HP ThinPro 5.1 - Administrator Guide

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Table of contents

1 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

Finding more resources ........................................................................................................................ 1

Comparison of ThinPro and Smart Zero .............................................................................................. 1

Document organization ........................................................................................................................ 2

2 Getting started .................................................................................................................................................. 3

Choosing a management service ......................................................................................................... 3

Starting HP ThinPro for the first time .................................................................................................... 3

3 Navigating the interface .................................................................................................................................... 5

Using the taskbar ................................................................................................................................. 5

Using the Connection Manager controls .............................................................................................. 6

Viewing system information .................................................................................................................. 7

Hiding the system information screens ................................................................................ 7

4 Control Panel configurations ............................................................................................................................. 8

Control Panel overview ........................................................................................................................ 9

Client aggregation .............................................................................................................................. 12

Configuring client aggregation ........................................................................................... 13

Configuring the aggregation clients ................................................................... 13

Configuring the aggregation server ................................................................... 14

Display preferences ............................................................................................................................ 14

Configuring printers ............................................................................................................................ 14

Redirecting USB devices .................................................................................................................... 15

Network settings ................................................................................................................................. 15

Wired network settings ...................................................................................................... 16

Wireless network settings .................................................................................................. 16

DNS settings ...................................................................................................................... 17

IPSec rules ........................................................................................................................ 18

Configuring VPN settings ................................................................................................... 18

Configuring HP Velocity ..................................................................................................... 18

Customization Center ......................................................................................................................... 18

HP ThinState ...................................................................................................................................... 19

Managing an HP ThinPro image ........................................................................................ 19

Capturing an HP ThinPro image to an FTP server ........................................... 19

Deploying an HP ThinPro image using FTP or HTTP ....................................... 20

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