Pano System for Cloud Administrator's Guide - Pano Logic

• Logoff - pressing this button will both disconnect your Pano session and temporarily stop
the Pano Virtual Client software or shell, returning you to the local Windows login and allowing
you to login under a different user account to use the local Windows operating system on your
PC, or to shut-down or restart the host PC's Windows operating system.
Windows Keys and Pano Virtual Client
Some special keys used by Windows can cause confusion when working inside Pano Virtual Client
sessions:
• If running Windows 7 on the host PC or in the DVM hitting the Windows (logo) Key + L will lock
both Windows 7 on the host PC and the DVM. To unlock, first unlock the host PC (no password
is needed), then unlock your DVM by entering the same password you used when logging in.
• Pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del directly will be sent only to the host PC’s Windows. To send
Ctrl+Alt+Del to your DVM use the button on the Connection Bar, described above.
Using Pano Virtual Client on Wireless Networks
Officially, Pano Virtual Client is not supported over wireless or Wi-Fi networks but with
preplanning and certain cautions it can be run over these types of wireless networks. In most
cases we recommend Pano Remote for connections over wireless networks because the protocol
Pano Remote uses, Microsoft RDP, is more resistant to the network congestion and latency issues
common to wireless networks. If you do wish to use Pano Virtual Client over a wireless network
there are a number of guidelines you should follow to help ensure good performance.
Planning for Pano Virtual Client Use on Wireless Networks
Size the network to provide generous bandwidth and coverage. 802.11n Wi-Fi connections are
preferred over the lower bandwidth 802.11b/g. Pano Virtual Client generates much more traffic
that normal connections from laptops or other mobile devices. This is because Pano Virtual Client
transfers the entire display image as well as all USB traffic over the wireless connection, not just
files and web pages.
The bandwidth used by Pano Virtual Client is highly dependent on the frequency of display
updates; it isn't possible to give a fixed value. If users are just sitting at the Windows desktop,
very little bandwidth is used. However, if they are viewing full-screen video or scrolling through
large spreadsheets or presentation decks a large amount of bandwidth will be used. This will not
only slow down the active user but may impact other uses of the WLAN. With only one or two
Pano Virtual Client users this impact is not likely to be noticeable but larger numbers might
periodically swamp even robust wireless networks.
High-bandwidth USB devices, such as USB mass storage devices, scanners, and printers are not
recommended for wireless connections as they can generate large amounts of traffic. For
example, even just mounting a flash drive and having it show up in Windows Explorer can cause
significant delays in operations.
Prepare Pano Virtual Client Hosts for Use over Wireless Networks
Users must first connect to the local wireless network before launching Pano Virtual Client,
because once Pano Virtual Client is running the local Windows desktop and task bar are hidden.
During a Pano Virtual Client session users can’t to monitor possible drops in the strength of their
connection because the local Windows taskbar won’t be visible.
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