Page 1 Administrator's Guide HP ThinPro...
Page 2 © Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.
Page 3: About This Book
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of contents 1 Introduction Using HP ThinPro ..........................2 2 Installation Connections ............................6 Connect ..........................6 Disconnect ........................... 7 General Settings ........................7 Firefox ......................... 7 General ....................8 Tabbed Browsing ................9 Security ..................... 10 Citrix ICA ......................11 Options .....................
Page 6 Experience ..................33 Advanced ..................34 Teemtalk ......................34 Adding a Teemtalk Connection using the Teemtalk Creation Wizard ....................35 Adding a Teemtalk Connection Manually ......... 38 Firefox ....................... 40 Configuration ..................41 Advanced ..................42 PNAgent ......................42 Configuration ..................43 Advanced ..................
Page 7 Install a Theme ....................71 Select this Theme ..................... 71 Remove this Theme ..................71 HP Agent Config ........................ 72 Altiris Configuration ......................73 Date and Time ........................74 Desktop Background ......................74 Display Preferences ......................75 ezUpdate ........................... 76 ezUpdate Server Deployment ................
Page 8 Net Tools ......................... 109 Software Information ......................110 Index ................................. 111 viii ENWW...
Page 9: Introduction
Introduction This guide provides the network administrator with instructions for configuring the thin client and explains the various configuration utilities. The HP ThinPro operating system provides access to Windows, Citrix, mainframes, mid-range servers, Unix/Linux hosts, and Web applications. A single console provides a streamlined and customizable user interface.
Page 10: Using Hp Thinpro
Using HP ThinPro HP ThinPro allows you to launch and manage host and remote application connections by creating an ICA, PNAgent, RDP, TeemTalk, Leostream, Provision Networks, VMware View, X Windows, or Firefox connection. When logged in as Administrator, you can define which connections and connection types are visible when in User mode.
Page 11 Click the HP logo in the bottom left of the screen and select Shutdown. Click Switch to Admin and click OK. ENWW Using HP ThinPro...
Page 12 Type the Administrative password in the field and click OK. NOTE: The default password for Administrative Mode is root. Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW...
Page 13: Installation
Installation HP ThinPro allows you to access and manage remote connections such as ICA, PNAgent, RDP, TeemTalk, Leostream, Provision Networks, VMware View, X Windows, Firefox, etc. To access all HP ThinPro functionality, you must log in as an Administrator. As a User, you can run connections and have limited access to HP ThinPro functionality.
Page 14: Connections
Connections You can configure and assign connections using the Connections tab. Click Connections. ▲ The Connections window lists all connections that you can assign to users. You can add, edit, and delete connections from this window. ● Connection Name: Displays the name of the connection. You cannot change the connection name from this column.
Page 15: Disconnect
Disconnect To close a connection, click a selection under Connection Name that has a Status of active and ▲ click Disconnect. General Settings General settings are shared by all connections of a given connection type. Three types of connections are available: ●...
Page 16: General
General Set the following options: ● Remember signons ● Block pop-up windows ● Let the user change Firefox settings Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 17: Tabbed Browsing
Tabbed Browsing Set the following options: ● Tab display ◦ Hide the tabbar when only one tab is open ◦ Load links in the background ● Open tabs instead of windows for ◦ Middle-click or control-click of links in a web page ◦...
Page 18: Security
Security Set the following options: ● Enable cookies ● Cookies ◦ for the originating web site only ◦ for the current session only ● SSL/TLS ◦ Enable SSL2 ◦ Enable SSL3 ◦ Enable TLS ◦ Warn when ... —entering a secure site —entering a secure site using weak protection —leaving a secure site —entering a secure site containing unencrypted information...
Page 19: Citrix Ica
—submitting information to an unsecure site Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. Citrix ICA Go to Connections > General Settings. Select Citrix ICA and set the following options: ● Options on page 12 ●...
Page 20: Options
Options Set the following options: ● Options ◦ Enable Windows Alert Sound ◦ ICA Acceleration (LAN Only) ◦ Allow Backing Store ◦ Use Server Redraw ◦ Disable Info Box Before Connecting ◦ Use Asynchronous COM-port Polling ◦ Allow Smart Card Logon ◦...
Page 21: Local Resources
Local Resources Set the following options: ● Allow Audio Input ● Enable Drive Mapping ● Drive Mapping ● Auto Printer Creation Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. ENWW Connections...
Page 22: Window
Window Set the following options: ● Enable Seamless Window ● Default Window Size ● Default Window Colors ● Default 256 Color Mapping Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 23: Firewall
Firewall Set the following options: ● Proxy ◦ Proxy Type ◦ Proxy Address ◦ Proxy Port ◦ Username ◦ Password ● Use Alternate Address for Firewall Connection Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. ENWW Connections...
Page 24: Server Location
Server Location Set the following options: ● Default Protocol ● TCP Address ● HTTP Address Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 25: Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts Set the following options: ● Handling of keyboard shortcuts ● Stop Direct key handling ● Alt+F1 through F12 Click Apply to apply your settings. Click Ok when you have finished configuring connecting settings. Go to Connections > General Settings. Select RDP and select the appropriate setting for Send hostname as.
Page 26: Add
You have the option of adding the following connections: ● Citrix ICA on page 19 ● RDP on page 29 ● Teemtalk on page 34 ● Firefox on page 40 ● PNAgent on page 42 ● Leostream on page 44 ●...
Page 27: Citrix Ica
● Telnet on page 63 ● Custom on page 65 Citrix ICA To add a Citrix ICA connection, click Connections > Add. Select Citrix ICA and set the following options: ● Network on page 20 ● Connection on page 22 ●...
Page 28: Network
Network NOTE: A pink field indicates required information. You may not finish or advance to a new page without supplying information in this field. Set the following options: ● Connection Name ● Network ◦ Server Type ◦ Server ◦ Protocol ◦...
Page 29 ● Credentials ◦ Username ◦ Password ◦ Domain ● Allow Smart Card Logon Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 30: Connection
Connection Set the following options: ● Enable Audio Input ● Use Data Compression ● Enable Middle Button Paste ● Use Disk Cache for Bitmaps ● Enable Drive Mapping ● Sound ● Speed Screen Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 31: Window
● Mouse Click Feedback ● Local Text Echo ● Encryption Level Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Window Set the following options: ● Enable Seamless Window ● Window Size ENWW Connections...
Page 32: Application
● Window Colors ● 256 Color Mapping Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Application Set the following options: ● Application ● Directory Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 33: Firewall
Firewall Set the following options: ● Proxy ◦ Proxy Type: Select a proxy type ◦ Proxy Address: Type the proxy host name ◦ Proxy Port: Type the proxy host port ENWW Connections...
Page 34 ◦ Username: Type the proxy username for the account to use to connect to a remote computer. ◦ Password: Type a password for the account to use to connect to a remote computer. ● Use Alternate Address for Firewall Connection Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 35: Smart Ping
Smart Ping Set the following options: ● Smart Ping: Allows you to enable HP ThinPro to ping the server before attempting a connection. If the server name fails to resolve or the server fails to respond to the ping, the thin client aborts the connection attempt.
Page 36: Common Settings
Common Settings Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 37: Rdp
To add an RDP connection, click Connections > Add. Select RDP and set the following options: ● Network on page 29 ● Window on page 30 ● Options on page 31 ● Local Resources on page 32 ● Experience on page 33 ●...
Page 38: Window
● Directory ● Username ● Password ● Domain ● Allow Smartcard Login Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Window Set the following options: ● Window type ◦ Percentage Size ◦...
Page 39: Options
—Height ● Window colors Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Options Set the following options: ● Enable motion events ● Enable data compression ● Enable encryption ● Force bitmap updates ●...
Page 40: Local Resources
● Protocol level ● Hostname to send Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Local Resources Set the following options: ● Sound redirecting ◦ Enable sound redirecting ● Devices mapping ◦...
Page 41: Experience
Experience Set the following options: ● Enable desktop background ● Show window while dragging ● Enable menu and window animations ● Enable themes ● Enable bitmap caching Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 42: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Teemtalk You can add a new Teemtalk connection in two ways: ●...
Page 43: Adding A Teemtalk Connection Using The Teemtalk Creation Wizard
Adding a Teemtalk Connection using the Teemtalk Creation Wizard To add a Teemtalk connection using the wizard, click Connections > Add. Select Teemtalk and click Teemtalk creation wizard. ENWW Connections...
Page 44 Connection Information Select and configure the Connection Information: ● Session Name ● Transport type ● Connection type ● Emulation type Click Next. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 45 Advanced Options Set the Advanced Options: ● Emulation Printer ● Auto Logon ● Key Macros ● Mouse Actions ● Soft Buttons ● Attributes Click Next. ENWW Connections...
Page 46: Adding A Teemtalk Connection Manually
Finalization Select whether or not to create an icon on the desktop and click OK. Click Finish to save your settings and close the dialog box. Adding a Teemtalk Connection Manually To add a Teemtalk connection manually, click Connections > Add. Select Teemtalk and set the following options: ●...
Page 47 Configuration Set the following option: ● Name Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 48: Firefox
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Firefox To add a connection, click Connections >...
Page 49: Configuration
Configuration Set the following options: ● Name ● ● Enable full screen ● Enable kiosk ● Enable print dialog Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 50: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. PNAgent To add a PNAgent connection, click Connections >...
Page 51: Configuration
Configuration Set the following options: ● Name ● Server URL ● Username ● Password ● Domain ● Folder Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 52: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Leostream To add a Leostream connection, click Connections >...
Page 53: Network
Network Set the following options: ● Name ● Broker ● Username ● Password ● Domain ● Folder Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 54: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Provision To add a Provision connection, click Connections >...
Page 55: Network
● Experience on page 52 ● Advanced on page 53 Network Set the following options: ● Name ● Broker IP ● User name ● Password ● Domain ● Retry attempts ● Retry interval ENWW Connections...
Page 56: Window
● Folder ● Passthrough credentials ● Allow Smartcard login Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Window Set the following options: ● Window size ● Window Size ◦ Width ◦...
Page 57: Options
● Percentage ● Window Colors Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Options Set the following options: ● Enable motion events ● Enable data compression ● Enable encryption ●...
Page 58 ● Attach to console ● Protocol level ● Hostname to send Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 59: Local Resources
Local Resources Set the following options: ● Sound ◦ Redirect sound ● Devices ◦ Enable drive mapping ◦ Map serial ports ◦ Enable printer autocreation Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 60: Experience
Experience Set the following options: ● Enable desktop background ● Show window while dragging ● Enable menu and window animations ● Enable themes ● Enable bitmap caching Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 61: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 62: Vmware View
VMware View To add a VMware View connection, click Connections > Add. Select VMware View and set the following options: ● Network on page 54 ● Options on page 56 ● Advanced on page 57 Network Set the following options: ●...
Page 63 ● Domain (case-sensitive) ● Desktop Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 64: Options
Options Set the following options: ● Login options ◦ Automatic login ◦ Allow Smartcard login ● Sound redirection ◦ Enable sound redirection ● Device mappings ◦ Enable USB storage mapping ◦ Enable serial port mapping ◦ Enable printer mapping Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 65: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Connections...
Page 66: Xdmcp
Xdmcp To add an Xdmcp connection, click Connections > Add. Select Xdmcp and set the following options: ● Configuration on page 58 ● Advanced on page 59 Configuration Set the following options: ● Name ● Type ● Address (required if the Type is query) ●...
Page 67: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. To add an SSH connection, click Connections >...
Page 68: Configuration
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Page 69 ◦ User name ◦ Run application ● Options ◦ Compression ◦ XII connection forwarding ◦ Force TTY allocation ◦ Fork into background ● Style ◦ Foreground color ◦ Background color ◦ Font Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 70: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 71: Telnet
Telnet To add a Telnet connection, click Connections > Add. Select Telnet and set the following options: ● Configuration on page 63 ● Advanced on page 64 Configuration Set the following options: ● Name ● Address ENWW Connections...
Page 72: Advanced
● Port ● Style ◦ Foreground color ◦ Background color ◦ Font Click Next to advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ●...
Page 73: Custom
Custom To add a Custom connection, click Connections > Add. Select Custom and set the following option: ● Configuration on page 65 Configuration Set the following options: ● Name ● Enter command to run Click Nextto advance to the next window or click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box.
Page 74: Advanced
Advanced Set the following options: ● Fallback Connection ● Auto start priority ● Auto reconnect ● Show in user's list NOTE: This option is only available in the Administrative Mode. Click Finish save your settings and close the dialog box. Copy To copy a connection, click a selection under Connection Name and then click Copy.
Page 75: Edit
Edit To edit a connection, click a selection under Connection Name and then click Edit. The connection settings window for that connection opens. Edit the connection and click Apply. Click Ok. ENWW Connections...
Page 76: Control Panel
Control Panel ● Boot Logo on page 69 ● HP Agent Config on page 72 ● Altiris Configuration on page 73 ● Date and Time on page 74 ● Desktop Background on page 74 ● Display Preferences on page 75 ●...
Page 77: Boot Logo
● User Permissions on page 100 ● Shadowing on page 101 ● Keyboard on page 102 ● Sound on page 103 ● Mouse on page 104 ● Window Manager on page 105 Boot Logo This feature allows you to design and select boot logo themes. NOTE: Theme files must be .png files.
Page 78: Create A Theme
Create a Theme To create a theme: Click Control Panel > Boot Logo > Create a theme. ▲ Use the Info, Background, Progress bar, and Text box tabs to identify and create a theme. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 79: Install A Theme
Install a Theme To install a theme: Click Control Panel > Boot Logo > Install a theme. ▲ Select this Theme To select a theme: Click Control Panel > Boot Logo. Select the theme you want from the list and click Select this theme. Remove this Theme To remove a theme: Click Control Panel >...
Page 80: Hp Agent Config
HP Agent Config Configure the HP Device Management Agent using this feature. Click Control Panel > HP Agent Configuration to access this screen. Use the General tab to set the following ● Backup Gateway ● Pull Interval ● Log Level ●...
Page 81: Altiris Configuration
Altiris Configuration NOTE: Altiris is disabled by default. It can be activated automatically if the local area network DHCP server provides Altiris server information through DHCP Tag 190. To configure or disable Altiris Agent: Click Control Panel > Altiris Configuration. Specify the Altiris settings in the fields shown.
Page 82: Date And Time
Date and Time To set date, time, and time zone information: Click Control Panel > Date and Time. Specify the date, time, and time zone. Click Apply, and then click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box. Desktop Background Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 83: Display Preferences
To change the desktop background: Click Control Panel > Desktop Background. Click Change, and then navigate to the image file you want to use as the desktop background. Next to Style, select center, tile, or fullscreen. Click Restore Default to discard changes and return to the factory image To change the color, select Color and select a color in the Color filed.
Page 84: Ezupdate
Select the Depth Select the appropriate Orientation for your monitor. Click Save to keep your changes or Revert to discard them. Under Screen Profiles, select Swap Primary/Secondary video output, if desired. Select the Primary Display Profile and the Secondary Display Profile. Set the Mode.
Page 85 To use ezUpdate: NOTE: You must set up your ezUpdate server before you can use ezUpdate. Click Control Panel > ezUpdate. Select Enable ezUpdate on system startup, or clear the check box to disable this feature. If you enable ezUpdate, either select Use DHCP tag to detect ezUpdate server Specify the Protocol and type the Server, Path, User name, and Password in the fields.
Page 86: Ezupdate Server Deployment
ezUpdate Server Deployment Currently, ezUpdate supports four protocols: ● ● http ● ● local The following procedures uses an ftp server to describe deployment of the ezUpdate server. To deploy an ezUpdate server: Create a directory to hold the update packages: /ftproot/ezupdate. Under the root directory, create a file named client_triggers.
Page 87 # Install the snapin via the install_snapin script. SCRIPT install_snapin.sh <<< adobe-acrobat.hpk # END OF .2DO Pay attention to "PACKAGE_NAME" and "VERSION" entries, as they are both mandatory and very important to the ezUpdate version control mechanism. install_snapin.sh and acrobat-acrobat.hpk are stored in the same directory with this .2do file. When performing update, they are downloaded by the client to the local storage.
Page 88: Dhcp Server Deployment
DHCP Server Deployment The code for ezUpdate server option is 137, and the tag string can be constructed in three ways: ● proto://user:passwd@host/directory ● nfs:host:fullpath ● local:fullpath Language Click Control Panel > Language. Select the language you want to use. Click Ok to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Page 89: Network
Network To set Network attributes: Click Control Panel > Network. ▲ Interfaces Tab To activate a connection: Select an inactive connection from the list and click Activate. ▲ To delete a connection: Select an active connection from the list and click Deactivate. ▲...
Page 90 To modify a connection: Select a connection from the list and click Modify. Click Active on boot if you want the connection to be active upon boot. Click Apply to confirm the configuration changes. Click OK on the confirmation notice to close the notice and dialog box. To delete a connection: Select a connection from the list and click Delete.
Page 91: General Tab
General Tab Specify or change network identification or settings in this dialog box. ENWW Control Panel...
Page 92: Dns Tab
DNS Tab To add a DNS name: Type a DNS IP address in the Add DNS Name field. Click Add. The new DNS name appears in the DNS Names list. To delete a DNS name: Select a name in the DNS Names list and click Delete. ▲...
Page 93: Printer
To delete a DNS domain: Select a name in the DNS Domains list and click Delete. ▲ To close the dialog box: Click OK. ▲ NOTE: Restart the Xserver if you have changed the device name under the General tab. Printer Use this dialog box: ●...
Page 94: Add Printers
Add Printers The following Add New Printer options are available: ● Parallel Printer ● Serial Printer ● USB Printer ● Network Printer ● Samba Printer To add a printer: Click Control Panel > Printer. On the Printers tab, click Add. Select Parallel Printer.
Page 95: Modify Printers
Select Make Default if you want this to be your default printer. If you want to test your specifications, click Test. Click Ok to add the printer and close the Add New Printer dialog box. Modify Printers To modify a printer: Select the printer from the list and click Modify.
Page 96: Profile Manager
To delete print jobs: Select a printer from the Select Printer list. Select a job from the list and click Delete. To delete all jobs, click Delete All. Click Refresh to refresh the view. Profile Manager In Profile Manager, you can ●...
Page 97 ● Import a profile ● Export the current profile To restore factory defaults: Click Control Panel > Profile Manager. Click restore factory defaults. To save the current configuration: Click Control Panel > Profile Manager. Click Save current configuration. To import a profile: Click Control Panel >...
Page 98: Screensaver
Screensaver NOTE: Help is not available. Display Modes Tab To set display modes: Click Control Panel > Screensaver. Select the mode: ● Disable Screen Saver ● Blank Screen Only ● Only One Screen Saver ● Random Screen Saver If you have selected Only One Screen Saver, select one screen saver from the list and clear the check boxes of all other screen savers.
Page 99: Advanced Tab
If you selected Random Screen Saver, set the time for each screen saver to run before changing in the Cycle After field. Use the up and down arrows next to the field or type the number in the field. If you want the screen to blank and a password to be required to unlock the computer after a period of inactivity, set the time in the Lock Screen After field.
Page 100: Thinprint
To change your password: Click Control Panel > Security. Select Administrator or User and click Change password. Type the new password in the New password and Confirmation fields and click Ok. Click Ok. ThinPrint To use ThinPrint: Select the printer you want to use and click Ok. Reboot the computer so that the setting will become effective.
Page 101: Capture Thin Client Settings To Usb Drive
What do I need to have? ● An HP thin client unit that contains the latest HP provided image. ● An HP-approved USB flash drive. Capture Thin Client Settings to USB Drive To use HP ThinState to capture thin client settings to a USB drive: NOTE: If using a USB flash drive to capture settings and the flash drive contains previously captures settings, you must format the USB flash drive prior to using the ThinState utility.
Page 102 Select Capture Settings, and then click Next. The following window is displayed: Select the target USB flash drive from the list. (Optional Destination) Select Capture the settings and save it on FTP server to save settings to a FTP server and type the FTP Server Address, File Path, Username, Password, and New Filename.
Page 103: Deploy Captured Settings From A Usb Drive
Click Capture. Click OK on the information message. Settings capture is complete. Remove the USB flash drive. NOTE: You must remove the USB drive prior to system reboot. Close the window. Use the capture settings on the USB drive to replicate (deploy) on different systems or to restore the current capture back to its original setting after settings are altered.
Page 104: Capture A Thin Client Full Image To A Usb Drive
After image setting settings have been deployed successfully, you may remove the USB flash drive. Click OK on the information message. The thin client immediately reboots deploying settings. NOTE: If you do not remove the USB flash drive, during reboot, you are prompted to press any key.
Page 105: Deploy A Full Image To An Ftp Site
Select Capture Full Image, and then click Next. The following window is displayed: By default, all settings are captured. Click Customize Captured Settings to select only settings you want captured. Click Capture. Click OK on the warning message. When full image capture is complete, you are instructed to remove the USB drive. Remove the USB flash drive and click OK.
Page 106 Click OK on the warning message. The following window is displayed. Select Capture Full Image. Click Next. Select Capture the image and save it on FTP server. The following window is displayed. Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 107: Touch Screen
Click Capture. Click OK on the notification message. Close the hpthinstate customized settings dialog box. Touch Screen Touch Screen allows you to operate the thin client by touching the display screen. To enable touch screen: Click Control Panel > Touch Screen and select Enable Touch Screen. Click Ok to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Page 108: User Permissions
Click Control Panel > Software Update. Type the URL in the Firmware directory URL field and click Upgrade. User Permissions You can customize user permissions: ● Authorized connections ● Authorized applications ● Desktop options 100 Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 109: Shadowing
To set user permissions: Click Control Panel > User Permissions. Click Connections in the left panel and select authorized connections by selecting or clearing check boxes. Click Control Panel in the left panel and select authorized applications by selecting or clearing check boxes.
Page 110: Keyboard
To allow a thin client to be accessed from another location: Click Control Panel > Shadowing. Select Enable VNC Shadow to enable the thin client to be accessed using VNC. Select VNC Read Only to make the VNC session read only. Select VNC Use Password to require a password to access the thin client using VNC.
Page 111: Sound
To set keyboard preferences Click Control Panel > Keyboard. Set your preferences and click Close to save your preferences and close the dialog box. Sound This allows you to specify audio parameters. Click Control Panel > Sound. Set your device and control parameters, and click Close to save your preferences and close the dialog box.
Page 112: Mouse
Mouse To set the mouse behavior and cursor size: Click Control Panel > Mouse. Set your preferences on the three tabs: ● Behavior ● Cursor ● Accessibility Click Close to save your settings and close the dialog box. 104 Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 113: Window Manager
Window Manager To set window management specifications: Click Control Panel > Window Manager. Set your specifications on the following tabs: ● Style ● Keyboard ● Focus ● Advanced Click Close to save your settings and close the dialog box. ENWW Control Panel 105...
Page 114 On the Style tab, you can set the following ● Title font ● Title Alignment ● Button layout On the Keyboard tab, you can set Window shortcuts. Use the Focus tab to specify focus parameters: ● Focus model ● New window focus ●...
Page 115: System Information
System Information The System Information screen has four tabs: ● General on page 107 ● Network on page 108 ● Net Tools on page 109 ● Software Information on page 110 General This screen displays the following information: ● BIOS and OS ◦...
Page 116: Network
◦ OS Build ID ◦ OS Kernel Version ● ◦ Processor ◦ Speed ◦ Cache ● Flash and Memory ◦ Free ◦ Used ◦ Installed Network The Network screen displays the following information: ● Interface ◦ Name ◦ State ◦ Type ◦...
Page 117: Net Tools
◦ DHCP Server Address ◦ Interface Statistics ● Network ◦ Default Gateway ● DNS Settings ◦ Hostname ◦ Default Domain ◦ Nameservers Net Tools The Net Tools tab allows you to set parameters for the following: ● Ping ● DNS Lookup ●...
Page 118: Software Information
Software Information The Software Information screen displays the following information: ● Connection clients installed ● Main software installed ● Addons installed 110 Chapter 2 Installation ENWW...
Page 119: Index
Index options 18 network 68 add printers 86 Options settings 11 printer 68 adding connection Server Location settings 11 profile manager 68 Citrix ICA 18 Smart Ping options 19 screen saver 68 Custom 19 Window options 19 security 68 Firefox 18 Window settings 11 shadowing 69 ICA 18...
Page 120 General settings 7 options 18 options 18 modify printers 87 Window options 46 Security settings 7 mouse 69 Tabbed Browsing settings 7 Multicast 73 adding connection 18 general settings 6 net tools, system information 107 Advanced options 29 general system information 107 network configuring connection 7 DNS 84...
Page 121 Telnet adding configuration 19 Advanced options 63, 66 Configuration options 63 options 19 thin client image 1 thin client, installation 5 ThinPrint 68 ThinPro 1 ThinState capture full image to USB drive 92 capture thin client settings to USB drive 92 deploy captured settings from USB drive 92 deploy full image to FTP...

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