GIETEK GS220, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 1 GIETEK GS220 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...2 2 Softwrae 14 3 Setting up GS220 16 3 1 Setting GS220 IP Address 16 3 2 Setting Server IP Address 19 3 3 Setting Screen Resolution 21 3 4 Auto Logon 23 3 5 Advanced Settings 25 4 Functions of NetPoint2 2 Management Console 28 4 1 Terminal Information 28 4 2 Monitoring 28 4 3 Send Message 29 4 4 User Accounts 30 4 5 One Key Broadcasting 33 5 GS220 Connecting to Windows or Linux Without NetPoint2 ...

Page 3: ...Its main job is to convey input and output between the user and the remote server By using GIETEK GS220 Network Terminal devices a great deal hardware cost can be saved much less software support is required much less power is consumed little desk space is occupied and much less e waste is generated Based on RDP GS220 has its unique Speed Up technology which enables it to deliver smooth HD movie p...

Page 4: ...essential 1 An Ethernet RJ45 LAN port on the Host PC 2 An Ethernet RJ45 cable of suitable length 3 Ethernet switch or router is required to connect more than one Network Terminal or other network devices Additional Ethernet cables will be required in this case 1 2 Recommended Server Configuration You can find a detailed Server Configuration chart in GS220 datasheet Remember the size chart is refer...

Page 5: ...ct your Keyboard Mouse Monitor Speaker or Headphone as shown in the picture STEP 2 Connect the Terminal to Host PC Switch Router using the Ethernet cable with RJ45 pins as shown below CAUTION USE ONLY THE ORIGINAL POWER SUPPLY ADAPTER STEP 3 Connect the power adapter ...

Page 6: ...rewall software that may be running in the background Some Security software may interfere with the installation and operation of NetPoint2 2 They can be enabled or reinstalled after the installation of NetPoint2 2 Find the location where you put NetPoint Installation Package2 In the example picture it is put on the desktop of the host OS Double click on it to run the installation ...

Page 7: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 7 If below message pops up choose Yes to continue Click on Next to continue Choose I accept the terms of the license agreement ...

Page 8: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 8 Choose the installation location Use the default destination folder Click on Next to continue ...

Page 9: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 9 Keep the default Then Next Now the software is installing When this warning shows up choose Install this driver software anyway ...

Page 10: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 10 Installing virtual audio device Installation is complete Click Finish to restart the system ...

Page 11: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 11 2 2 Enabling Remote Desktop We need to set the system to allow Remote Desktop so that GIETEK terminal can log on the system remotely Take Windows 7 as the example ...

Page 12: ...uter then System properties In the new window click on Remote then choose Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop Click on OK to save 2 3 Uninstall NetPoint2 2 Software Click on the NetPoint Installation Package2 ...

Page 13: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 13 Choose Remove and then click on Next to continue When this pop up choose OK to confirm uninstall ...

Page 14: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 14 When uninstall process is finished click on Finish to restart the system ...

Page 15: ...would be set up with the appropriate settings for a given network Such settings would include a set of fundamental parameters such as the gateway DNS subnet masks and a range of IP addresses Using DHCP on a network means administrators need not configure these settings individually for each client on the network The DHCP would automatically distribute them to the clients When the network terminal ...

Page 16: ...ice environment using less than 10 Terminals this option would be more convenient Turn on the Network terminal Click the Setup In the Local IP tab check Use Static IP Address 1 IP Address Give GS220 an IP address of its own here The easy way to do is to give it an IP address after adding 1 to the last number of IP address you gave to the Host PC Then you can continue adding 2 3 as you add more Ter...

Page 17: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 17 3 Gateway Most often this is the IP address of your Router ...

Page 18: ...ARCH SERVERS IN LAN If the server is in the same subnet with the terminal the terminal can search the network and find the server itself by set the server IP as Search servers in LAN After save the settings GS220 will go back to Host List page and then display all available servers with NetPoint2 2 installed in the LAN ...

Page 19: ... the server directly after power on For those Host servers that are not in the same subnet as GS220 you have to setup the IP address for the server in this way Please be aware that if you are connecting a GS220 to a Host with NetPoint2 2 only the IP address of the host need to be supplied If you are using the GS220 to connect a Host without NetPoint2 2 the IP address plus RDP port 3389 by default ...

Page 20: ... to connect to the designated Host server 3 3 Setting Screen Resolution GS220 supports 13 monitor resolutions Please choose the correct resolution which matches best with the monitor To change screen resolution Click Setup select Monitor tab Under the Screen Resolution tab select the desired screen resolution Click Save ...

Page 21: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 21 On this Monitor tab you can also set the monitor to Turn off after 15 minutes or Keep monitor always on ...

Page 22: ... set to log on the host directly when power on That means you do not need to type in user name and password each time To set up GS220 working in this way the first step is to set GS220 Server IP address as shown in the picture below After that go to Log On page ...

Page 23: ...t leave it open Save the settings and the GS220 will go back to Host List page start counting down and then log on the Host automatically using the specified username and password If you want a certain program will run or a folder will open automatically when GS220 set to auto Log On check the Start the following program on connection and type in the full path of the program location ...

Page 24: ...e Update USB ports Sound Ports and Language USB Ports Here you can choose to enable or disable USB ports for USB devices like USB flash drive USB printer etc USB mouse and keyboard are not affected Sound Ports You can choose to enable or disable SOUND function of GS220 both audio output and MIC input Language Selection Here you can select the language you prefer Setting Password ...

Page 25: ...take effect Firmware Update The final part of Advanced setting page shown the firmware information of GS220 Here you can also update firmware of GS220 There are two ways to apply the update by TFTP server or by USB flash drive We have a manual on how to update firmware for GIETEK terminals by TFTP server please refer to this manual if you want to update firmware by TFTP server If you choose to upd...

Page 26: ...etPoint 2 2 Console click on Terminal and the console will list all GS220 terminals When click to select one GS220 terminal the desktop of this GS220 will be shown in the middle Down to the bottom two options are available Information displays GS220 serial No IP address status server IP and user account name ...

Page 27: ...e corresponding GS220 user is shown in the middle On the right 3 options Monitor Message and Logout are available Use Monitor option to have a full screen of monitoring user s desktop Message to send message to user s desktop and Logout to log out the user from the Host Monitoring Window ...

Page 28: ...nitor and control other accounts desktop on condition that the user must be the account Administrator and have logged in remotely 4 3 Send Message In the terminal page click on Dialog and you can see the txt space for typing in message Type in your message and then click Send ...

Page 29: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 29 4 4 Account We can use the Account function of NetPont Console to set up user accounts for GS220 users Creating New Accounts Creating one Creating multiple ...

Page 30: ...R GIETEK GS220 30 When finished There two types of accounts can be created Remote User RDP and Administrator Now we can go to the Local Users and Groups to check if the creation of Windows user accounts is successful ...

Page 31: ...USER MANUAL FOR GIETEK GS220 31 List of Accounts We can also make amendments to accounts or delete accounts 4 5 One Key Broadcasting Function ...

Page 32: ...d at the same time Note the teacher account type must be Administrator and can be done only through GS220 5 GS220 Connecting to Windows or Linux without NetPoint2 2 GS220 can also work alone without NetPoint2 2 being installed in the Host In this way GS220 works as same as GIETEK another model H4 which means that the connection between GS220 and the host is purely RDP with no HD video acceleration...

Page 33: ...t to connect to Host When connection is successful users can make use of the RDP session desktop but with no sound and no support of other USB devices except USB flash drive 5 1 How to Mount USB Flash Drive in Linux When GS220 is connected to a Linux host its user can plug in USB flash drive to the GS220 and use it in the Linux system by typing some commands The command is sudo mount ip address of...

Page 34: ...tu host 192 168 1 139 is IP address of the GS220 7000415 is the serial number of the GS220 remember to and one 0 before the serial number The serial number of GS220 can be found on its product label When the mounting process is successful we can type in ls mnt to check the result ...