User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SR290

[. . . ] The only warranties for SONY products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. SONY shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Å Ä WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or loss of life. CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information. Quick Reference Guide Microsoft Windows XPe-based Thin Clients - t5710 & t5720 Eighth Edition (July 2006) Document Part Number: 253378-008 Contents Contents Contents Introduction Updates . [. . . ] This setting can help to protect your computer by blocking all attempts to connect to your computer. When you use Windows Firewall with no exceptions, you can still view Web pages, send and receive e-mail, or use an instant messaging program. Exceptions Tab: Provides the ability to add program and port exceptions to permit certain types of inbound traffic. The exception settings specify the set of computers for which this port/program is open. You can specify three different modes of access: Any computer (including those on the Internet) My network (subnet) only Custom list Quick Reference Guide www. hp. com 3-5 Applications Display a notification when the Windows Firewall blocks a program is selected by default. For home and small office networks, it is recommended that you set the scope to the local network only where possible. This will enable computers on the same subnet to connect to the program on the machine, but drops traffic originating from a remote network. Advanced Tab: Enables you to configure the following functions. Network Connection Settings: Select connection-specific rules which apply per network interface. Security Logging: Create a log file for troubleshooting. ICMP: With Global Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) the computers on a network can share error and status information. Default Settings: Restore Windows Firewall to a default configuration. 3-6 www. hp. com Quick Reference Guide Applications Gathering configuration information To examine the current policy configuration for Windows Firewall, you can use the following command: netsh firewall show configuration. Troubleshooting applications Modifying an application to work with a stateful filtering firewall is the ideal way to resolve issues. This is not always possible, so the firewall provides an interface for configuring exceptions for ports and applications. Quick Reference Guide www. hp. com 3-7 Applications Failure symptoms Failures related to the default configuration will manifest in two ways: Client applications may fail to receive data from a server. Examples include an FTP client, multimedia streaming software, and new mail notifications in some email applications. Click OK to close the Add a Port dialog box. Click to enable the port. Additional resources Refer to the following resources for additional Microsoft Windows Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Windows Firewall information: TechNet Windows XP Professional Web site: http://www. microsoft. com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/default . mspx Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2: http://www. microsoft. com/technet/community/columns/cableguy /cg0204. mspx Using the Windows Firewall INF File in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: http://www. microsoft. com/downloads/details. aspx?FamilyID=cb 307a1d-2f97-4e63-a581-bf25685b4c43&displaylang=en Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2: http://www. microsoft. com/downloads/details. aspx?familyid=445 4e0e1-61fa-447a-bdcd-499f73a637d1&displaylang=en 3-10 www. hp. com Quick Reference Guide Applications Citrix Program Neighborhood Citrix Program Neighborhood is a feature of ICA introduced with MetaFrame 1. 8 that enables users to connect to MetaFrame and WinFrame servers and published applications. Program Neighborhood allows complete administrative control over application access and delivers an even greater level of seamless desktop integration. Documentation for the ICA client application is available from the Citrix Corporation Web site at: www. citrix. com/support Search under Product Documentation. Quick Reference Guide www. hp. com 3-11 Applications Remote Desktop Connection Use the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box to establish connections to a Windows Terminal Server or to access remote applications using Microsoft RDP. Refer to the Microsoft Web site for documentation that offers a detailed explanation and instructions on how to use the Microsoft RDP dialog box. 3-12 www. hp. com Quick Reference Guide Applications SONY PC Session Allocation Manager (SAM) Client The Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) solution from SONY centralizes desktop computing and storage resources into easily managed, highly secure data centers, while providing end users the convenience and familiarity of a traditional desktop environment. Additionally, companies have long used server-based computing (SBC) to create virtual instances of desktop applications on a server that multiple remote users can access. SONY's CCI offers a new alternative for virtualizing the desktop. Part of the CCI solution is the SONY PC Session Allocation Manager (SONY SAM) and is an extension the SONY SAM client. SONY SAM client is included in the latest SONY Thin Client XP Embedded image, and can be accessed from Start > Programs. Quick Reference Guide www. hp. com 3-13 Applications SONY SAM becomes the control point in managing a CCI deployment. Specifically, it manages the assignment of Microsoft Remote Desktop connections from a user's access device (thin client) to Remote Desktop sessions (blade PCs). Whether the session resides on a dedicated physical blade or resides together with other sessions on a virtual hardware platform, the SONY SAM system can make these desktop sessions available to users as they are needed. For more information about PC SAM, see: http://h71028. www7. hp. com/enterprise/cache/323204-0-0-225-1 21. html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN TeemNT Terminal Emulation All t57x0 thin-client models include third-party terminal emulation software to support computing on legacy platforms. [. . . ] Plug in the USB end of the converter cable to the thin client. Quick Reference Guide www. hp. com 6-1 Peripherals 5. The Ports (COM & LPT) listing will display if not already shown. Under the Ports (COM & LPT) listing, a new COM port will display for the new connection. Note which COM port number is assigned to the new connection. [. . . ]