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3 If you are using a TCMS, set the thin client role to Test before performing the update.
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7 There are the following ways to update a thin client with RangeeOS:
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13 = Update from Rangee update server on client =
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15 1. Open {{status title="SOFTWARE UPDATE"/}} in the Client's Kommbox.
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17 1. Click on {{status title="UPDATE SERVER SETTINGS"/}}
18 1. Enter your update server data in the following window:
19 1*. **Protocol: **HTTP or HTTPS
20 1*. **Server: **update.rangee.com
21 1*. **Path: **[ USERNAME ]
22 1*. **Username: **[ USERNAME ]
23 1*. **Password: **[ PASSWORD ]
24 1*. Confirm with {{status title="Submit"/}}
25 1. Now you can install the packages available for your user
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29 = Update from TCMS repository =
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31 You can also use your TCMS as an update server.
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33 == Configure Repository ==
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35 1. Navigate to {{status title="EDIT"/}} → {{status title="SETTINGS"/}} → {{status title="UPSTREAM-REPOSITORY"/}} in your TCMS
36 1. Enter the following data:
37 1*. **Scheme:**  HTTP or HTTPS
38 1*. **Host:** update.rangee.com
39 1*. **Path:** [ BENUTZERNAME ]
40 1*. **User:** [ BENUTZERNAME ]
41 1*. **Password:** [ PASSWORT ]
42 1*. Submit with {{status title="OK"/}}.
43
44 == Download firmware/software into the TCMS repository: ==
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46 1. Click on {{status title="EDIT"/}} → {{status title="REPOSITORY"/}}
47 1. Search an select neccessary firm-/software packages{{lightbox image="image2020-1-21_11-40-2.png" width="1000" group="1" height="800"/}}
48 1. Click on  {{status title="ADD"/}}
49
50 == Update Client ==
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52 1. (% id="cke_bm_74059S" style="display:none" %) (%%)Open {{status title="SOFTWARE UPDATE"/}} in the Client's Kommbox.
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54 1. Click on {{status title="UPDATE SERVER SETTINGS"/}} and enter these update server data in the following window:
55 1*. **Use TCMS repository as updateserver:** enable
56 1*. **HTTPS verify certificate: **Disable this option if you do not have a verifiable HTTPS certificate on the server.
57 1*. Click on {{status title="SUBMIT"/}}
58 1. Now you can install the packages which are available in your TCMS repository
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60 {{warning}}
61 Please make sure that your thin client in TCMS is either in the "Test" state or in a group without a stored configuration.
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63 Otherwise, the update will be discarded when restarting.
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68 = Updates from internal FTP/HTTP server =
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70 1. Create a directory on your FTP/HTTP server
71 1. Create the following folder structure
72 1*. [ DIRECTORY ]/firmware
73 1*. [ DIRECTORY ]/software
74 1. Download the firmware/software packages from [[Download Portal>>https://kb.rangee.com/HowTos/Allgemein%20-%20Rangee%20Download%20Portal/]]
75 1. Unzip the downloaded files into the directory so that the following structure is created:
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77 1. Open {{status title="SOFTWARE UPDATE"/}} in the Client's Kommbox.
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79 1. Click on {{status title="UPDATE SERVER SETTINGS"/}} and enter the following data:
80 1*. **Protocol:** HTTP,HTTPS or FTP
81 1*. **Server:** [ Server-Adresse ]
82 1*. **Path:** [ PFAD_ZUM_UPDATE_VERZEICHNIS ] (optional - if required)
83 1*. **Username:** if required
84 1*. **Passwort:** if required
85 1*. Click on {{status title="Submit"/}}
86 1. Now you can install packages which are available on the internal update server.
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90 = Buddy Update =
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92 Thin clients can also be used as update servers.
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94 == SourceThin Client ==
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96 1. Open {{status title="SOFTWARE UPDATE"/}} in the Client's Kommbox.
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98 1. (% id="cke_bm_294638S" style="display:none" %) (%%)Click on {{status title="UPDATE SERVER SETTINGS"/}}
99 1. Select "Act as Update server"
100 1*. **Yes:** Dient als Update-Server
101 1*. **Yes, propagate:** Enters itself as update server in the group configuration when pulling the configuration into the TCMS
102 1. Restart your Client
103
104 == Target Thin Client ==
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106 1. Open {{status title="SOFTWARE UPDATE"/}} in the Client's Kommbox.
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108 1. Click on {{status title="UPDATE SERVER SETTINGS"/}} and enter the following data:
109 1*. **Protocol:** HTTP
110 1*. **Server:** SourceThin Client (Hostname/IP-Adress)
111 1*. **Path:** /update/
112 1*. **Username:** leave blank
113 1*. **Password:** leave blank
114 1*. Click on {{status title="Submit"/}}
115 1. Now you can install packages which are available on yout source Thin Client.