Administrator's Guide

NOTE: The Linux-based Client does not support versions of rdesktop previous to version 1.3.1.
There are differences in features between the various HP SAM clients.
Table 3-1 HP SAM Client Comparison
Features Internet Explorer-
Based
Windows XP
Embedded-
Based
Blade
Workstation
Client Embedded
OS-Based
Linux-Based
Operating System
support
Windows XP
Windows XP 64-bit
Windows Vista, 32-
bit and 64-bit
Windows XP
Embedded
Windows XP
Windows XP 64-bit
Windows Vista, 32-
bit and 64-bit
Windows XP
Embedded
Windows
Embedded
Standard (WES)
Blade Workstation
Client Embedded
OS
HP ThinConnect
HP ThinPro
HP ThinPro GT
RHEL4 32-bit and
64-bit
RHEL5 32-bit and
64-bit
Communication
protocol
RDP only RGS or RDP RGS RGS and rdesktop
Automatic failover
support
X X X
Requires Internet
Explorer browser
X
Requires ActiveX
controls to be
downloaded in
order to run
X
Languages English, Japanese,
French, German,
Korean, Simplified
Chinese
English, Japanese,
French, German,
Korean, Simplified
Chinese
English English
Internet Explorer-Based Client
An access device can access HP SAM using Internet Explorer. To use the HP SAM Internet Explorer-
based client, type the server name (http://HP SAMservername) in the Internet Explorer address bar.
If the access device is accessing the HP SAM server for the first time, the access device needs to install
two ActiveX controls (HP SAM Web Client Utility Class and Microsoft RDP Client Control). The installed
location for these controls are in the %SystemRoot%\Downloaded Program Files\ folder.
There are other HP SAM Internet Explorer-based client configuration settings that you can control from
the HP SAM server. Refer to
System Settings Tab on page 69 for more information.
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