A ThinManager Ready thin client needs to be configured on the ThinManager Server using the Terminal Configuration Wizard. This wizard can be launched by the terminal when it connects to the ThinManager Server for the first time, or it can be launched manually to pre-create the configuration before adding the hardware.
Launch the Terminal Creation Wizard by either:
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Terminal Name
Name the terminal and add it to a Group, if desired.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Terminal Name
Members of a group will display a Use Group Settings checkbox at each setting. Un-selecting the Use Group Setting will activate the individual properties to allow a change in configuration.
Select Next to continue.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Hardware Configuration
The Terminal Hardware page allows the make and model of the terminal to be selected from the TermCap (Terminal Capabilities) database.
If an incorrect make and model are selected, the terminal will send the correct model to ThinManager when it connects. If the unit has an integrated flat panel, it will display the touch screen controller type to inform you which touch screen module to use.
Note: A WinTMC connection needs to be configured as Generic/Personal Computer. See WinTMC for details.
Select Next to continue.
Terminal Server Specification
ThinManager Ready thin clients can connect to a list of individual terminal servers or can connect to groups of terminal servers.
Select the Use Terminal Server Groups radio button to connect to terminal servers in Terminal Server Groups for increased functionality like SmartSession load balancing and MultiSession. Check the Enable MultiSession checkbox to use MultiSession.
Select the Select Individual Terminal Servers to connect to a list of terminal servers as it has been done in earlier versions of ThinManager.
Terminals may connect to a series of individual terminal servers by selecting the Select Individual Terminal Servers on the Terminal Server Specification page.
The Terminal Connection Type page is displayed next to allow the selection of the desired Client Communication Protocol.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Connection Type
Thin clients use a client communication protocol to connect to the Terminal Servers. Select the correct protocol and select the Next button.
Selecting Citrix ICA with MetaFrame offers additional configuration screens and options before displaying the Terminal Server Selection. Selecting Citrix ICA with Device Services or the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) will jump to the Terminal Server Selection.
Terminal Configuration Wizard -Terminal Server Selection
Each ThinManager Ready thin client needs to be assigned to a Terminal Server. The Terminal Server is a server that allows a terminal to logon and run applications in an independent session.
If the Available Terminal Server column is empty, the Terminal Server List Wizard needs to be run to add terminal servers to the ThinManager system. Select the Edit Server List button to launch the Terminal Server List Wizard as shown in Terminal Server List Wizard.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Terminal Server Selection
Once the terminal servers are configured in the Terminal Server List Wizard, each terminal server will appear in the Available Terminal Server box on the left side of the Terminal Server Selection page.
To select a Terminal Server, highlight it in the list on the left and double click or click the right arrow button. This will put the Terminal Server into the Selected Terminal Server list on the right.
Multiple terminal servers can be added to the Selected Terminal Server List. The terminal will connect to the terminal servers in the order that they are listed, with the top terminal server acting as the primary terminal server.
To change the order of the terminal servers in the Terminal Server Selection list, highlight a terminal server and use the Up arrow button and the Down arrow button to move it up or down in the list.
The Enforce Primary Terminal Server Connection will cause a terminal to return to the primary terminal server whenever that server is available.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the terminal configuration.
Terminals may connect to Terminal Server Groups by selecting Use Terminal Server Groups on the Terminal Server Specification page.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Terminal Server Specification
If Use Terminal Server Groups is selected, an Enable MultiSession checkbox will be displayed. Check the Enable MultiSession checkbox to use Multi-Session. See MultiSession for details.
Select Next to continue configuration.
The Terminal Server Selection page is displayed next to allow the selection of the desired Terminal Server Groups.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Group Terminal Server Selection
The terminal is assigned Terminal Server Groups, and its member terminal servers, on the Terminal Selector page.
If the Available Terminal Server Groups column is empty, the Terminal Server Groups List Wizard needs to be run to configure Terminal Server Groups. Select the Edit Server Groups button to launch the Terminal Server Group Wizard as shown in Terminal Server Group List.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Terminal Server Selection
Once the Terminal Server Group wizard has run, each Terminal Server Group will initially in the Available Terminal Server Groups.
To select a Terminal Server Group for a terminal, highlight it in the list on the left and double click or click the right arrow button. This will put the Terminal Server Group into the Selected Terminal Server Group list on the right. The Group will use the Selected Terminal Server Groups for the terminal servers that it can login to.
The Enforce Primary Terminal Server Connection will cause a terminal to return to the primary terminal server whenever that server is available. This is not available with Smart-Session.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the configuration.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Terminal Server Group Options
A terminal using MultiSession can change between sessions using an on-screen drop down Group Selector or hot keys. Select the Show Group Selector on Terminal checkbox to use the group selector and check the Enable Group Hotkeys to use the hot keys.
The hotkey are set by default to Control+Page Up and Control+Page Down but can be changed by selecting the Change Hotkey button.
Select Next to continue.
The configuration paths (Independent Terminal Servers vs. Terminal Server Groups, MetaFrame vs. Device Services and RDP) unite at the Login Configuration.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Login Information
It is recommended that each terminal should login to a Terminal Server with a unique profile.
If the Username, Password, and Domain (if needed) fields are filled with valid Microsoft user information, ThinManager will pass this information to the Microsoft Terminal Server when the ThinManager Ready Thin Client connects, letting the terminal login automatically.
Note: RDP will not allow auto-login by default. See Configuring RDP for Auto-Login for details.
If the Username, Password, and Domain fields are left blank, or are filled with invalid data, the Microsoft Windows login window will be presented on the terminal and the user will need to login manually.
Note: Users may need to be added to Microsoft's Remote Desktop Users Group when connecting to a Windows 2003 terminal server.
The Initial Program loads the designated program instead of the Windows desktop when the terminal connects to the Terminal Server. If a program is launched as the initial program, it is the only program that will run. This provides a level of security and control because that program is the only program that will run in that session. If the Initial Program is closed on the terminal, the session on the Terminal Server will close and the ThinManager Ready Thin Client will reconnect to the Terminal Server and re-launch the Initial Program. This effectively makes the Initial Program the only program.
To use the Initial Program, enter the path to the program in the Initial Program field as shown in the example. When using the Initial Program with failover, the path must be identical on all terminal servers.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the Terminal configuration.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Video Configuration
The Video Resolution Configuration has a drop-down box that allows the video resolution to be set for the terminal.
The standard terminal connection uses a 256-color depth. The 64K-color depth is available by using RDP connected to a Windows 2003 Terminal Server or using the ICA client with Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 FR1 or greater.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the Terminal configuration.
WinTMC Settings
WinTMC clients can be configured on the Group WinTMC Settings page. These only apply to connections made by the WinTMC fat client. See WinTMC for details.
The WinTMC settings include:
Redirect Local Resources:
Client Control Settings:
Experience Settings:
Note: These functions may be denied by user policies or terminal server configuration. Check the Microsoft Local Policy, Group Policy, and Terminal Services Configuration, if needed.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the Group configuration.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Module Selection
A Module is a component of the firmware that is not needed for the basic functionality, but may be desired for advanced functionality. These features include Touch Screen drivers, serial mouse drivers, High Speed Serial drivers, Shared Keyboard and Mouse, USB Memory Card Reader, and Instant Failover. See Module Overview for details.
To add a Module to a Terminal, select the Add button and select the Module from the list.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Module Selection
Terminals that are members of a Group may show icons to represent the properties of added modules.
The Group icon represents properties assigned by the Group. 
The Group icon with yellow plus sign represents properties that are changed on the terminal from the Group settings. 
The Group icon and red circle represents a terminal that isn't using an assigned Group module. The Use Modules from Group checkbox was un-selected. To add a Module to a Terminal, select the Add button and select the Module from the list.
Highlighting the module and selecting the Configure button can change some module parameters. Select the parameter to change, select the new value in the drop-down list and click the Set button. A yellow plus sign will be displayed on the icon as an indicator.
To remove a Group Module, uncheck the Use Group Properties checkbox. This will put the red circle on the icon as an indicator.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the Terminal configuration.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - ThinManager Server Monitor List
Normally a ThinManager Ready thin client will send status information (green connection lights) to the ThinManager Server that it booted from. If multiple ThinManager Servers are being used, the status information can be sent to multiple ThinManager Servers by adding them to the Selected ThinManager Servers list. This allows control of a client if the primary ThinManager Server fails.
If the Available ThinManager Server column is empty, the ThinManager Server List Wizard needs to be run to define the ThinManager Servers. Select the Edit Server List button to launch the ThinManager Server List Wizard as shown in ThinManager Server List Wizard.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - ThinManager Server Monitor List
Once the ThinManager Server List wizard has run, each ThinManager Server will appear in the Available ThinManager Server box.
To select a ThinManager Server for the terminal, highlight it and double click or click the right arrow button. The terminal will send connection status (red/green icon lights) to all ThinManager Servers in the Selected ThinManager Server list.
Select the Next button to continue configuration or select the Finish button to complete the Group configuration.
Terminal Configuration Wizard - Monitoring Configuration
ThinManager Ready Thin Clients continuously monitor the terminal servers to which they are connected to make sure that the terminal server stays online. If the terminal server goes offline, the terminal will disconnect and connect to the next Terminal Server that it was assigned to in the Terminal Server Selection. The Monitoring Connection sets the frequency that the monitoring occurs.
Use the Monitor Interval radio buttons to use a default frequency or select Custom and choose a setting of your own.
The pre-configured settings of Fast, Medium, or Slow can be used, or the Custom radio button can be chosen to allow other settings.
Select the Finish button to complete the terminal configuration.