ClearCube I/Port Users Guide - Manual (Page 23)

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Enabling RDP on Hosts for I/Port Connections
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is used to connect your I/Port to a host or blade running
Windows XP Professional. The I/Port and host can be located anywhere – across the hall,
across town, or across an ocean from each other – provided that you have network access from
the I/Port to the host, you have sufficient network bandwidth (> 50 Kbps for each I/Port), and
you have the appropriate permissions set up on the host.
Using ClearCube Sentral management software, you can initiate connections from I/Ports to
hosts. See Sentral Administrator’s Guide for installation and configuration details. You can
also initiate sessions directly from a I/Port by using the local RDP client connection tool.
To connect to a host from an I/Port, the host must first allow incoming RDP connections. To
set up the host for this, you need a C/Port to connect directly to the host.
1. From the host Start Menu, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.
2. Click the Remote tab to open the Remote Desktop (RDP) configuration.
3. Select the Allow users to remotely connect to this computer option.
4. Click OK to save the configuration.
Note: Remote desktop access is not required for I8330 connections, but may be desirable
for administrative purposes.
Configuring the XPe I/Port
The XPe-based I8820 auto-starts to a Windows XPe desktop with a limited set of applications,
including the ClearCube Sentral client and the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol client. The
default XPe user ID and password is
user / clearcube . The default administrator ID and
password is administrator / clearcube . For full administrator access on an XPe-based
I/Port, hold down the Shift key during startup or after logging off from the default login.
Access BIOS configuration options by pressing F2 during start-up.
Whenever you want to make any persistent changes to the I/Port, such as changing user
settings or installing new software, you need to disable the I/Port’s Write Filter before making
the change, and re-enable it after you have committed the change. The Write Filter is a
software feature that prevents any inadvertent or undesired writes to the Flash Drive where the
I/Port’s operating system and other software is stored.
The Write Filter displays an icon in the system tray. When the icon has a red dot, the Write
Filter is enabled, stopping you from writing to the Flash. When the icon has a green dot, the
Write Filter is disabled and you can go ahead and write to the Flash.
When you push software updates using ezRemote Manager software, the Write Filter is
managed automatically. See "
Updating I/Port Software " on page 27 for more information.
To manage the Write Filter manually, you must be logged in as administrator. Double-click on
the Write Filter icon in the system tray and select Disable write filter to disable the Write