HP Easy Tools Administrator Guide
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iv About this guide
Table of contents 1 Getting started .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Supported operating systems ............................................................................................................... 1 Obtaining and launching HP Easy Tools .............................................................................................. 1 2 Easy Update ....................................
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1 Getting started HP Easy Tools is a set of administration tools that helps you quickly create a complete configuration for an HP thin client.
2 Easy Update Easy Update enables you to update a thin client’s software. NOTE: Easy Update can perform simultaneous install, update, and remove actions. If there are problems with the installation, try performing each action separately. On thin clients running Windows Embedded operating systems, you can perform the following procedures using Easy Update: NOTE: On Windows Embedded operating systems, you must manually disable and enable the write filter before and after updating components.
3 Easy Config Easy Config enables you to configure a thin client. There are four tabs available, as follows: ● Management—Configure your remote management options, such as HP Device Manager. ● Peripherals—Configure your display, power, wireless, sound, and USB options. ● Connection—Configure the connection to be used on the thin client. ● Summary—Displays the settings you have configured. Select Apply this configuration to this Thin Client to apply your changes.
4 Easy Capture NOTE: Easy Capture is available on Windows Embedded Standard 7 only with HP Easy Tools version 3.0.1.1725 or later. See Easy Deploy on page 5 for more information about the component that existed in older versions of HP Easy Tools. Easy Capture creates a bootable USB flash drive, prepares an HP thin client image for deployment, and then captures the HP thin client image on the USB flash drive. WARNING! Disk encryption must be disabled prior to using this tool. To capture an image: 1.
5 Easy Deploy NOTE: For Windows Embedded Standard 7, Easy Deploy was replaced by Easy Capture as of version 3.0.1.1725. See Easy Capture on page 4 for more information. Easy Deploy enables you to capture an image, deploy an image, and set security. The following tabs are available: ● Capture—Capture an image, settings, or a configuration. NOTE: If capturing to a USB flash drive, the USB flash drive capacity must be larger than that of the thin client flash drive.
