N-Series Thin Clients For Citrix HDX: User Manual
N-Series Thin Clients For Citrix HDX: User Manual
Thin Clients
for Citrix HDX
User Manual
Important Notices
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support all software applications, especially high-resolution graphics applications or 3D games that are
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Notices ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................................................................. 4
FCC Information ........................................................................................................................................ 4
GPL Declarations ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Safety Information ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1.0 N-series Overview ................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 N-series models................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 N-series Package Contents.................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 N-series Peripheral Connections......................................................................................................... 7
1.4 VESA Mount ........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.5 Citrix Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 8
1.6 Secondary Display Adapter ................................................................................................................. 9
2.0 Device Configuration............................................................................................................................. 10
2.1 The XenDesktop Tab ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 The General Tab ................................................................................................................................ 12
2.3 The Display Tab ................................................................................................................................. 13
2.4 The Audio Tab ................................................................................................................................... 13
2.5 The Network Tab ............................................................................................................................... 14
2.6 The Date / Time Tab .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.7 The Keyboard Tab ............................................................................................................................. 16
2.8 The Security Tab ................................................................................................................................ 16
3.0 Connecting to your Citrix Environment ................................................................................................ 17
4.0 Support and Additional Resources........................................................................................................ 18
4.1 Accessing your vSpace Management Center License(s) and Premium Support Entitlement........... 18
4.2 DHCP Options for Automatic N-series Configuration ....................................................................... 19
4.3 NComputing Technical Support ........................................................................................................ 25
4.4 Additional Information on Citrix products and support ................................................................... 25
Disclaimers and Legal Information ......................................................................................................... 25
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Regulatory Compliance
FCC Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide 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 harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one
or the following measures:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
European Community:
Disposal Information:
This symbol means that according to local laws and regulations your product should be disposed of
separately from household waste. The separate recycling of your product will help ensure that it is
recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
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GPL Declarations
The NComputing N-series access device contains – in part – some free software (software licensed in a
way that ensures your freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software). This
free software is also contained in the N-series firmware update files that are distributed online. The free
software contained within the N-series firmware includes a version of X-LOADER, U-BOOT, LINUX,
LIBSYSFS, LIBUCI, LIBUSBIP, ETHTOOL, UCLIBC, QT and BUSYBOX.
Further, for at least three (3) years from the date of distribution of the applicable product or software,
we will give to anyone who contacts us at [email protected], for a charge of no more
than our cost of physically performing source code distribution, a machine-readable copy of the
complete corresponding source code for the version of the software that we distributed to you. For
additional information refer to this page on the NComputing website:
www.ncomputing.com/gplcodedownload
Safety Information
Refer to the following to prevent any physical injury or loss of assets caused by damage to the product.
A user must read this User Manual carefully before use and properly follow the instructions.
Make sure that the place of installation is not too hot (above 35˚C), too cold (below 0˚C), or too
wet (above 85% relative humidity).
Avoid any severe impacts to the product
Make sure that the product is not exposed to direct sunlight or any hot machinery.
Please keep the product away from any items which have strong magnetic properties.
Do not disassemble, repair or rebuild the product.
Please properly route all cables and power cords to avoid a tripping hazard. An electric shock,
fire, damage to the product or physical injury may occur as a result of tripping over the cable.
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NOTE: The N500w supports secured wireless networks with visible SSIDs using WPA or WPA2.
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Front
Back
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For more information on the installation and configuration of Citrix environments, visit
http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/home.asp
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Note: You can relocate your USB keyboard to either of the USB ports on the front of the N-
series. If you have run out of USB ports, a powered USB hub can be connected to either of
the USB ports on the front the N-series device to support additional connections.
2. Connect your second monitor to the Secondary Display Adaptor and turn it on.
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You can reach the configuration screen by clicking the gear icon to the bottom left of the initial Log-in
screen. Next to the gear icon is a dropdown that will allow you to change your keyboard layout to match
a number of regional and national standards, as shown above.
Once in the configuration screen, you can return to the Log-in screen at any time using the “Home”
button. Remember to SAVE your configuration changes as you apply them using the “Save” button to
the bottom left of the configuration window.
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Name/URL – Use this field if you wish to manually enter the IP, URL, or Fully Qualified
Domain Name of your XenDesktop Services Site.
Use Citrix Access Gateway – Enabling this feature will allow your N-series device to
access your Citrix environment securely from outside your network via the Citrix Access
Gateway.
Auto-logoff on last application quit – Enabling this feature will cause your N-series
device to automatically log out if all applications are closed.
*Note: You can configure your DHCP server to automatically provide your N-series device(s) with
XenDesktop server information. This eliminates the need for you to manually configure this setting for
each device. Review section 4.2 DHCP Options for Automatic N-series Configuration for more
information.
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Device Info – Here you can provide an identifying name for your device in the Name field,
and view the device’s model, serial number, MAC address, and firmware version.
vSpace Manage Center*
o Enable auto-discovery – Instructs your N-series device to automatically search for
and connect to vSpace Management Center servers within its subnet.
o Name / IP – Here you can manually enter the IP or Fully Qualified Domain Name of a
vSpace Management Center server within your network.
o Reset zone membership – Enabling this feature will clear any previous zone
membership information as the device joins a new vSpace Management Center server.
Firmware
o Username / Password – Enter the username and password of the FTP server
you’ve stored your updated N-series firmware on.
o URL – Enter the URL of the FTP server you’ve stored your updated N-series firmware
on.
o Update – Once you’ve specified the above information, press the Update button to
begin a firmware update.
*Note: You can configure your DHCP server to automatically provide your N-series device(s) with
vSpace Management Center server information. This eliminates the need for you to manually configure
this setting for each device. Review section 4.2 DHCP Options for Automatic N-series Configuration for
more information.
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Resolution Dropdown – Use the Resolution dropdown menu to select your desired monitor
resolution.
Screensaver Delay – The N-series can be instructed to turn off its video signal after a
predefined period of idle time. Use this slider to enable this feature and define the desired idle
period.
The following settings are available under the System Date section:
Time zone Dropdown – Select the appropriate time zone from this dropdown menu.
Set date/time automatically – Enables the use of the NTP service to obtain automatic
date/time information via your network.
Time server – This field allows you to specify the NTP enabled time server you wish to use for
your device.
Date / Time – Click on these fields to set the current date and time.
Apply Now – Press the Apply Now button to finalize your settings.
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Use the dropdown menu featured on this screen to select a keyboard layout appropriate for your
deployment.
Settings Password – Enabling this feature and entering a password in the field provided will
prevent other users from making changes to your device settings unless they have the specified
password.
Root CA Certificates – This field lists the certificates currently loaded on your device. You
can manage certificates by specifying a certificate URL in the field provided and using the
Add/Remove buttons.
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From the initial Log-in screen, enter the User Name, Password, and Domain information of the Citrix
Environment you wish to connect to. Once this information is entered, press the “LogOn” button.
Once you’ve logged into your Citrix environment, you’ll be presented with a standard Citrix desktop
layout as shown below. From this screen you can return to the Log-in screen by clicking “Log Off”
towards the top of the window. You can lock your desktop using the “Lock” button, and unlock the
desktop using the same password you used to log into your Citrix environment. The search bar at the
top of the window can be used to locate applications available to your Citrix environment.
The “Home” icon on the left side of the screen returns you to this default desktop layout. The “Apps”
icon allows you to browse through available applications and environments. Click the “Add Apps” button
in the center of the screen to create shortcuts for available applications and environments.
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4.1 Accessing your vSpace Management Center License(s) and Premium Support
Entitlement
Your N-series thin client was bundled with an entitlement to receive the NComputing vSpace
Management Center software along with one (1) year of Premium Support. To activate these
entitlements follow these steps:
1. Go to: http://www.ncomputing.com/enroll
a. If you already have an account on ncomputing.com – login at the prompt and fill out all
the fields.
- If you do not have an account – follow the links to create an account (this also
gives you access to various resources including posting on the NComputing
Community) - make sure you enter your e-mail address correctly as this will be
used to deliver your licenses and entitlement information
b. Click “Submit”
2. You will receive an e-mail confirmation immediately after your submit your request.
a. License key(s) for activating your vSpace Management Center installation (see vSpace
Management Center user manual for details)
You will now have everything you need to begin taking advantage of your Premium Support
account as well as the remote management features of vSpace Management Center.
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For those less familiar with DHCP administration, the following pages describe how to access the DHCP
settings in Server 2003 and Server 2008 respectively.
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4. Proceed to the N-series DHCP Tags section of this guide for a description of available DHCP tags
and instructions for adding them to your DHCP server.
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3. Open the DHCP Server Name in question, right-click on IPv4, and select “Set Predefined
Options”. You are now ready to specify which DHCP tags you wish to add to your N-series
environment. Each of the potential tags and their functions are explained in the next section of
this guide.
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2. Select and implement your chosen tags by filling out the Name, Data type, Code, and
Description fields as specified below. Note that the “STRING VALUE” is used later in step 5.
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3. You can now verify that the tag you created has been saved by clicking on the Option Name
drop down (see image below) and searching for the tag(s) in question.
4. Once again from the Predefined Options and Values window, select each tag and fill in the Value
field with the string values specified earlier in step 2.
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To request Technical Support for NComputing products, please visit the NComputing Support
page at http://www.ncomputing.com/support
www.ncomputing.com
©Copyright 2003-2012 NComputing, Inc. All rights reserved. NComputing is the property of NComputing.
Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Performance may vary, depending on the configuration of the shared computer.
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