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2. Depending on whether you select Manual FTP Information or Use DHCP Server’s
FTP Options complete one of the following:
• If you selected Manual FTP Information, enter the IP address of the FTP server
along with the path to the MSI package that installs the Addon (the MSI package on
the FTP server must be accompanied by a Params.ini file in the same path or the
installation will fail).
• If you selected Use DHCP Server’s FTP Options, the FTP Path box is disabled
and displays the FTP server name and path derived from the DHCP server (DHCP
Options 161 - FTP server list and 162 - Root path to the FTP files must be
configured as described in
"Using FTP File Servers").
3. Enter the credentials to connect to the FTP server (default User name is anonymous
and the default Password is Wyse).
4. Select Save Password to allow FTP server login without entering credentials.
5. (Optional) Click Settings to open and use the Network Configurable Settings dialog
box to set connection retry attempts and intervals between attempts.
6. Select the Allow Automatic Upgrade check box. The Addon pane displays a list of
Addons, and Add, Edit, and Delete become active.
7. Click Add to open and use the Add-on Upgrade FTP Info dialog box (enter the FTP
Path to the MSI package and enter the User name and Password, if necessary) to
add a new Addon to the Auto add-on upgrade list.
8. (Optional) You can select an Addon in the Auto add-on upgrade list and click Edit to
change information about the Addon.
9. (Optional) You can select an Addon in the Auto add-on upgrade list and click Delete to
remove the Addon from the list.
10.After completing your configurations, click OK, and then reboot the thin client. The FTP
Addons utility checks the Auto add-on upgrade list, and if an Addon in the list is not
installed, or if a newer version is available for an Addon that is already installed, the
thin client reboots to disable the Write Filter and performs the required installation or
upgrade of an Addon. After the installation is complete, the thin client reboots to enable
the Write Filter.
Note
The FTP Addons utility will automatically checks for newer versions of all
Addons in the Auto add-on upgrade list each time the client restarts.