To change the default name of a terminal using the WNOS.ini file.
You can rename your terminal through the WNOS.INI file. There are several ways you can do this.
The recommended way is to use "System Variables", as this will allow you to assign unique Terminal names.
All thin clients have a unique terminal name (15 characters maximum) and the value is assigned using the following structure:
WTMacAddress
WTOS and Xenith include several System Variables you can use to get a UNIQUE Terminal Name for each client. System Variables you can use, which will provide this unique name include:
Variable |
Description |
---|---|
$SN |
Serial number – This is a unique 11 character variable |
$MAC |
Mac Address – This is a unique 12 character variable |
$IP |
IP Address – This is a unique 15 character variable |
$PF |
Platform Name – Normally a 4 character variable representing the first part of the image name. As of this writing, the values are: For ThinOS - C10, DOVE, , PD10, R10, VL10, ZD10 For Xenith – C00, R00, T00, ZD00 |
So in order to change the Terminal name using a System Variable, you would add the following parameter to the WNOS.INI on XEN.INI file:
TerminalName=$SN
Or
TerminalName=WTOS$SN
The first option will give you a terminal name that looks something like 1N0DL902572
, which is the unique serial number of the device, while the second option would look like WTOS1N0DL902572
.
You could also use the &Right($xx,i) or &Left($xx,i) variables to trim some of the numbers. For example, if your IP address is 192.168.100.101, using the following parameter
TerminalName=WTOS&Right($IP,11)
Would give us the following Terminal Name: WTOS168.100.101
. While if I use the "Left" option
TerminalName=WTOS&Left($IP,11)
Would give us the following Terminal Name: WTOS192.168.100
.
You can also combine system variables. For example, if we combine:
TerminalName=$PF$SN
The result would be DOVE1NODL902572
if the device was a T10, while the same parameter would give us the Terminal Name of ZD101NODL902572
for a D10D thin client.
For more information, please review the Wyse ThinOS INI reference guide or the Wyse Xenith Admin Guide.
Article ID: HOW10177
Last Date Modified: 03/21/2017 07:23 AM
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