IBM N2800e 用户手册

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Contents

Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Caution notices .

Handling static-sensitive devices

About this book . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Who should read this book .

Information available on the World Wide Web

Related information

How to send your comments .

Understanding your NetVista Thin Client
Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Learning about the hardware

. . . . . 3

Standard hardware .

Hardware connectors

Communication hardware .

Monitor specifications .

Power consumption .

Upgrading hardware features .

Setting up the hardware . . . . . . . . 7

Startup sequence

. . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring the N2800e Thin Client
Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the Setup Utility to configure the workstation 11
Using the Configuration Tool to configure the
workstation .

Installing the Thin Client Service Utility
and the Operations Utilities . . . . . . 15

Installing the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client
Utilities CD .

Downloading the utilities from the NetVista Thin
Client web site .

Managing your Thin Client Express
remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PPP dialer for Thin Client Express
workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Prerequisites for using PPP dial access .

Configuring a workstation for PPP dialer

Preparing the workstation for PPP dialer
configuration .

Configuring initial modem settings for PPP dialer
access .

Starting the PPP dialer.

Learning about the NC dialer window .

Maintaining and reconfiguring PPP dialer
parameters

Using the PPP dialer to access flash images.

Troubleshooting PPP dialer problems .

Altering the flash image of a
workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Performing a software update on a workstation .

Using the Configuration Tool to perform a
software update on a workstation .

Using the Thin Client Manager Operations Utility
to perform a software update on a workstation

Recovering the flash image of a workstation .

Using one workstation to recover the flash image
of another workstation

Using the Setup Utility to recover the flash image
of a workstation .

Using the Thin Client Manager Operations Utility
to recover the flash image of a workstation .

Resolving hardware problems. . . . . 31

Verifying hardware problems

Visible hardware failure .

Audio beep sequences .

LED indications .

Error codes and text messages .

Appendix A. Replacing hardware parts

Replacing the N2800e Thin Client Express
CompactFlash card .

Replacing parts other than the N2800e
CompactFlash card .

Returning hardware parts

Appendix B. Hardware maintenance
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Appendix C. Setting the thin client
voltage for your location . . . . . . . 51

Appendix D. Recovering the boot block
image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Appendix E. Choosing a flash file . . . 55

Appendix F. Monitor specifications

Appendix G. Connector pin information 59

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Environmental Design .

Product Recycling and Disposal

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