Network Computers - Quick Setup

You can use the quick setup administration to set up many network computers with the same parameters. This module enables you to identify the starting IP address, the number of NCs, the lease time, the NC locale, keyboard, dead keys, vendor-specific options and the default application for these clients.

Quick Setup works for network computers that only use DHCP for initial configuration. If your network computer uses reverse address resolution protocol (RARP) for initial configuration, you need to assign the Ethernet address of the network computer using the Modify option of the Network Computer Administration menu.

To Use Quick Setup for Network Computers

1. From the Main Administration page, under "Network Services Administration" click Network Computer Server.

   The Network Computer Server Administration page is displayed.

2. Under "Basic NC Server Administration," click Network Computer - Quick Setup.

   The Network Computers - Quick Setup Administration page is displayed.

3. Complete the form using the information in Table 3-12.

   Table 3-12 Quick Setup Administration

   Option	Description
   Host Name Prefix	The host name of any network computer will be generated using the name_prefix. If the IP address of the network computer is aa.bb.cc.dd, then the generated host name for this computer will be name_prefix-dd.
   Starting IP Address	The initial host address you want to assign to the network computers being set up. If a host address is already used by some other system in the network, that address will be bypassed.
   Number of NCs	The number of network computers you want to set up. Note that if an IP address is already used in the network, that address will not be used, resulting in one less client that will be set up.
   Enter Lease Time (days)	All network computers have a temporary lease. The lease time is the duration (in days) of the IP address lease to the network computer client. A value of -1 specifies an infinate lease. By default, this field is set to 3 days. After this period of time has expired with no DHCP server sending a DHCPACK packet, JavaOS shuts down the networking port.
   Default Application	The application that will be run on this computer. Views specifies HotJava Views, and browser specifies HotJava Browser. You can add other applications as options to the Default Application list by using the Client Application Administration menu.
   Select NC Locale	The language the user will be using with this network computer. For Asian languages, the input method should also be selected. See Chapter 11, Setting Locales and Adding Fonts for a detailed description.
   Select Keyboard	The keyboard that will be used with this network computer. Currently, only PS2 keyboards are supported
   Dead Keys Support	This property controls the behavior of the accent keys ' " ~ and ^ for ISO Latin locales. If this property is enabled, these keys are dead keys. When a dead key is pressed, no value is generated until the NEXT key is pressed. To get a single quote character, press this key twice. If this property is disabled, these keys will generate their expected value.
   Vendor Specific Options	The DHCP specification enables hardware and software vendors to create their own DHCP options. These options are delivered through the use of the Client Class Identifier option and the Vendor Options option. This field enables you to specify the vendor specific options.   Be careful when you use this feature; the Netra j administration interface software does not validate the value you enter in this field. If you do not want the login prompt for an application to be run on the network computer, type -djavaos.login=false. See Chapter 9, Setting JavaOS Properties for additional information.