Cisco Systems CVXC6215SK9 manual Cisco VXC Manager, INI Files

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Central Configuration Using Cisco VXC Manager

This chapter provides information to help you manage your thin clients. It describes basic thin client management functions and provides information about setting up the thin client for your users.

Cisco thin clients are designed to be centrally managed and configured using INI files and the Cisco VXC Manager. Cisco VXC Manager allows you to automatically push updates and any desired default configuration to all supported thin clients in your environment.

This chapter includes:

•Cisco VXC Manager, page 1-1

•INI Files, page 1-1

•Cisco VXC 6215 Add-Ons, page 1-2

•High-Level Administration Steps, page 1-3

•Recognizing USB Devices with Citrix XenDesktop, page 1-5

•Monitor Resolution Configuration, page 1-7

Cisco VXC Manager

Cisco VXC Manager is the standard tool used to push and schedule INI configuration updates to your thin clients. Cisco VXC Manager allows you to configure, upgrade, and administer your clients from a single interface. Cisco VXC Manager also allows you to specify default configurations that are common to all of the thin clients in your environment. It also allows you to enable or disable add-ons, which can provide additional functionality in addition to the underlying firmware.

For detailed information about using Cisco VXC Manager, see Administration Guide for Cisco Virtualization Experience Client Manager.

INI Files

INI files are plain-text files that you can use to centrally manage and configure your thin clients on a global level. For example, you can use INI files to configure and save information about connection settings, display options, and printer options. The INI files are maintained on a central server (FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS), and the thin client accesses the INI files from the server during the initialization process.

Administration Guide for Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6215 Firmware Release 8.7

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