US40a accesses to the specified server every time when it is booted and checks the software version If any updated software is found US40a performs update automatically The check dialog of an automatic update start is displa...

Page 131: ...anual Mode 1 Open Update out of the Control Panel of US40a 2 Press the Update button Then the update processing is executed In Auto Mode at US40a booting 1 Select Control Panel Update Modify Then check Automatically update on booting on Update Setting dialog 2 Reboot US40a Update is started at US40a booting ...

Page 132: ...S40a accesses to the same FTP server even if auto update on booting has been specified When the download server is changed US40a may read common txt of the same created time again This is because if the download server is changed from one to another the created time of common txt obtained from a server may be different from that obtained from another depending on the protocol and time zone of each...

Page 133: ...Chapter 4 Administrator Features This chapter describes the administrator features of US40a ...

Page 134: ...Name The procedure of changing the computer name of US40a is described below 1 Log on to US40a as Administrator 2 Select Start Control Panel System and activate the System Properties 3 Open the Computer Name tab and click Change System Properties ...

Page 135: ...me on Computer Name Changes dialog and click OK Computer Name Changes 5 Rebooting is requested Reboot US40a 6 After rebooting make sure that the computer name of US40a is changed and the new name appears IMPORTANT Joining domain feature is not supported ...

Page 136: ... password PowerUser In addition to the features of the User account the PowerUser account includes use of web browsers Windows Media Player and printers Administrator must install printers in US40a Administrator Windows logon user name Administrator Default password Administrator In the Administrator account all features of US40a can be used Possible features are as follows installation of additio...

Page 137: ...layer Remote Desktop Connection Terminal Connection Manager Control Panel Update Keyboard Sounds and Audio Devices Startup Setting Network Utilities Version Information Mouse Display Power Options Date and Time Certificate Import Desktop Background Setting Update Internet Options Keyboard Sounds and Audio Devices Startup Setting Network Utilities Version Information Mouse Display Power Options Dat...

Page 138: ... System32 mstsc exe Text RDP Client for Dual Display Link SystemRoot System32 mstsc exe span Text Default RDP Connection Link USERPROFILE My Documents Default rdp Text Citrix Program Neighborhood Link c program files citrix ICA client pn exe 3 Add the option desired to be displayed in the pulldown menu of Startup Program Setting to us_startup_option txt as follows Text displayed name Link program ...

Page 139: ...system32 us_startup_option txt 6 Confirm that the following message appears Changes made to file WINDOWS system32 us_startup_option txt on volume C are committed 7 Select Start Control Panel Startup Setting 8 Confirm that the program added in the steps above appears in the pulldown menu of the Startup Program Setting dialog box Startup Program Setting Dialog Box ...

Page 140: ...y whether USB storage devices are available or not Conduct the procedure described here with the Administrator account Starting USB Storage Device Setting Select Start Control Panel USB Storage Device Setting and open USB Storage Device Setting USB Storage Device Setting ...

Page 141: ...B Storage Devices Read and Write Disabled 1 On the USB Storage Device Setting dialog box select Disabled D in USB Storage Device block Disabling Use of USB Storage Device 2 Click OK The Settings Modify dialog box appears 3 Click OK Settings Modify ...

Page 142: ...d only Mode Read Enabled but Write Disabled 1 On the USB Storage Device Setting dialog box select Enabled E in USB Storage Device block 2 Select Read Only R in Access Permissions block Read only 3 Click OK The Settings Modify dialog box appears 4 Click OK Settings Modify ...

Page 143: ... Devices Read and Write Enabled 1 On the USB Storage Device Setting dialog box select Enabled E in USB Storage Device block 2 Select Write Enabled W in Access Permissions block Write Enabled 3 Click OK The Settings Modify dialog box appears 4 Click OK Settings Modify ...

Page 144: ...ard appears when a new USB storage device is connected to US40a for the first time Then you will perform either of the following operations In either operation driver installation fails and the USB storage device is unavailable for US40a 1 Select Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard 2 Advance the operation according to the directions on the screen Found New Hardware Wizard ...

Page 145: ...Administrator Features 125 NOTE Continued Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard ...

Page 146: ...te filters to protect US40a file system Write Filter Setting and Releasing Procedures Write filters can be set on the command prompt First start the command prompt of US40a 1 Log on to US40a as Administrator 2 Select Run out of the Start menu 3 Enter cmd and click OK The command prompt starts Indicating Write Filter Status Run the following command on the command prompt FbwfMgr displayconfig The s...

Page 147: ...n of folder C Program Files NEC TEST Config FbwfMgr addexclusion C Program Files NEC TEST Config 2 After confirming the following message appears reboot US0a Path file folder whose protection is to be invalidated on volume C will be in the exclusion list after the next reboot Releasing Procedure 1 Run the following command on the command prompt screen FbwfMgr removeexclusion C file folder whose se...

Page 148: ...sing Procedures on page 114 4 Connect the device to be used to US40a 5 The Found New Hardware Wizard is started Install the driver according to the wizard Found New Hardware Wizard 6 After installing the driver validate write filters in US40a according to Write Filter Setting and Releasing Procedures on page 114 To install the software required for the device to be used see Using Additional Softwa...

Page 149: ...cording to Setting File Folders for Invalidating Write Filter Protection IMPORTANT Before software can be added or deleted write filters must be invalidated NOTE Installing software updating files periodically including antivirus software In use of US40a with their settings changed or due to the policy of the operation system antivirus software may be installed in US40a Any antivirus software upda...

Page 150: ...emove Programs to uninstall the current software Then install the appropriate one Before starting uninstallation disable the write filter according to Write Filter Setting and Releasing Procedures When the Installer starts the following dialog is displayed Some tasks take considerably long time however proceed installation according to the instruction on dialog IMPORTANT To install VPCC Tools whil...

Page 151: ...nario Sample Scenario 1 Disable write filter disable_fbwf bat NOTE In DPM setting reboot US40a after executing sample scenario 1 Sample Scenario 2 Apply scenario Describe the command you want to apply NOTE You may not need to reboot US40a after executing sample scenario 2 Sample Scenario 3 Enable write filter enable_fbwf bat NOTE In DPM setting reboot US40a after executing sample scenario 3 Add th...

Page 152: ...in FAT 2 Save files to be updated in US40a folder 3 Create the list txt file in US40a folder list txt contains the names of files to be updated Save the files in the Unicode format 4 Log on to US40a with the Administrator account and connect USB memory to US40a 5 Run Application Installer in the Control Panel 6 Press the Start Installation button The update processing is initiated 7 During the upd...

Page 153: ...ars Log on to US40a with the User account 6 Make sure that the icon of Internet Explorer is added and available in All Programs in the Start menu Windows Media Player 1 Log on to US40a as Administrator 2 Start the command prompt Select Start Run and run CMD EXE 3 Move to C US40a Tools 4 Run WMP_Enable bat 5 At end of the setting change Done appears Log on to US40a with the User account 6 Make sure...

Page 154: ... done in the Administrator account 1 Log on to US40a as Administrator 2 Start the command prompt Select Start Run and run CMD EXE 3 Move to C NEC Tools 4 Run Network_Disable bat At end of the setting change Done appears Now network settings cannot be changed with the User account In this state however enabling or disabling the network can be selected by Start All Programs Local Area Connection To ...

Page 155: ...er Settings to Factory Default The changed write filter settings can be returned to the original settings in the following steps 1 Log on to US40a as Administrator 2 Open My Computer out of the Start menu 3 Move to C NEC Tools 4 Run WF_SetDefault bat US40a is automatically rebooted and the original write filter settings are applied IMPORTANT If the settings of write filters are enhanced any settin...

Page 156: ... Setting You can specify the user who can automatically logon to the system when US40a starts The Auto Logon User can be set on Control Panel using Administrator account Auto Logon User Setting IMPORTANT Joining domain feature is not supported ...

Page 157: ...ing steps IMPORTANT Do not use volatile solvent including thinner and benzine for cleaning Failure to follow it may cause members to be damaged and or discolored Do not make wet plugs cables the rear connectors and the surroundings of US40a 1 Confirm that the power of US40a is off 2 Pull out the power cord of US40a from the outlet 3 Wipe out dust on the power cord and plugs with dry cloth 4 Soak s...

Page 158: ...rom the client at end of work rather log off US40a from the virtual PC Especially do not set the color depth to 15 bits for RDP connection of US100 in environment where US40a and US100 are used together If the color depth is set to 15 bits multimedia contents may not appear Problems with Connections of RDP ICA Internet Time Failed to connect to RDP ICA Internet Time If the failure still occurs aft...

Page 159: ...through the IC Card Manager To unlock PIN code connect an external IC card reader to US40a or use any other device such as personal computer NOTE This problem occurs only when the firmware of version 2008102201E is used Problems with Update Feature When Automatically update on booting is checked a message Failed to update is displayed Described below are probable causes Check your system environme...

Page 160: ...and built in devices appropriately in the next operation it is recommended to keep US40a in a place where the room temperature can be maintained To store US40a obey the storage environmental conditions temperature 10ºC to 55ºC humidity 20 to 80 and no condensation 1 Turn off the power of US40a The Power status LED goes off 2 Pull out the power cord connected to US40a from the inlet 3 Remove all ca...

Page 161: ...on rate and distance 2 It may take much time to connect US40a to a passive scanning channel IEEE802 11b g Item Specification Conforming standard IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11b Communication mode IEEE802 11g mode 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps mode 1 IEEE802 11b mode 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps mode 1 Modulation method OFDM method in 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps modes DS SS method in 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps modes Wireless channels...

Page 162: ... OFDM and MIMO methods Wireless channels 1 to 11ch active scanning 12ch 13ch passive scanning 3 36ch 40ch 44ch 48ch 52ch 56ch 60ch 64ch 100ch 104ch 108ch 112ch 116ch 120ch 124ch 128ch 132ch 136ch 140ch passive scanning 3 Frequency band 2 4GHz band 2 4 to 2 4835GHz 5GHz band 5 15 to 5 35GHz 5 47 to 5 725GHz 1 Conforming to IEEE802 11n Draft2 0 does not secure connectability with other products supp...

Page 163: ...se technology dead pixels slightest black pixels or bright red blue or green pixels may appear Depending on the view angle against LCD display color and or brightness irregularities may occur Please note that these are caused by the characteristics of LCD displays and thus are not defects ...

Page 164: ...2 11 a b g n I O Ports 3 x USB2 0 1 x Express Card 34 54 slot 1 x Smart Card reader 1 x 15 pin D sub connector RGB for external monitor 1 x Headphone out phone jack 1 x Monaural MIC in phone jack for external Microphone 1 x RJ 45 jack for LAN 1 x DC in jack External Dimension mm 370 W 260 D 36 H Weight 2 45 kg AC Adapter 75W Power Consumption 30W Temperature 10 to 35ºC Environmental Requirement Hu...

Page 165: ... ROM drive NEC CD R RW DRIVE MODEL OP 260 75301 PC VP BU11 Re installation Procedure Re install US40a in the following steps 1 Connect the CD ROM drive to US40a with the power being off 2 Insert Disk 1 into the CD ROM drive and turn on the power of US40a 3 Message Press any key to boot from CD appears during boot of US40a Press any key The installation is started 4 If the Replacement of Disk dialo...

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