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ThinStation Thin Client Setup - 0.1

The PXE boot option for ThinStation requires a TFTP server to host configuration files and the OS image. Key steps to configure PXE boot for ThinStation clients include setting up the DHCP server with TFTP server details, placing configuration files and OS image files in the TFTP server folder, and configuring the thin clients to PXE boot and load the ThinStation OS for a remote desktop session.

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ThinStation Thin Client Setup - 0.1

The PXE boot option for ThinStation requires a TFTP server to host configuration files and the OS image. Key steps to configure PXE boot for ThinStation clients include setting up the DHCP server with TFTP server details, placing configuration files and OS image files in the TFTP server folder, and configuring the thin clients to PXE boot and load the ThinStation OS for a remote desktop session.

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TFTP

The PXE boot option for ThinStation requires a TFTP server. There is an
OpenSource version here http://tftpd32.jounin.net The !Service" version# that see$s
to %or& 'ne. There are other servers avai(ab(e and an) shou(d be O*.
For the rest of this doc !TFTP+OOT" %i(( be used to denote the root fo(der of the TFTP site
e.,. -:.TFTP+oot#.
DHCP
/ssu$in, 0icrosoft 12-P is in use3 add options 44 and 45 to the scope or server
options.
Option 44: Enter the 6P /ddress of the TFTP
Server
Option 45: Enter !p7e(inu7.8"
Generate ThinStation
9avi,ate to http://%%%.thinstation.or,/ and use the shortcuts to the :* !TS;O;
0atic" site in the too(bar on the ri,ht hand side.
:se the ,reen arro%s to $ove bet%een the
sections e., 2ard%are3 /pp(ications# in turn3
or c(ic& on the section header to ju$p
direct().
2ard%are / 9et%or& / Ethernet <8;<88
$odu(es
:nchec& a(( current 96-s
-hec& the 2 +ea(Te& $odu(es see (eft#
Presu$ab() on() one of these is needed3
so$e e7peri$entation $a) revea( %hich.
2ard%are / Sound 0odu(es / P-6
-hec& a(( sound cards
/,ain3 on() one is probab() needed but so$e
%or& is required to identif) %hich.
2ard%are / :S= 1evices
-hec& that usb;stora,e is chec&ed3 it
is chec&ed b) defau(t
2ard%are / *e)board >a)out
:nchec& !us" &e)board
-hec& !,b" &e)board
/pp(ications / -onnection Pac&a,e t)pes
Ensure !rdes&top" is chec&ed
Para$eters / =asic
2aven?t chan,ed an)thin, in here3 but
)ou $a) %ant to chan,e the
pass%ords that are (isted
So$ethin, e(se that 6 haven?t (oo&ed at3 but
it see$s possib(e to chan,e the initia( sp(ash
screen to a schoo( (o,o perhaps
-(ic& the !=ui(d" icon
:nchec& the !inc(ude these settin,s"
option3 other%ise this %i(( be used in
preference to the net%or& based
version and $a&es re;con', $ore
di@cu(t
:nchec& the !save these settin,s"
option
-(ic& the !Arite i$a,e" icon
-(ic& on the PXE tab
1o%n(oad the fo((o%in, '(es
6nitrd This is the OS )ou have
created#
P7e(inu7.8
B$(inuC
defau(t
Confgure ThinStation
ThinStation in our i$p(e$entation is con',ured usin, a thinstation.conf.net%or&
'(e. The one 6 used for testin, is attached as an object be(o%. 6t?s a p(ain te7t '(e
so 9otepad is 'ne to edit it.
thinstation.conf.net
%or&
0ost of the con',uration for this setup is in the !Denera( Options" section3 %here
thin,s (i&e /udio >eve( and %hat to do %hen the user (o,s oE are set at the
$o$ent a $enu is disp(a)ed for < $inute oEerin, reconnect#3 and in the
!SESS6O9F8F" ite$s3 %here con',uration speci'c to the +e$ote 1es&top session
is he(d. Speci'ca(()3 )ou %i(( need to chan,e !SESS6O9F8F+1ES*TOPFSE+BE+" to
point to )our TS environ$ent. 6?ve on() tested direct connection to a sin,(e
server as 6 don?t &no% %hether )ou use an) bro&er or 19S round robin. 6 haven?t
tried 19S na$es3 a(thou,h 6 can see no reason %h) it %ou(dn?t %or&.
1etai(s on the options for !rdes&top" the re$ote des&top hand(er# are here ;
http://(inu7.die.net/$an/</rdes&top as %e(( as severa( other p(aces. -urrent() set
to <2G87<82H if )ou chan,e this there is a +ESO>:T6O9 option (ater in the '(e to
chec&#.
The c(ients can be na$ed usin, a thinstation.hosts '(e3 $appin, c(ient 0/-
address to required c(ient na$e. 1etai(s here ;
http://thinstation.sourcefor,e.net/faq.ht$(I2o%FareFtheFc(ientsFna$edFnet%or&
%iseF%henFusin,F12-P
PXE / TFTP Confguration
6n )our TFTP+oot fo(der3 create a sub;
fo(der ca(( !p7e(inu7.cf,"
6n the p7e(inu7.cf, fo(der3 p(ace the
!defau(t" '(e do%n(oaded previous()
P(ace the initrd3 p7e(inu7.83 v$(inuC '(es
do%n(oaded previous() into the
TFTP+oot fo(der
P(ace the thinstation.conf.net%or& into
the TFTP+oot fo(der
6f required3 p(ace the thinstation.hosts
'(e in the TFTP+oot fo(der
PXE Boot Thin Clients
=oot the thin c(ient and at the Sa$sun, sp(ash screen press F<
Fro$ the Xpress+O0 Setup3 se(ect option !O" to $odif) the boot order
o Se(ect nu$ber < and use Enter to $ove throu,h the options unti(
!PXE;+O0 =oot" is hi,h(i,hted
o 6 had PXE;+O0 =oot3 :S= 2ard 1rive then :S= -1;+O0#
Press Escape to return to $ain $enu
Fro$ the $ain $enu3 se(ect option X to Save Ba(ues and E7it
Fo((o%in, reboot3 at the +ea(TE* PXE boot screen3 Press Shift;F<8
Ensure that the =oot Protoco( is set to !PXE" and the =oot Order is set to
!6nt <Gh"
+eboot3 the c(ient shou(d connect to the TFTP server and boot the
ThinStation c(ient before startin, a re$ote des&top session
There is $ore con', avai(ab(e on the thin device and the ThinStation OS to cut
do%n the verbosit) of the boot $essa,e etc3 but 6 haven?t tried this.

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