HP ThinPro 5.1 - Administrator Guide

Control Panel overview
The Control Panel provides access to utilities for configuring the client. All of the utilities are
accessible in Administrator Mode. When in User Mode, only the utilities that are enabled by the
administrator for use by users are accessible.
To switch between Administrator Mode and User Mode:
▲
Select Administrator/User Mode Switch in the Control Panel.
The first time you switch to Administrator Mode, you will be prompted to set up an administrator
password. The administrator password must be entered to switch to Administrator Mode every
subsequent time.
TIP: When in Administrator Mode, the screen is surrounded by a red border.
The following tables describe the Control Panel utilities available in each of the menu categories.
TIP: To specify which utilities standard users have access to, select Setup > Customization Center
in the Control Panel and select or deselect utilities in the Applications list.
Table 4-1 Control Panel > Peripherals
Menu option Description
Client Aggregation Lets you configure client aggregation settings, allowing you
to combine thin clients to create additional screen real
estate.
For more information, see
Client aggregation on page 12.
Display Preferences Lets you configure and test options for both a primary and
secondary display.
For more information, see
Display preferences on page 14.
Keyboard Layout Lets you change the keyboard layout to accommodate the
language used by the keyboard.
Sound Lets you control the playback and input audio levels.
Mouse Lets you configure the mouse speed and whether mouse
input is right-handed or left-handed.
Printers Lets you set up local and network printers. Local printers can
be shared across the network.
For more information, see
Configuring printers on page 14.
Touch Screen Lets you configure touch screen options.
USB Manager Lets you configure the redirection options for USB devices.
For more information, see
Redirecting USB devices
on page 15.
SCIM Input Method Setup Allows you to configure the Smart Common Input Method
(SCIM) for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean input.
For more information on this open source program, go to
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/scim/index.php?
title=Main_Page.
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