Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.5 Administrator’s Guide

Setting the general system preference

1. From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click System Preferences.
   The System Preference dialog box is displayed.
2. Click the General tab, and use the following guidelines:
   
   1. Screen Saver — Allows you to select the type of screen saver you want. The default is to Turn Off Screen.
      Other available screen savers are Flying Bubbles, Moving Image, Showing Pictures, and Playing Video.
   2. Timer — Select a time after which the screen saver is to be activated; either disable, 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes (default), 15 minutes, or 30 minutes.
      When the thin client is left idle for the specified idle time, the screen saver is initiated.
   3. Locale — Select a language to be activated for the user login-experience; either French, German, or default English.
      NOTE:Locale changes the language for the user login-experience screens only displayed during boot-up and login and not the configuration or administrator screens.

      Only the following messages are applicable for French locales:

      • Username/Password/Domain
      • System Information
      • Shut down the system, restart the system, reset the system setting to factory default
      • OK, Cancel
      • Initiating devices
      • Looking up IP address from DHCP, Note: Pressing CTRL-ESC keys cancel out of network check
      • Retry DHCP for an IP address
      • Waiting for network link. Verify that network cable is plugged into back of unit
      • Check Cable, No Ethernet link
      • Leave administrator mode
      • Connecting
      • Sign off from account
      • Lock Terminal, Unlock Password
      • Terminal is locked, Invalid unlock password
   4. Terminal Name — Allows entry of a name for the thin client. The default is a 14-character string composed of the letters WT followed by the thin client Ethernet MAC address.
      Some DHCP servers use this value to identify the IP address lease in the DHCP Manager display.
3. Click OK to save the settings.